12 Angry Men Act 1 Quiz

What time of year does the play take place?

• winter

• spring

• summer

Before the jurors leave the courtroom, who gives them final instructions?

• the prosecuting attorney

• the foremane

• the judge

Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?

• a young man being tried for the murder of his father

• a boy being tried for murdering the old man downstairs

• a man being tried for murdering his son

How do most of the jurors seem to feel when they first enter the jury room?

• tired, uncomfortable and eager to return with a guilty verdict

• willing to do whatever is necessary to reach the correct verdict

• eager to return a fair verdict and energized to do that

The type of knife used to kill the victim

• butcher knife
• butterfly knife
• steak knife
• switchblade knife

Which juror votes "not guilty" at the first vote?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

The defendant is charged with a committed 1st Degree Murder. This is also known as premeditated murder. What does premeditated murder mean?

• Assault with a deadly weapon

• Murder that is planned out

• Manslaughter

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2D

The jury room 

• was hot
• was cold
• smelled like rotten eggs
• was too small

The woman across the street witnessed the murder through

• a clothesline
• her glasses
• an elevated train
• her bushes

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Select the statements that are true about the defendant. There is more than one correct answer.

• The boy is 19 years old.

• The boy was sent to reform school.

• The boy's mother left him at a young age.

• The boy was arrested for car theft, mugging, and stabbing someone in the arm.

• Although he has a knife, he is not experienced in knife fighting.