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12 Angry Men Act 1 Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. How many jurors are at the deliberation table?
a)
a. 6
b)
b. 12
c)
c. 11
2.
2. Unanimous means that all must agree.
a)
a. True
b)
b. False
3.

3. List 2 pieces of evidence against the boy

(a)  

4.
4. How many juror's vote GUILTY in Act 1?
a)
a. 11 jurors
b)
b. 1 juror
c)
c. 12 jurors
5.
5. Why does Juror 8 vote NOT GUILTY?
a)
a. He just wants to leave and thinks the rest of the jurors will vote NOT Guilty
b)
b. He believes that for justice to be done, they must discuss the case, they owe it to the defendant
c)
c. He actually voted GUILTY
6.
6. Which best describes the setting of the play?
a)
a. A hot, dull, jury room
b)
b. A bright comfortable jury rom
c)
c. A large, bright court room
7.
7. Who is the defendant accused of killing?
a)
a. A neighbor
b)
b. His mother
c)
c. His father
8.
8. Which juror is the protagonist?
a)
a. Juror 3
b)
b. Juror 10
c)
c. Juror 8
9.
9. Juror 10 is prejudice. Which textual evidence below supports this trait?
a)
a. " How can you believe him, knowing what he is? I lived among'em all my life. You can't believe a word they say" (Rose 5).
b)
b. "Sure, they lock the door. What did you think?" (Rose 3).
c)
c. "Look, what about the woman across the street? If her testimony don't prove it, then nothing does" (Rose 6).
10.
10. Juror 3 has proved that he is not using just the facts of the case to determine his vote of Guilty. What do we learn about Juror 3's past that is affecting his vote?
a)
a. He grew up in the slums too
b)
b. He is a police officer
c)
c. He has a bad relationship with his own son.
11.
11. What was used as the murder weapon?
a)
a. One of a kind Gun
b)
b. One of a kind switchblade
c)
c. One of a kind baseball bat
12.
12. What was off about the defendant's alibi (where he said he was during the murder)?
a)
a. The movie theater wasn't open
b)
b. The boy could not remember which movie he saw & no one saw him there
c)
c. The boy did not have an alibi
13.
13. The woman said she saw the murder take place. What was passing by at the time of the murder?
a)
a. An El train
b)
b. A car
c)
c. A flock of birds
14.

14. Explain what Juror 8 does to cast reasonable doubt to show that the murder weapon is not "one of a kind."

(a)  

15.
15. At the end of act 1, Juror 8 makes a proposal, what was it?
a)
a. To question if Juror 10 can be replaced since he is prejudice
b)
b. To have a secret ballot vote & he will not vote & if all others still vote Guilty he will change his vote to Guilty as well
c)
c. To have a tally vote so that everyone can know if and who has has changed their vote.
16.

16. Explain why Juror 8 makes the above proposal.

(a)  

17.
17. Which Juror during act 1 has demonstrated our theme..."you should stand up for what you believe is right, even when it goes against the group."
a)
a. Juror 3
b)
b. Juror 5
c)
c. Juror 8
18.
18. Who is the author of 12 Angry Men?
a)
a. O. Henry
b)
b. Reginald Rose
c)
c. Richard Connell