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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the reaction to the vote taken at the end of Act 1?
2. How does Juror Eight get the others to realize that the defendant might not have killed his father although he said "I'm gonna kill you"?
3. What important information about the jurors' behavior becomes evident during their deliberations in Act II?
4. How does the involvement of the jury in acting out and assessing the allegations of the old man compare with their earlier attitude towards the evidence?
5. What two reasons cause a juror to believe there is reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt after adding doubts about the old man's testimony to earlier discussions about the murder?
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. How does the writer use Act II to establish Juror Three and Juror Eight as the antagonist and the protagonist respectively?
3. How do the jurors seek to verify some of the old man's testimony?
4. How and why do the discussions of the old man and the alleged threats made by the defendant affect one of the jurors?
5. How does the writer use the events of Act II to establish Juror Eight as the protagonist?
6. What controversy occurs after Juror Nine shares his insights about the old man in Act II?
7. There are two "physical episodes" in Act II. Describe them briefly and comment on the purposes they serve.
8. How do threats contribute to conflict in Act II, and how are the conflicts resolved?
9. Referring to events in Act II, track the process by which Juror three is established as the antagonist.
10. What evidence of preconceived notions and prejudice does the writer present in Act II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the attributes that contribute to the ability of individuals to change the course of events in a group? To what extent do individual jurors display these attributes in "Twelve angry Men"?
Essay Topic 2
How does Juror Nine become an ally of Juror Eight? Discuss the similarities and differences in the characters of these two jurors that account for the alliance that develops between them.
Essay Topic 3
Today's audiences have been fed a steady diet of courtroom dramas through cinema, television and theater. Discuss the pros and cons of the observation that this diet has reduced the impact of "Twelve Angry Men" as an outstanding example of this genre.
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