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12 Angry Men Test , Exercises of English Literature

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English 1301/1302 Name __________________________
12 Angry Men Test
This is an open book test. You may use the text of the play and your
notes. You will need a scantron and use the bluebook from before with
short answer questions.
Definitions Match the term with the definition.
1. ___ Hung Jury A. duty or obligation of the prosecution to demonstrate
the defendant’s guilt
2. ___ Acquittal B. a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a
particular group (such as a racial or religious group)
3. ___ Fifth Amendment C. agreed to by everyone
4. ___ Sadist D. the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime
5. ___ Conviction E. a crime in which one wrongfully causes the death of
another person after rationally considering the timing
or method of doing so.
6. ___ Bigot B. guarantees that a person on trial for a criminal
offense cannot be forced to testify against himself
7. ___ Unanimous C. uncertainty as to a criminal defendant's guilt
8. ___ 1st-Degree Murder D. a jury that fails to reach a verdict
9. ___ Reasonable Doubt E. a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others.
(Juror THREE is perhaps one.)
10. ___ Burden of Proof C. the act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime in a
court of law
Act I True/False
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English 1301/1302 Name __________________________ 12 Angry Men Test

This is an open book test. You may use the text of the play and your notes. You will need a scantron and use the bluebook from before with short answer questions.

Definitions – Match the term with the definition.

  1. ___ Hung Jury A. duty or obligation of the prosecution to demonstrate the defendant’s guilt
  2. ___ Acquittal B. a person who hates or refuses to accept the members of a particular group (such as a racial or religious group)
  3. ___ Fifth Amendment C. agreed to by everyone
  4. ___ Sadist D. the act of deciding that a person is not guilty of a crime
  5. ___ Conviction E. a crime in which one wrongfully causes the death of another person after rationally considering the timing or method of doing so.
  6. ___ Bigot B. guarantees that a person on trial for a criminal offense cannot be forced to testify against himself
  7. ___ Unanimous C. uncertainty as to a criminal defendant's guilt
  8. ___ 1st-Degree Murder D. a jury that fails to reach a verdict
  9. ___ Reasonable Doubt E. a person who enjoys inflicting pain on others. (Juror THREE is perhaps one.)
  10. ___ Burden of Proof C. the act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime in a court of law

Act I – True/False

If the statement is true, mark it “A”; if it is false, mark it “B.” All answers should be based on the text (not the movie).

  1. ___ The play opens in the courtroom.
  2. ___ The guard locks the jurors in a room.
  3. ___ The jurors decide to discuss the case before they cast a vote.
  4. ___ The first vote is by secret ballot.
  5. ___ EIGHT votes “Not Guilty.”
  6. ___ The man accused of murder is the spoiled son of a rich man.
  7. ___ NINE is an elderly man.
  8. ___ A woman riding on a train saw the murder committed.
  9. ___ FIVE grew up in the slums.
  10. ___ A gun is produced that looks exactly like the murder weapon.

Act II – Multiple Choice

a. the train b. the woman’s bedroom c. the Apartment where the old man lived.

  1. ___ EIGHT acts out the part of … a. the defendant b. the dead man c. the old man.

ACT III - True/False

If the statement is true, mark it “A”; if it is false, mark it “B.” All answers should be based on the text (not the movie).

  1. ___ The 3rd^ vote is evenly split – 6 to 6.
  2. ___ A hung jury is one which votes for execution.
  3. ___ The sadistic juror, THREE, reenacts the stabbing to prove the boy did it.
  4. ___ The boy had never been in any previous trouble for using a knife.
  5. ___ The juror from the slums knows how to handle a switch-blade.
  6. ___ One juror changes his vote to “Not Guilty” because he is anxious to leave.
  7. ___ The 4th^ vote is evenly split.
  8. ___ The jurors decide that the woman could see as far as she said.
  9. ___ THREE never changes his vote of “Guilty.”
  10. ___ The jurors are finally unanimous in a verdict of “Not Guilty.”

Short Answer

Answer the following questions in the space provided. (FIVE Points Each)

  1. What is contradictory about these two statements by Juror THREE?

 “He [the old man] said the boy yelled it out. That’s enough for me.”

 “He’s an old man. You saw him. Half the time he was confused. How could he be positive about … anything?

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  1. When talking about the stab wound in Act III, Juror FIVE provides information that discounts – raises doubt – about the fight. What is it?

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  1. What does Juror SEVEN’s willingness to change his vote suggest about his character?