Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?
(a) They suggest that he is not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.
(b) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.
(c) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.
(d) They suggest that he is inferior because he is from the ghetto.

2. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?
(a) A man who is not employed so he has no urgent business to conduct.
(b) A man of conviction who takes the role of the jury very seriously.
(c) A man who owns his own business and can control his own use of time.
(d) A man of conviction who does not believe in prejudice.

3. What term used in Act 1 establishes that the defendant is thought to have committed a murder that is intentional and deliberately planned ahead of time?
(a) Murder with malice aforethought.
(b) First degree murder.
(c) Second degree murder.
(d) Manslaughter.

4. What is "the burden of proof"?
(a) The responsibility of proving one's innocence.
(b) The responsibility of the jury to come up with the right verdict.
(c) The responsibility of the judge in proving guilt or innocence.
(d) The principle stating the defendant does not have to prove anything but the prosecution must prove guilt.

5. How much influence does the foreman have on the other jurors in this case?
(a) He has little influence.
(b) A great deal of influence.
(c) He hardly speaks.
(d) He changes the course of the discussion at different stages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the murder weapon jammed into the wall?

3. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?

4. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?

5. What does Act iI suggest about the reliability of some witnesses in a trial?

(see the answer key)

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