12 Angry Men Act One

One witness claims to have witnessed the murder through the windows of the passing el-train. What is the meaning of el train in this context? What is an EL-TRAIN?

•  A train that moves in L-shaped motions

• A train that moves on a track above street level

• A train with L-shaped cars

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“I’m ready to walk into court right now and declare a hung jury. There’s no point in this going on any more” (Rose 23). “Hung jury” likely means____.

• The jury members have are in total agreement, so there's no need for more discussion

• The jury members have been threatened and don’t feel safe continuing

• The jury members cannot come to an agreement

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No. 11 is described as “A man who speaks with an accent and who is ashamed, humble, almost subservient to the people around him, but who will honestly seek justice” (Rose 1). Example: When No. 7 insults 11 for his background as an immigrant, 11 says, “ Please—I am used to this. It's all right. Thank you” (Rose 23). Subservient probably means...

• Unwilling to accept defeat; persistent

• Willing to do what others want; tending to defer to others’ wants and needs

• Expecting others to defer to one’s own wishes; bossy and overbearing

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No. 10 is described as “A bigot who places no value on any human life save his own” (Rose 1). Bigot likely means

• stupid person

• someone who is hateful toward anyone who is different from himself

• someone who is introverted and likes to be alone

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No. 3 pleads with No. 4 to continue voting “guilty”; No. 4 says, “I'm sorry. There's a reasonable doubt in my mind” (Rose 30). What does “reasonable doubt” mean in this context?

• Belief that the evidence is not sufficient to determine guilt with moral certainty

• Belief that the evidence is sufficient to reasonably believe that the accused person, more likely than not, committed the crime

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“I want to call for a vote. I want eleven men to vote by secret ballot. I'll abstain." Keeping in mind that there are always 12 jurors, what is the most likely meaning of ABSTAIN?

• lead

• not participate

• participate

• vote with the minority

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In a criminal trial, which party is trying to prove that a person did commit a crime?

• defense

• prosecution

• persecution

"The burden of proof is on the prosecution. The defendant doesn't have to open his mouth." Burden of proof likely means

• responsibility for proving something

• responsibility for deciding guilt or innocence

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Who votes not guilty in the first round of voting?

• 10

• 3

• All

• 8

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What is believed to be the way the defendant's father was killed?

• shot

• stabbed with a knife

• choked

• he was not killed

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