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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 juror is an immigrant to the United States?
(a) Juror Eleven.
(b) Juror Nine.
(c) Juror Seven.
(d) Juror Four.

2. How old is the man who gives evidence about the events he heard from his room?
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 80.
(d) 62.

3. What principle is supposed to guide the composition of a jury in relation to the defendant?
(a) They should know the defendent's circumstances well.
(b) They should be from similar backgrounds.
(c) They should be twelve members of the community who are the defendant's peers.
(d) They should be from the same ethnic group.

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 is afraid of Juror Eight.
(c) He believes the defendant is innocent.
(d) He has thought about the evidence.

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 bullying.
(d) Of defending wrongdoers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What starts the physical confrontation between two jurors in Act II?

2. How does the progress of the discussion in Act II affect the behavior of the group of jurors?

3. Which juror is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free?

4. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery that the old man would have taken longer than he said to move from his bed to the door after hearing the noise upstairs?

5. How does Juror Eight's participation in the altercation with Juror Three differ from his usual approach?

Short Essay Questions

1. Referring to events in Act II, track the process by which Juror three is established as the antagonist.

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

3. After the uproar following Juror three's accusation about which juror changes his vote in Act II, what do the jurors proceed to do?

4. Identify the major themes illustrated in Act II, and give brief explanations of how each theme is brought out.

5. As the jurors contemplate the evidence given by the woman across the street, how does a comment from Juror Eight complicate the discussion?

6. What do the events of Act II demonstrate about the group and about the influence of Juror Eight?

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

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

9. What controversy occurs after Juror Nine shares his insights about the old man in Act II?

10. 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?

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