12 Angry Men

Act One Reading Quiz

Name:___________________________________ Date:_______________ Class:__________

DIRECTIONS: Answer each of the following questions TRUE or FALSE. Be sure to write out the word TRUE or FALSE for each. 1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________ 9. _______________ 10. _______________ The play opens in the courtroom. The guard locks the jurors in a room. The jurors decide to discuss the trial before casting a first vote. The first vote is by secret ballot. Juror #8 votes not guilty. The man accused of murder is the son of a rich man. Juror #9 is an elderly man. A woman riding on the train witnessed the murder. Juror #5 grew up in the slums. A gun is produced that looks like the murder weapon.

12 Angry Men
Act One Reading Quiz

Name: teachers copy Date:_______________

Class:__________

Answer key
DIRECTIONS: Answer each of the following questions TRUE or FALSE. Be sure to write out the word TRUE or FALSE for each. 1. TRUE 2. TRUE 3. FALSE The play opens in the courtroom. The guard locks the jurors in a room. The jurors decide to discuss the trial before casting a first vote.
They vote first before any discussion.

4. FALSE

The first vote is by secret ballot.

They vote by raising hands.

5. TRUE 6. FALSE

Juror #8 votes not guilty. The man accused of murder is the son of a rich man.
The defendant is a young man from the slums; poor area of the city.

7. TRUE 8. FALSE

Juror #9 is an elderly man. A woman riding on the train witnessed the murder.
The woman lives near the train and is a neighbor to the defendant.

9. TRUE 10. FALSE

Juror #5 grew up in the slums. A gun is produced that looks like the murder weapon.
The weapon is a switch blade knife.

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Act Two Reading Quiz

Name:___________________________________ Date:_______________ Class:__________

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct letter for each question. 1. The result of the second vote is: a. ten to one b. six to six 2. The juror raised in the slums a. calls for a third vote b. is falsely accused of changing his vote c. attacks another juror d. asks the guard for a piece of evidence 3. The elderly juror a. votes not guilty b. refuses to vote c. declares a hung jury d. disqualifies himself 4. The female witness claims to have seen the murder a. through the 1st two windows of the train b. while riding on the train c. through the last two windows of the train d. while waiting at the train station 5. Juror #8 suggests that the elderly witness a. could not have heard the defendants threats b. could not have seen the murder c. could not have been riding on the train d. held a grudge against the defendant 6. One juror claims that the old man gave a false testimony because a. he was bribed b. hes mentally ill c. he wanted attention 7. Juror #5 a. changes his vote 8. Juror #8 questions the a. results of the vote c. says, Ill kill you! d. hes angry

c. eleven to one

d. four to six

b. draws a diagram

d. abstains

b. diagrams accuracy c. elderly mans abilities c. womans bedroom

d. evidence

9. The diagram brought in by the guard is of the a. elderly mans flat b. defendants home 10. Juror #8 reenacts the movements of the a. defendant b. dead man

d. train

c. elderly witness

d. woman

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Act Two Reading Quiz Answer key

Name: teachers copy Date:_______________

Class:__________

DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct letter for each question. 1. The result of the second vote is: a. ten to one b. six to six 2. The juror raised in the slums a. calls for a third vote b. is falsely accused of changing his vote c. attacks another juror d. asks the guard for a piece of evidence 3. The elderly juror a. votes not guilty b. refuses to vote c. declares a hung jury d. disqualifies himself 4. The female witness claims to have seen the murder a. through the 1st two windows of the train b. while riding on the train c. through the last two windows of the train d. while waiting at the train station 5. Juror #8 suggests that the elderly witness a. could not have heard the defendants threats b. could not have seen the murder c. could not have been riding on the train d. held a grudge against the defendant 6. One juror claims that the old man gave a false testimony because a. he was bribed b. hes mentally ill c. he wanted attention 7. Juror #5 a. changes his vote 8. Juror #8 questions the a. results of the vote c. says, Ill kill you! d. hes angry

c. eleven to one

d. four to six

b. draws a diagram

d. abstains

b. diagrams accuracy c. elderly mans abilities c. womans bedroom

d. evidence

9. The diagram brought in by the guard is of the a. elderly mans flat b. defendants home 10. Juror #8 reenacts the movements of the a. defendant b. dead man

d. train

c. elderly witness

d. woman

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Act Three Reading Quiz

Name:___________________________________ Date:_______________ Class:__________

DIRECTIONS: Answer each of the following questions TRUE or FALSE. Be sure to write out the word TRUE or FALSE for each.

1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________ 9. _______________ 10. _______________

The third vote is a tie. A hung jury is one that votes for execution. Juror #3 reenacts the stabbing to prove the defendant is guilty. The defendant had never had any previous trouble for using a knife. Juror #5 knew how to correctly handle a switch-blade knife. One juror changes his vote to not guilty because he is anxious to leave. The fourth vote is a tie. The jurors decided that the woman could not see as far as she said. Juror #3 maintains a vote of guilty throughout the play. The jurors finally reach a unanimous verdict of not guilty.

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Act Three Reading Quiz Answer key

Name: teachers copy Date:_______________

Class:__________

DIRECTIONS: Answer each of the following questions TRUE or FALSE. Be sure to write out the word TRUE or FALSE for each.

1. TRUE 2. FALSE

The third vote is a tie. A hung jury is one that votes for execution.
A hung jury is one that cannot come to a consensus about the verdict.

3. TRUE 4. FALSE

Juror #3 reenacts the stabbing to prove the defendant is guilty. The defendant had never had any previous trouble for using a knife.
The boy had been in trouble several times before..

5. TRUE 6. TRUE 7. FALSE

Juror #5 knew how to correctly handle a switch-blade knife. One juror changes his vote to not guilty because he is anxious to leave. The fourth vote is a tie.
The fourth vote is eleven to one. Juror #3 maintains a verdict of guilty.

8. FALSE

The jurors decided that the woman could not see as far as she said.
They discuss the issue, but nothing is proven.

9. FALSE

Juror #3 maintains a vote of guilty throughout the play.

He changes hia vote at the very end.

10. TRUE

The jurors finally reach a unanimous verdict of not guilty.