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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do some members of the jury respond to those who disagree?
(a) With ostracism and ridicule.
(b) With an open mind.
(c) With additional questions.
(d) With contradictions.

2. How does the dissenting juror finally get the jurors to consider the case from a different perspective?
(a) He encourages them to look at the big picture and see the inconsistences suggested by the evidence about the defendant.
(b) He invites them to consider the social environment of the defendant.
(c) He invites them to think of the real responsibility of a juror.
(d) He invites them to re-examine their own behavior and ask themeslves if they have been fair.

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

4. Which of the following phrases best describes the protagonist?
(a) Conscientious, thoughtful and analytical.
(b) Conscientious, hostile and fair.
(c) Hostile, impartial and analytical.
(d) Committed, conscientious and biased.

5. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?
(a) The neighbor down the corridor saw the defendant kill his father in the hallway.
(b) A woman who lives across the street saw the defendant kill his father.
(c) A boy across the street saw through a window as the defendant killed his father.
(d) A man next door saw the defendant running away with blood on his hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main outcome of this discussion about the words spoken by the defendant?

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

3. Which juror says he would change his vote if he could find one reason to make him question the defendant's guilt?

4. According to one witness, where in the apartment building did the murder occur?

5. After getting a more accurate timing of the events described by the old man, what do the jurors realize?

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