Question 1

How does the setting of the play affect the jurors?

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Their physical conditions match their emotional conditions.

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None of the jurors know each other, so they argue.

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They are frustrated about having to live away from home.

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The city has different laws from the countryside.

Question 2

The protagonist of this play is trying to...

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Follow the rule of law and make sure justice is served.

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Prove to the other jurors he is right by getting his way

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Convict a guilty man

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Prove that juror 3 is wrong.

Question 3

The MAIN conflict in the play comes from

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the clashing personalities and motives of the jurors

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the confusing rules regarding the unanimous verdict

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the excellent defense lawyer's arguments and evidence

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the personal issues the jurors had before joining the jury

Question 4

When juror 3 reenacts the stabbing with juror 8 in the role of the victim, the reactions of jurors 2, 5, and 6 may be described as...

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alarmed

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fascinated

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irritated

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composed

Question 5

Which of the following BEST characterizes juror 10's long speech after the fifth vote?

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bigoted

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exhausted

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reasonable

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balanced

Question 6

Because the jurors are not identified by name, the speaker identifies them by...

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temperament

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family

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clothing

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language

Question 7

In Act I, when juror 3 speaks bitterly against the defendant, we may conclude that he

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identifies the defendant with the son he hated and beat

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thinks the defendant is guilty and may go free

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thinks all the jurors are ganging up on him

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feels he has been made a fool by juror 8's experiment

Question 8

When it is revealed that the defendant is from the slums and that his mother died when he was young, juror 10's reaction reveals that he is...

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prejudice

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doubtful

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sympathetic

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reasonable

Question 9

When juror 8 points out that the defendant was beaten regularly by his father, juror 3 reveals by his outburst that he can be...

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prejudiced against the defendant

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objective about the trial

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occasionally angry with others

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sympathetic to the defendant

Question 10

The downward angle of the stab wound in the victim becomes an issue for discussion because...

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the defendant is shorter than his father

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the downward angle allowed for little bleeding

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the defendant is taller than his father

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stab wounds are generally sideways

Question 11

When juror 9 says to the other jurors' "It's only one night. A man may die," he reveals that...

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he believes the defendant may die

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he thinks the defendant is innocent

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he has come to doubt his initial belief in guilt

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he believes the defendant won't die

Question 12

In saying the old man's testimony on how long it took him to get to the front door can't be trusted, juror 3 proves himself...

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contradictory

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agreeable

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bigoted

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knowledgeable

Question 13

When the diagram of the old man's apartment is brought in, the attitude of the jurors 3, 10, and 7 may BEST be described as...

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angry

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pleased

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bored

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attentive

Question 14

The moment of tension at the end of Act One, meant to keep the audience's interest through intermission, is created by juror 8's willingness to...

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vote guilty if the other 11 vote guilty

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call for a second vote right away

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abstain from one more discussion

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sit back and accept a majority vote

Question 15

In Act Two, juror 3 thinks that juror 5 voted "not guilty" probably because 5 is

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from the slums and is sympathetic to his kind

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rather quiet and easily swayed

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too young to understand the evidence

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unable to think for himself

Question 16

Juror 9 was motivated to vote "not guilty" on the second ballot because

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he admired juror 8's courage and wanted to hear more

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he thought the defendant was innocent

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he was persuaded that the murder weapon was not for the defendant

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he felt the father's treatment of the defendant was wrong

Question 17

It is effective and persuasive for juror 11 to defend the right to hold unpopular opinions in America because...

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he is a refugee from a European country without such rights

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he is not fluent in English

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he knows less about America than the others

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he has little experience with international politics

Question 18

As used in the play, the word deliberate means

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to discuss the facts of a case and come to a conclusion of guilt or innocence

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a discussion, as of a public question, involving opposing viewpoints

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done consciously and intentionally

Question 19

As used in the play, the word abstain means

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to refrain from casting one's vote

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allow oneself to follow one's will

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to hold oneself back voluntarily

Question 20

As used in the play, the word reasonable doubt means...

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the idea that no other logical explanations can result from the provided evidence

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the evidence presented in court is clear and convincing

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a standard of proof that must be met by a plaintiff if he or she is to win a civil action

Question 21

As used in the play, the word unanimous means...

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a decision in which all members of a group are in agreement

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a decision in which two people in a group are in agreement

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a decision in which a majority of the people in a group are in agreement

Question 22

As used in the play, the word testimony means...

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the evidence given by a witness in a court of law which may be given in a written or oral manner

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a statement under oath to be used in court in place of the spoken testimony of the witness

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a declaration upon oath made before an authorized official

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