Twelve Angry Men - Full play review

What time of the year does the play take place?

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried

• a boy being tried for murdering the old man downstairs

• a man being tried for murdering his son

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

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

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

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

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

Which juror is the main protagonist?

• Juror No. 9

• Juror no. 8

• Juror no. 11

According to the evidence, what weapon is used to kill the victim?

• a butcher knife

• a switchblade knife

• a handgun

What is the defendant’s alibi?

• He claims to have been at a ball game.

• He claims to have been at the movies.

• He does not have an alibi.

Which juror has not shown any signs of changing his vote from guilty to not guilty throughout the play?

• Juror No. 3

• Juror No. 5

• Juror No. 8

Which of the following words best describes Juror #3?

• Calm, thoughtful

• Angry, upset

• Uncaring, bored

At the end of Act I, what does Juror #8 say that makes Juror #3 so angry?

• Accuses him of being the murderer

• Tells him he thinks that the defendant is guilty

• Accuses him of voting guilty just because he wants to see the defendant die, not because he truly believes he’s guilty

How did the jurors try to get an accurate estimate of the time of the events described by the old man?

• asked each juror to remember what they heard the old man say

• acted out the series of events while timing them with a watch

• asked the foreman to read the transcript of the testimony