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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?
(a) They read the newspaper.
(b) They are casual in their discussions.
(c) They are concerned about how the trial has kept them from attending to their own interests.
(d) They do not pay attention to the details.

2. Which of the jurors comment that they all had difficult lives, so a difficult life should not explain the defendant's history of violence?
(a) 3, 6, 9 and 12.
(b) 4, 7, 3 and 11.
(c) 6,7,1 and 3.
(d) 3, 4, 11 and 12.

3. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?
(a) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.
(b) They suggest that he is not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.
(c) They suggest that he is inferior because he is from the ghetto.
(d) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.

4. According to the evidence, what weapon was used to kill the old man?
(a) A hatchet knife.
(b) A pen knife.
(c) A switch blade knife.
(d) A butcher knife.

5. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?
(a) He says the defendant has an abusive father who has beaten him since he was a young boy.
(b) He says the defendant has been wayward because of bad company.
(c) He says the defendant was left by his mother as a child.
(d) He says the defendant has been conditioned this way by living in the ghetto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of mind of most of jurors as they enter the jury room?

2. Why does the dissenting juror insist they should spend time examining the evidence in detail?

3. What is "the burden of proof"?

4. In what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?

5. What is the defendant's alibi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What inconsistency in Juror Ten's arguments does Juror Eight point out, and what is the result?

2. What is Juror Eight's response to the declaration of Juror Sevel about the defendant's criminal record?

3. What is Juror Ten's contribution to the discussion of the evidence?

4. What views do the jurors have about the defendant's background?

5. What additional suggestion does Juror Four make in Act I to support his assertion that the defendant is guilty?

6. Which juror refers to the defendant's criminal record, and what does this consist of?

7. How does Juror Eight respond to the evidence that Juror Three presents about the knife, and what dramatic turn of events does this cause?

8. How do the jurors respond to the defendant's explanation of his purchase of the knife and the fact that he cannot produce it?

9. What clarification do the jurors receive about the conditions under which the woman is alleged to have seen the murder?

10. What information does Juror Three present in an attempt to draw the jurors' attention to the "facts of the case"?

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