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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After getting a more accurate timing of the events described by the old man, what do the jurors realize?
(a) It takes 39 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took 10 seconds.
(b) It takes more time than the old man said to move from his bed to the window.
(c) It takes 50 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took10 seconds.
(d) It takes 42 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took 10 seconds.

2. What attribute is consistently demonstrated by Juror Eight which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?
(a) The ability to argue.
(b) Careful attention to details.
(c) Knowledge of law.
(d) Arrogance.

3. Considering the information available about the defendant, to what extent does the composition of this jury reflect the principle that should guide the composition of a jury trying a case?
(a) To a great extent.
(b) Not at all.
(c) To a limited extent.
(d) Totally.

4. Which juror accuses the juror who is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free of wanting to be the defendant's executioner?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) Juror Five.
(c) Juror four.
(d) Juror Nine.

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

6. How does Juror Eight get the others to realize that the defendant might not have killed his father although he said "I'm gonna kill you"?
(a) He asks them to consider how many times they have said similar words with no intention to kill.
(b) He says the defendant might have been provoked by his father.
(c) He says the defendant might just have been angry.
(d) He says that many people say things they don't really mean.

7. What does Juror Three do to infuriate Juror Eight in Act II?
(a) He strikes up a private conversation with Juror Twelve.
(b) He tries to play tic-tac-toe with Juror Twelve.
(c) He takes out his newspaper and starts reading.
(d) He takes out his notepad and starts drawing.

8. What important shift in the attitude of many jurors takes place during the debates in Act II about the case?
(a) They are more agitated because so much time is passing.
(b) They withdraw and consider their own feelings.
(c) They become calmer and participate less in the discussion.
(d) They become more sober and thoughtful in discussing the issues.

9. How does Juror Nine justify his insights about the old man?
(a) He explains that old people who are tired of being insignificant often convince themselves to believe what is not true.
(b) He explains that old people get lonely and make up stories.
(c) He explains that old people who are tired of being insignificant often tell lies.
(d) He explains that loneliness and loss of family cause old people to imagine things.

10. What does Juror Eight mean when he calls another juror a sadist?
(a) That he enjoys seeing someone else suffer.
(b) That he is prejudiced.
(c) That he is a foreigner.
(d) That he is dishonest.

11. What is the main outcome of this discussion about the words spoken by the defendant?
(a) Juror Three gets into a rage and accuses the others of defending a criminal.
(b) Juror Five changes his vote to "not guilty".
(c) Juror Nine changes his vote back to "guilty".
(d) Juror Three changes his vote to "not guilty".

12. What attribute is demonstrated by Juror Nine which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?
(a) Insights gained from being a parent.
(b) Knowledge of the law.
(c) Insight into human behavior.
(d) Insights gained from previous experience on a jury.

13. What source of information from the trial do the jurors use to help them estimate the time of the events surrounding the murder?
(a) They get the dimensions of the old man's room from a diagram of the apartment building.
(b) The old man's diary.
(c) Photographs of the building.
(d) The transcript of the old man's testimony.

14. How does the timing described in the old man's testimony affect the jurors' analysis?
(a) The jurors realize that the old man could not have been right about the time it took for the events he described to take place.
(b) They realize that the old man's testimony about the time of the murder was inaccurate.
(c) Someone points out that the old man wore thick glasses, and he would not have had time to put them on at night.
(d) They realize that the old man might have been wrong about the time when he saw the defendant leave the apartment.

15. How does Juror Eight capitalize on the error made by Juror Three in threatening to kill him?
(a) He asks the other jurors if they think that Juror Three would really kill him.
(b) He asks Juror Three whether he really means that.
(c) He tells the other jurors "See? He said what he didn't mean."
(d) He asks Juror Three if he would really kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which juror shares the experience of living near the track of an el train?

2. What does Juror Three convey to the jurors by his insistence of the defendant's guilt?

3. What does Juror Nine observe about the old man witness, which leads to his insights about his life?

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

5. Why is the decision making process conducted by a group more complex than one that is made by just an individual?

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