Part one: Mark true or false on your Scantron

Put your name on your Scantron and staple it here.

1. We are never given proof of the defendant’s guilt or innocence.

2. A neighbor claimed she witnessed the defendant stabbing his father.

3. An old man living downstairs claimed that he heard the boy yell “I’ll kill
you!”

4. The defendant purchased the switchblade after an argument.

5. The defendant claimed he was at the movies at the time of the murder.

6. Juror #8 methodically picks apart each piece of evidence to persuade the

others to convict the accused.

7. The old man may not have heard the boy’s shout as the train was passing
by.

8. Although the prosecution stated that the switchblade was rare and
unusual, Juror #8 purchased one just like it from a store in the defendant’s
neighborhood.

9. Some members of the jury decide that during a stressful situation, anyone
could forget the names of the movie they had seen.

10. The eyewitness had indentations on her nose, indicating that she wore
glasses. Because her eyesight is in question, the jury decides that she is not a
reliable witness.

11. One of the jurors is in a hurry to leave.

12. As the play opens, the jury has just heard six days of trial proceedings.

13. A nineteen-year old man is on trial for second-degree murder.

14. The defendant has an extensive criminal record.

15. The defendant, if found guilty, will be executed by lethal injection.

16. The courtroom is in New York or Chicago.

17. To teach him how to be a man, Juror number 3 hit his kid in the face.

18. Before any formal discussion, the jurors cast a vote. Eleven jurors vote
“guilty.”

19. Juror #8 guides the others toward a unanimous verdict of “Not Guilty”.
20. The play ends with the jurors leaving the juror’s room to deliver their
verdict.

Name___________________Period___________

Part two: Short answer (2 points each)

Answer the question with two sentences.

21. What does Juror #8 think of the defendant’s lawyer? Why?

22. What does Juror #8 do to create a reasonable doubt about the

knife?

23. Why does Juror #9 change his vote?

24. Name one major difference in plot between the movie and the play:

25. According to Juror #8, do the boy’s threats to kill his father prove
he did it?

26. Describe, in detail, the testimony of the woman across the street:

27. What are the results of the timed experiment? What does it prove?

28. According to Juror #5, what does the evidence of the stab wound
show?

29. What does Juror # 3 do with the knife, in Act 3? Why does he
laugh?
30. Why do most of the jurors leave the table during Juror 10’s long
speech? With what result?