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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 Eleven assert in defense of the result of the second vote?
(a) Juror three has no right to attack another juror.
(b) Juror three disrespects the constitution.
(c) That in America, people are free to hold dissenting views.
(d) Juror Three is prejudiced.

2. How does the progress of the discussion in Act II affect the behavior of the group of jurors?
(a) As a group, the jurors develop insights that they could not have individually.
(b) The jurors continue to hurry towards a conclusion.
(c) The jurors begin to listen to Juror Eight.
(d) The jurors begin to take the defendant more seriously.

3. After getting a more accurate timing of the events described by the old man, what do the jurors realize?
(a) It takes 39 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took 10 seconds.
(b) It takes more time than the old man said to move from his bed to the window.
(c) It takes 42 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took 10 seconds.
(d) It takes 50 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took10 seconds.

4. Which juror says he would change his vote if he could find one reason to make him question the defendant's guilt?
(a) Juror Four.
(b) Juror Ten.
(c) Juror Two.
(d) Juror Seven.

5. As Act II progresses, how does Juror Three's attitude contrast with the attitude of Juror Four?
(a) Juror Three has a closed mind while Juror Four is willing to listen and consider new possibilities.
(b) There is no contrast; they are both influenced by the belief that the defendant is guilty.
(c) Juror Three is a bully; Juror four acts as if he has superior knowledge.
(d) Juror Three is irrational while Juror Four reasons out his contributions carefully.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the jurors try to get an accurate estimate of the time of the events described by the old man?

3. How does Juror Three justify his assertion that the defendant must have meant it when he said "I'm going to kill you"?

4. What literary device is used by the writer to create a high level of interest in the play by presenting the strongly contending views of the jurors?

5. What important shift in the attitude of many jurors takes place during the debates in Act II about the case?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What evidence of preconceived notions and prejudice does the writer present in Act II?

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How and why do the discussions of the old man and the alleged threats made by the defendant affect one of the jurors?

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