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12 Angry Men

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Question 1

1.

What is the central dilemma facing the protagonist in the early stages of the play?

Whether to reveal that he is uncertain about the defendant's innocence.

Whether to oppose the weight of evidence and the vote of the majority even though he is not convinced of the defendant's innocence.

Whether to openly challenge the prejudices of the other jurors.

Whether to reveal that he is uncertain about the defendant's innocence.

Question 2

2.

By what kind of knife is the victim stabbed with?

switchblade

butter knife

butcher knife

butterfly knife

Question 3

3.

What does the defendant claim he was doing while his father was stabbed?

getting into a fight

bowling

going to the movies

riding his bike

Question 4

4.

Which juror notes "not guilty" at the first vote?

10

3

8

5

Question 5

5.

Which juror is the last to vote "not guilty"

11

3

9

2

Question 6

6.

How is the stab wound described by the jurors?

down and in

diagonal and ripping

deep and repeated

up and across

Question 7

7.

According to the stage directions, when does this play take place?

1950

1947

1955

1957

Question 8

8.

What was the defendant's height in relation to his father?

it does not say

the same

taller

shorter

Question 9

9.

Juror 7 wants the deliberation to end so that he can go where?

a baseball game

his daughter's birthday

a business meeting

a broadway show

Question 10

10.

Juror 12 frequently makes references to his job as what?

advertising agent

doctor

lawyer

school teacher