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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. What is a hung jury?
(a) One in which the jurors cannot reach a unanimous verdict.
(b) One in which the evidence is inconclusive.
(c) One in which the foreman cannot control the jurors.
(d) One in which the jurors recommend hanging.

2. What important information casts doubts on the eyewitness' story in the first discussion of the evidence?
(a) The eyewitness wears glasses.
(b) The eyewitness has to walk a long way to the door after hearing the body fall.
(c) The eyewitness is old with impaired vision.
(d) The eyewitness claims to have seen the murder through the windows of a passing elevated train.

3. According to the defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?
(a) Because he lost the one he had before.
(b) To give it as a present to his friend.
(c) Because the one he had before was stolen.
(d) Because his father beat him.

4. What is the state of mind of most of jurors as they enter the jury room?
(a) Willing to do whatever is necessary to reach the right verdict.
(b) Tired, but committed to spending whatever time it takes to analyze the evidence.
(c) Tired, uncomfortable and eager to return with a guilty verdict.
(d) Eager to return a just verdict even though they are uncomfortable.

5. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?
(a) A man is being tried for the murder of his son.
(b) A man is being tried for the murder of the woman next door.
(c) A young man is being tried for the murder of his father.
(d) A boy is being tried for the murder of a man downstairs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Apart from the defendant, who was arrested for handling a weapon?

2. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?

3. What is "the burden of proof"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the old man's testimony implicate the defendant?

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

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

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

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

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