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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 does Juror Three convey to the jurors by his insistence of the defendant's guilt?
(a) That no amount of evidence is likely to make him change his mind.
(b) That he has personal feelings against the other jurors.
(c) That he has had a family member killed.
(d) That he has personal feelings against the defendant.

2. How does Juror Three justify his assertion that the defendant must have meant it when he said "I'm going to kill you"?
(a) He states the defendant shouted the words angrily.
(b) He states the defendant meant it because he then proceeded to kill.
(c) He states that people always say what they mean when they are angry.
(d) He states that nobody says such words without meaning them.

3. What does Juror Eight explain to the juror who asks who killed the man if it was not the defendant?
(a) That he doesn't understand how juries work.
(b) That he can raise that question after they have decided on this defendant.
(c) That this jury's job is to decide whether this defendant is guilty, not to consider any other suspect.
(d) That he did not listen carefully to the judge's instructions.

4. Where was the old man witness when he saw the defendant running down the stairs?
(a) At his kitchen window.
(b) At his bathroom window.
(c) At his bedroom window.
(d) At his front door.

5. Which juror admits to having changed his vote?
(a) Juror Eleven.
(b) Juror Ten.
(c) Juror Five.
(d) Juror Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the decision making process conducted by a group more complex than one that is made by just an individual?

2. What attribute is demonstrated by Juror Nine which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?

3. Considering the information available about the defendant, to what extent does the composition of this jury reflect the principle that should guide the composition of a jury trying a case?

4. What does Juror Eleven assert in defense of the result of the second vote?

5. As Act II progresses, how does Juror Three's attitude contrast with the attitude of Juror Four?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. There are two "physical episodes" in Act II. Describe them briefly and comment on the purposes they serve.

9. As the jurors assess whether the old man told the truth in his testimony, how does Juror Nine use his own life experience to provide insight into the old man's behavior?

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

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