View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 believes the lawyer was ill-prepared for the defense.
(d) He is dissatisfied with the questions asked by the lawyer.

2. Which words suggest that the defendant should not have to prove his innocence?
(a) The defendant is innocent "unless the judge says he is guilty."
(b) The defendant is "innocent because there is no eye-witness."
(c) The defendant is "innocent until proven guilty."
(d) The defendant is "innocent unless the prosecution presents good evidence."

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

4. What is the outcome of the "different" vote suggested by the dissenting voter?
(a) All vote "not guilty".
(b) Nine jurors vote "guilty" and two vote "not guilty".
(c) Eight jurors vote "guilty" and three vote "not guilty".
(d) There is a change in the outcome.

5. What comment by Juror Ten reveals his prejudice?
(a) He dislikes all foreigners.
(b) He dislikes all Caucasians.
(c) He has lived among people "like the defendant" and they cannot be trusted.
(d) He dislikes all people who are not of his racial background.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the defendant when he lost his mother?

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?

3. Why is it clear from the dissenting juror's action that anyone could have had a weapon similar to the murder weapon?

4. What does the behavior of most of the jurors demonstrate about the decisions reached by juries?

5. What is the defendant's alibi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information do the jurors share about the defendant in the beginning of their discussion?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,246 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample