1. How many days has the trial been going on when the jurors begin their deliberations?
(a) Six days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three days.

2. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?
(a) They present other witnesses who say the same thing.
(b) They show a videotape illustrating how the murder could have been seen.
(c) The jury is taken to the home of the eyewitness to observe the conditions under which the murder was witnessed.
(d) They provide pictures of the apartment and the surroundings.

3. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?
(a) He says the defendant has been conditioned this way by living in the ghetto.
(b) He says the defendant was left by his mother as a child.
(c) He says the defendant has been wayward because of bad company.
(d) He says the defendant has an abusive father who has beaten him since he was a young boy.

4. What information does Juror Seven provide about the history of the defendant?
(a) He has stolen a car, been convicted of mugging and stabbed someone in the arm.
(b) He has been charged with murder before.
(c) He has been to prison before.
(d) He has been convicted of stealing cars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the dissenting juror challenge the fact that other jurors are willing to take the alleged eyewitness' word when they would not accept the defendant's word?

2. In what way is the vote suggested by the dissenting voter different from the previous vote?

3. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?

4. To what age group does the defendant belong?

5. In what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?

(see the answer key)

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