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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the antagonist in the play?
(a) The defendant.
(b) The defense attorney.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) Juror Three.

2. Why does the writer cause the vote taken just before the end of the play to be the exact opposite of the one at the beginning?
(a) To prove that the original vote was correct.
(b) To emphasize the total reversal of events.
(c) To emphasize the conflict.
(d) To emphasize that the original disagreement only became worse as the play progressed.

3. What does Juror Three suggest about how much time the murder would have taken?
(a) He says that in a stabbing, the victim might not have died instantly.
(b) That the victim would have died instantly.
(c) That because it is a stabbing, the victim would have bled a lot after the defendant cleaned up.
(d) That the victim's blood would only have been on the wall.

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

5. What is the state of mind of most of jurors as they enter the jury room?
(a) Eager to return a just verdict even though they are uncomfortable.
(b) Tired, uncomfortable and eager to return with a guilty verdict.
(c) Tired, but committed to spending whatever time it takes to analyze the evidence.
(d) Willing to do whatever is necessary to reach the right verdict.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the dissenting juror finally get the jurors to consider the case from a different perspective?

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

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?

4. According to the juror who used to live by the el train, how long would the train take to pass a particular point?

5. What does the behavior of most of the jurors demonstrate about the decisions reached by juries?

(see the answer key)

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