12 Angry Men Quizzes

12 Angry Men Quiz 1

By Sean Peter Drohan · Edited by Elizabeth Weinbloom · Last reviewed April 30, 2012

1 By what kind of knife is the victim stabbed?

Switchblade knife

Steak knife

Butcher knife

Butterfly knife
2 What was unique about the knife used to stab the victim?

The carving on its handle

A strangely long blade

The metal in the blade

Its ivory accent
3 What does the defendant claim he was doing while his father was stabbed?

Bowling

Getting into a fight

Riding his bike

Going to the movies
4 Which juror votes 'not guilty' at the first vote?

8th

10th

3rd

5th
5 Which is the last juror to vote 'not guilty?'

3rd Juror

11th Juror

2nd Juror

9th Juror
6 How is the stab wound described by the jurors?

Up and across

Down and in

Deep and repeated

Diagonal and ripping
7 What was the defendant's height in relation to his father?

Shorter

Exactly the same

Taller

The play does not say.
8 According to the stage directions, when does this play take place?

1955

1957

1950

1956
9 With what crime is the defendant charged?

Assault with a deadly weapon

Manslaughter

2nd Degree Murder

1st Degree Murder
10 How many of the 12 jurors must vote 'guilty' for a conviction?

11

7

12

8
11 7th Juror wants the deliberation to end so that he can get to what event?

A business meeting

A baseball game

A broadway show

His daughter's birthday party
12 12th Juror is frequently making reference to his job as a what?

Advertising agent

Doctor

Lawyer

School teacher
13 What was the problem with the jury room?

Too small

Cold

Smelled like rotten eggs

Heat
14 The woman across the street witnessed the murder through what?

An elevated train

A clothesline

Bushes

Her binoculars
15 Who was the first juror to join 8th Juror with a 'not guilty' vote?

2nd Juror

9th Juror

4th Juror

10th Juror
16 Why did the defendant claim to have purchased a knife the night of the murder?

To give it to his friend

For protection from his father

For a planned knife fight

For woodcarving
17 What type of business does 3rd Juror run?

Air Conditioning

Messenger

Construction

Plumbing
18 What did the old man living underneath the defendant testify to hearing him say?

You're gonna regret this

You're not gonna hurt me again

I'll get you this time

I'm gonna kill you
19 How old is the defendant?

23

20

16

12
20 According to the stage directions, where does this play take place?

Chicago

New York City

Pittsburgh

Hollywood
21 What is the woman across the street doing when she witnesses the murder?

Watching television

Lying in bed

Reading a book

Knitting a scarf
22 Which juror grew up in the slums?

7th Juror

12th Juror

5th Juror

8th Juror
23 Why did the old man walk slowly?

He was frightened

Old age

He had a prosthetic leg

He had a stroke
24 How did 8th Juror cast doubt on the uniqueness of the murder weapon?

By providing similar knives that confuse the other jurors

By making a knife that looks much the same

By providing statistics about knife manufacturing

By finding and producing an exact match
25 Why wouldn't the old man have been able to hear the defendant's voice?

He is hard of hearing

The gunshot would have obscured the voice

The television was on

The train was passing by

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