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

2. What information does Juror Seven provide about the history of the defendant?
(a) He has been to prison before.
(b) He has been convicted of stealing cars.
(c) He has been charged with murder before.
(d) He has stolen a car, been convicted of mugging and stabbed someone in the arm.

3. Which juror asks the guard to bring in the murder weapon for closer examination?
(a) Juror Nine.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) Juror Three.

4. What important facts are revealed about the circumstances of the defendant's life by the juror who votes "not guilty" in the first round of voting?
(a) He has been in and out of prison for stealing cars.
(b) He is an orphan and member of a minority group.
(c) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto; his mother is dead and his father has beaten him regularly.
(d) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto without a father.

5. How does the defendant account for the fact that after the murder he does not have the weapon he bought?
(a) He says he left it at his friend's house.
(b) He says it was stolen.
(c) He says it must have fallen through a hole in his coat pocket.
(d) He says he lost it at the football game.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does the dissenting juror challenge the fact that other jurors are willing to take the alleged eyewitness' word when they would not accept the defendant's word?

4. Where was the victim wounded?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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 views do the jurors have about the defendant's background?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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