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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 are concerned about how the trial has kept them from attending to their own interests.
(b) They read the newspaper.
(c) They do not pay attention to the details.
(d) They are casual in their discussions.

2. How does the dissenting juror feel about the job done by the lawyer for the defendant?
(a) He believes the lawyer was intimidated by the prosecution.
(b) He believes the lawyer did a good job.
(c) He is dissatisfied with the questions asked by the lawyer.
(d) He believes the lawyer was ill-prepared for the defense.

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

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

5. What is "the burden of proof"?
(a) The responsibility of the judge in proving guilt or innocence.
(b) The responsibility of the jury to come up with the right verdict.
(c) The responsibility of proving one's innocence.
(d) The principle stating the defendant does not have to prove anything but the prosecution must prove guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the discussion, what kind of relationship exists between the victim and the defendant?

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

3. What term used in Act 1 establishes that the defendant is thought to have committed a murder that is intentional and deliberately planned ahead of time?

4. How does the dissenting juror discredit the allegation that the murder weapon is unique?

5. Where was the victim wounded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. On what point do Juror Eight and Juror Four agree concerning the performance of the defendant's lawyer? How do they differ?

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

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

6. What is the defendant's alibi and how does Juror Four respond to it?

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

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

9. What are the physical and personal concerns facing the jurors as they begin their deliberations?

10. What additional evidence that incriminates the defendant does Juror Three present to the jury in Act I?

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