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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the behavior of most of the jurors demonstrate about the decisions reached by juries?
(a) They might be affected by factors that have nothing to do with the evidence.
(b) They are always reliable.
(c) If at least one juror is reliable, the others can be influenced.
(d) They only reach verdicts after protracted arguments and conflict.

2. What do some of the jurors do in Act III to try to find out the timing of the events reported on the night of the murder?
(a) They re-examine the photographs presented in court.
(b) They act out the events to determine how long different actions would have taken the killer.
(c) They re-examine the drawing of the murder scene.
(d) They re-examine the transcripts from the witnesses.

3. What literary device is used by the writer to create a high level of interest in the play by presenting the strongly contending views of the jurors?
(a) Tension.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Dialogue.
(d) Antithesis.

4. What does Juror Eight explain to the juror who asks who killed the man if it was not the defendant?
(a) That he doesn't understand how juries work.
(b) That he can raise that question after they have decided on this defendant.
(c) That he did not listen carefully to the judge's instructions.
(d) That this jury's job is to decide whether this defendant is guilty, not to consider any other suspect.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Juror Eight capitalize on the error made by Juror Three in threatening to kill him?

2. Why does a juror change his vote after the discussion in Act II about the defendant's words?

3. As Act II progresses, how does Juror Three's attitude contrast with the attitude of Juror Four?

4. What techniques does the writer use to illustrate the characters of the contending jurors?

5. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?

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