12 Angry Men Act II

Multiple Choice

Let's review Act 1...

Juror #8 introduces a second knife that looks identical to the one the boy is accused of using to kill his father. This has now cast______ as to the credibility of the evidence presented in the trial.

• fear

• doubt

• surprise

• wonder

Draw

What is this that Juror #8 says is so loud that it would be hard to hear the boy say "I'll kill you!"

Multiple Choice

Which juror admits he changed his vote?

• #7

• #3

• #9

• #8

Multiple Choice

Why did Juror #9 change his vote?

• He wanted to support #8

• He wanted to make everyone mad

• He wasn't sure anymore

• He was tired the first time he voted

Multiple Choice

Juror #9 thinks the old man made up the story about hearing the kid say he'll kill his father because, as an old man himself, the old man has never been heard or noticed in all of his 75 years, and so #9 thinks he said this during the trial for ______.

• money

• fun

• truth

• attention

Multiple Choice

What is the point of all the measuring with chairs and timers that Juror #8 does?

• to show how the old man could not have gotten to the door in 15 seconds

• to show how the old man could not see the door

• to show how the old man could not get up from his bed

Multiple Choice

Juror #11 says, "I have always thought that in this country a man was entitled to have unpopular opinions". This means ______

• respect others' opinions

• you can be unpopular in America

• Freedom of Speech in America protects the right to express an opinion

Multiple Choice

What game does Juror #3 start to play because he is bored?

• charades

• chess

• tic tac toe

• solitaire

Multiple Choice

What does this tell you about the character trait of #3?

• He is closed minded

• He enjoys a challenge

• He is intelligent

• He is a gamer

Multiple Choice

Juror #3 at first says 20 seconds, then he says 15 seconds regarding how long it takes the old man to get the door.

He contradicts himself which makes Juror #3 _____ , and not really paying attention to details in the case.

• unsure

• undecided

• unreliable

Multiple Choice

Towards the end of Act II, Juror #3 and #8 start shouting at each other.

Juror #8 can tell that #3 wants the kid to be convicted and says,

"You want to see this boy die because you personally want it -

not because of the facts."

This illustrates that Juror #8 suspects #3 has ______ in his decision making.

• bias behavior

• impartial behavior

• fearful behavior

• reason and logic

Open Ended

Juror #8 brings up how the phrase "I'm going to kill you!" is a loose term and more an expression than a threat. He says that people use this phrase all the time and gives examples like, "come on Rocky, kill him!" to illustrate his point.

Should this phrase be discounted as trivial and meaningless or should this phrase, in this case, be taken literally (if the old man really heard this)?

Respond to Juror #8's theory and explain what you think about this.