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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 reason does the juror who changes his mind give for doing so?
(a) He now believes the jury was too hasty.
(b) He now believes the evidence is questionable.
(c) He admires the conviction of the juror who stood alone against the rest.
(d) He now believes the defendant is innocent.

2. What attribute is consistently demonstrated by Juror Eight which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?
(a) Knowledge of law.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Careful attention to details.
(d) The ability to argue.

3. What literary device is used by the writer when he allows Juror Three to prove something to the jurors that is exactly opposite to what he would have wanted?
(a) Irony.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conflict.

4. What do the actions of Juror Nine in Act II reveal about his character?
(a) He is willing to stand up for his beliefs in spite of pressure.
(b) He has thought about the evidence.
(c) He believes the defendant is innocent.
(d) He is afraid of Juror Eight.

5. Of what is Juror Eight accused by an angry juror after others begin to change their votes in Act II?
(a) Of being a "bleeding heart" trying to spare a ghetto kid.
(b) Of trying to be a lawyer.
(c) Of defending wrongdoers.
(d) Of bullying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the man who gives evidence about the events he heard from his room?

2. What does this experience among the jurors demonstrate about group behavior?

3. Based on the developments of Act II, what are the jurors on their way to proving?

4. According to the old man witness, where was he when he heard the argument between the defendant and his father?

5. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery about the timing involved in the old man's story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the tone and mood of the play vary as Act II develops from the result of the second vote to the taking of the third vote?

2. What important contributions does Juror Nine make to the deliberations in Act II?

3. How is irony used by the writer in the confrontation between Juror Three and Juror Eight? What is the result?

4. Referring to events in Act II, track the process by which Juror Eight is established as the protagonist.

5. In Act II, what are the immediate responses to the secret ballot taken by the eleven jurors?

6. What incident ensues as a result of the experiment to verify the old man's testimony?

7. How does the writer use Act II to establish Juror Three and Juror Eight as the antagonist and the protagonist respectively?

8. How do threats contribute to conflict in Act II, and how are the conflicts resolved?

9. How do the jurors seek to verify some of the old man's testimony?

10. How does the writer use the events of Act II to establish Juror Eight as the protagonist?

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