WorksheetsTwelve Angry Men Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What juror characterizes people from the slums as "them"?
Juror 4
Juror 8
Juror 10
Juror 1
What task does the jury face?
Deciding whether a son is guilty of killing his own father
Deciding who killed an old man
Deciding how to sentence a man to death
Deciding whether a boy is guilty of killing his dog
At the very beginning of the play, what is the vote count for guilty?
1 guilty, 11 not guilty
6 guilty, 6 not guilty
11 guilty, 1 not guilty
9 guilty, 3 not guilty
Who chooses the foreman?
He asks to be it
The judge chooses
The jury takes a vote among themselves
We do not know
When the jurors vote again at the end of Act II, why does Juror 8 not vote?
He's too busy fighting one of the other jurors
He doesn't care about the case
He is out of the room when it happens
He wants to see how everyone else votes and will vote guilty if they all do too
What information do we learn about Juror 11?
He is wealthy
His is a superficial snob
He is a flashy salesman
he is an immigrant, probably from Nazi Germany
What is the definition of reasonable doubt?
Complete confidence that you are right
when there is not certainty that a person is guilty
The amount of information a defense lawyer needs to provide
Any evidence that causes a juror to change their decision
Which phrase does Juror 3 say that he probably does not mean?
"I'll kill you!"
"It's too hot in here."
"You're my favorite person."
"They're all like that."
Why does the guard lock the jury room door?
To prevent the jurors from ordering food
To avoid any break outs
To keep the conversations in there a secret
To stop the lawyers from coming in to talk to the jurors
What is the defendant's alibi?
He was too short to have killed his father the way he did
He had a fight with his father just before the stabbing
He's an experienced knife fighter
He was at the movies when his father was stabbed
Juror 9 changes his vote to "not guilty" because Juror 8 had the courage to vote "not guilty" first. How does he define courage here?
Ignoring what everyone else says around you
Standing alone when you believe in something strongly
Participating in jury duty
Fighting with others when they disagree with you
How does the judge say the jurors must come to a decision?
They should have a hung jury
It has to be unanimous vote
It should be a majority vote
They must make a decision before the end of the night
Where does the play take place?
In a jury room during the summer
On a cold day in a government building
In a conference room during the winter
In a court room
What is the mood or tone of the play?
happy and light
humorous and sarcastic
tragic and depressing
Tense and uncomfortable
What point was made about the old man witness?
He recognized the boy running because they were good friends
His testimony was the most incriminating
He owned the store where the boy bought his knife
He couldn't have heard the murder over the sound of the train
What point did Juror 8 make about the murder knife?
It was too sharp to make the wound
It's not as unique as originally thought because he was able to buy one
The defendant couldn't have offered to buy it
It's unique and only the boy could have owned it
Despite the amount of evidence in favor of "not guilty," Juror 3 refuses to change his vote until the very end. How would you characterize him?
Anxious
Proud
Uncomfortable
Stubborn
What do some of the jurors do when they are bored by the trial?
Try to leave
Put their heads down and take a nap
Play tic-tac-toe
Start doing aerobics
The victim's stab would was made by someone holding the knife overhanded and stabbing downward. Why did Juror 8 argue the defendant couldn't have done this?
He didn't own the correct type of knife
He was an experienced knife-fighter who would know how to hold the knife
The dad would have put up a fight
Claiming that all people from the slums are the same is a stereotype because
It cannot be proved
There are too many people that fit that category
It's an unoriginal idea
It is a assumption that is not necessarily true
Juror 9 suggests that the old man may have convinced himself he heard the boy yelling
because he was prejudiced against slum kids
because he had a falling out with his own son years ago
because he was in need of attention and recognition
Juror 11 stands up for a juror who changes his vote because
He dislikes the juror who is mad about the change.
He is the one who changed his vote.
He wants the deliberation to be over quickly.
He sees America as a place where people can have unpopular opinions.
Juror 3 holds a grudge against the defendant because
The boy reminds him of his own son.
The boy is one of them.
He was attacked by a kid with a knife.
His father was murdered by his brother.
What is a "bigot"?
a prejudiced person who is intolerant of opinions differing from his own.
a person who has fled war or oppression in search of safety.
a stubborn, obstinate person
a person lacking worldly experience
Who said it? "You can't believe a word they say. You know that."
Juror 10
Juror 3
Juror 6
Juror 12
What troubles the jurors as they examine the old woman's testimony?
They discover that she had an affair with the boy's father.
She wouldn't have put on her glasses when waking up in the middle of the night.
The woman worked for the CIA, so she was biased in court.
The woman couldn't hear anything because of the train.
What is ironic about juror 10's comment 'He don’t even speak good English.'?
The boy does speak good English.
Juror 10's first language isn't English.
His sentence contains an English grammar mistake.
He loves grammar.
What is the most emotional point of a play called?
The "tear-jerker" moment
The dramatic climax
The exposition
The antagonist
Who says, "You can't believe a word they say. You know that."
Juror 10
Juror 3
Juror 6
Juror 12
