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12 Angry Men Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What reason did the defendant (the boy on trial) give for why his knife was missing?

a)

His father had taken it earlier in the day.

b)

He must have lost it through a hole in his pocket.

c)

He gave it to a friend.

2.

The men vote several times in the play. Why are these parts important?

a)

They show that they are slowly changing their opinions from “guilty” to “not guilty”

b)

They show how “broken” or wrong our jury system is

c)

They show how easy it is to change someone’s mind

3.

Some of the jurors were prejudice towards others. What is Juror 10 prejudice about?

a)

Age

b)

Gender

c)

Race

4.

What did the defendant say he was doing during the time of the murder?

a)

At a dance

b)

At the movies

c)

At the store

d)

Walking home

5.

Which juror is the main antagonist of the story?

a)

Juror 3

b)

Juror 8

c)

Juror 10

d)

Foreman

6.

What physical disability did the old man who lived downstairs from the defendant have?

a)

Poor eyesight

b)

Poor movement

c)

Poor hearing

7.

How did the jurors figure out an accurate timeline of events described by the old man?

a)

Acted out the series of events while timing it

b)

The guard brought in evidence

c)

Each juror remembered what the old man said while on trial

d)

The foreman read the transcript from the trial

8.

What was the female neighbor doing when she saw the murder from across the street?

a)

Washing dishes

b)

Laying in bed

c)

Folding laundry

d)

Cleaning

9.

What does a “not guilty” decision mean?

a)

He committed the crime

b)

He did not commit the crime

10.

What is true about the wound that killed the defendant’s father?

a)

The father may have stabbed himself

b)

It had to have been made by someone taller than the father

c)

It was likely made by someone holding the weapon in a strange way

d)

It had to have been made by someone shorter than the father

11.

What do we know about the apartment where the murder took place?

a)

It was close to the el train

b)

It was in a luxurious apartment building

c)

It is in a quiet, calm area

d)

It took place on the 5th floor

12.

What did Juror 3 do to cause Juror 8 to say, “This isn’t a game!”

a)

Play hangman

b)

Start singing

c)

Play tic-tac-toe

d)

Start drawing

13.

How was the father killed?

a)

Gun

b)

Hunting knife

c)

Switchblade

d)

Beaten to death

14.

What was the final fact that convinced jurors to change their vote to “not guilty?’

a)

Woman saw the murder through the el train

b)

Woman has poor vision and may not have seen clearly without her glasses

c)

The old man lived below the father lied in his testimony

d)

The weapon is rare and hard to come by