View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the involvement of the jury in acting out and assessing the allegations of the old man compare with their earlier attitude towards the evidence?
(a) It shows they think the defendant might be innocent.
(b) It shows they no longer believe the evidence.
(c) It represents the trend towards a more reasonable, analytical approach
(d) It shows they are now willing to forget about their personal views.

2. Which juror admits to having changed his vote?
(a) Juror Nine.
(b) Juror Ten.
(c) Juror Eleven.
(d) Juror Five.

3. How does Juror Three justify his assertion that the defendant must have meant it when he said "I'm going to kill you"?
(a) He states that people always say what they mean when they are angry.
(b) He states the defendant meant it because he then proceeded to kill.
(c) He states that nobody says such words without meaning them.
(d) He states the defendant shouted the words angrily.

4. After getting a more accurate timing of the events described by the old man, what do the jurors realize?
(a) It takes 42 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 39 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took 10 seconds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Act iI suggest about the reliability of some witnesses in a trial?

2. How does Juror Eight's participation in the altercation with Juror Three differ from his usual approach?

3. How does Juror Nine justify his insights about the old man?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. There are two "physical episodes" in Act II. Describe them briefly and comment on the purposes they serve.

2. How do the tone and mood of the play vary as Act II develops from the result of the second vote to the taking of the third vote?

3. What evidence of preconceived notions and prejudice does the writer present in Act II?

4. In Act II, what are the immediate responses to the secret ballot taken by the eleven jurors?

5. What do the events of Act II demonstrate about the group and about the influence of Juror Eight?

6. After the uproar following Juror three's accusation about which juror changes his vote in Act II, what do the jurors proceed to do?

7. What controversy occurs after Juror Nine shares his insights about the old man in Act II?

8. How do the jurors seek to verify some of the old man's testimony?

9. Identify the major themes illustrated in Act II, and give brief explanations of how each theme is brought out.

10. What important contributions does Juror Nine make to the deliberations in Act II?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,975 words (approx. 7 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample