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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 what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?
(a) Witness examination.
(b) Cross-examination.
(c) Reverse examination.
(d) Defense examination.

2. Where does the old man who testifies for the prosecution live?
(a) On the second floor of the apartment building where the murder occured.
(b) Across the street.
(c) On the ground floor.
(d) On the same floor where the murder occurred.

3. How does Juror Four challenge the defendant's alibi?
(a) Noone saw the defendant.
(b) The ticket collector at the game does not remember the defendent
(c) The defendant cannot name the friend he was with.
(d) The defendant can give no details about what he claims to have been doing.

4. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?
(a) The foreman.
(b) Juror Eight.
(c) Juror Seven.
(d) Juror Nine.

5. What is the reaction of the jury when the dissenting juror discredits the allegation that the weapon is unique?
(a) They are astonished and one says that it is illegal to purchase such things.
(b) They claim he is a criminal just like the defendant.
(c) They are enlightened.
(d) They begin to fight him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who jams the murder weapon into the wall?

2. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?

3. Why do the jurors take a vote before discussing the evidence?

4. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?

5. Based on the impact of their testimony on the jury, who are the two most important witnesses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What assumptions do the jurors make about Juror Eight's vote, and how do they decide to respond?

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

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

7. What important instructions does the judge give to the jurors as they depart to deliberate on the case?

8. When Juror Two states that the defendant is guilty because no one proved his innocence, the writer uses the opportunity to establish two important principles of due process. What are these principles and why does the writer have Juror Eight explain them?

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

10. Why do the jurors take a vote before any discussion of the evidence, and what is the impact of the outcome?

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