12 Angry Men Quizzes

12 Angry Men Quiz 1

1 By what kind of knife is the victim stabbed?
Butcher knife

Butterfly knife

Switchblade knife

Steak knife
2 What was unique about the knife used to stab the victim?
Its ivory accent

The metal in the blade

The carving on its handle

A strangely long blade
3 What does the defendant claim he was doing while his father was stabbed?
Going to the movies

Riding his bike

Getting into a fight

Bowling
4 Which juror votes 'not guilty' at the first vote?
8th

5th

10th

3rd
5 Which is the last juror to vote 'not guilty?'
9th Juror

2nd Juror

3rd Juror

11th Juror
6 How is the stab wound described by the jurors?
Up and across

Diagonal and ripping

Down and in

Deep and repeated
7 What was the defendant's height in relation to his father?
Shorter

The play does not say.

Taller

Exactly the same
8 According to the stage directions, when does this play take place?
1956

1955

1957

1950
9 With what crime is the defendant charged?
2nd Degree Murder

1st Degree Murder

Manslaughter

Assault with a deadly weapon
10 How many of the 12 jurors must vote 'guilty' for a conviction?
7

12

8

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

A baseball game

His daughter's birthday party

A business meeting
12 12th Juror is frequently making reference to his job as a what?
Advertising agent

Lawyer

School teacher

Doctor
13 What was the problem with the jury room?
Smelled like rotten eggs

Cold

Too small

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

Bushes

An elevated train

A clothesline
15 Who was the first juror to join 8th Juror with a 'not guilty' vote?
9th Juror

2nd Juror

10th Juror

4th Juror
16 Why did the defendant claim to have purchased a knife the night of the murder?
For a planned knife fight

For woodcarving

For protection from his father

To give it to his friend
17 What type of business does 3rd Juror run?
Construction

Messenger

Plumbing

Air Conditioning
18 What did the old man living underneath the defendant testify to hearing him say?
You're gonna regret this

I'm gonna kill you

You're not gonna hurt me again

I'll get you this time
19 How old is the defendant?
20

12

23

16
20 According to the stage directions, where does this play take place?
Pittsburgh

New York City

Hollywood

Chicago
21 What is the woman across the street doing when she witnesses the murder?
Lying in bed

Knitting a scarf

Watching television

Reading a book
22 Which juror grew up in the slums?
5th Juror

8th Juror

12th Juror

7th Juror
23 Why did the old man walk slowly?
He had a prosthetic leg

Old age

He was frightened

He had a stroke
24 How did 8th Juror cast doubt on the uniqueness of the murder weapon?
By making a knife that looks much the same

By providing similar knives that confuse the other jurors

By finding and producing an exact match

By providing statistics about knife manufacturing
25 Why wouldn't the old man have been able to hear the defendant's voice?
The gunshot would have obscured the voice

He is hard of hearing

The television was on

The train was passing by

Explain the conflict between juror 8 and juror 3

The main conflict between the two is that juror Number 8 did his homework and juror Number 3 is basing his verdict on the fact that he doesn't give any slack to those from the lower class because he simply doesn't like them. But one of...

Asked by birce o #280373

Answered by jill d #170087 on 11/4/2012 9:40 AM

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Did the jurors believe that they were doing their job responsibly?

I think some of them did, like Juror #8, but some of them just wanted it to be over and go home. Juror #7 just wants to make it to his ball game.

Asked by sylvia x #852079

Answered by Aslan on 4/20/2019 3:09 PM

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In the play 12 Angry Men, how do things change when the evidence (knife) is brought into the jury room for examination?

This question sounds similar to your last one:

When a discussion about the murder weapon, which was identified as the knife purchased by the defendant, a “one-of-a-kind” knife, begins, 8th Juror surprises the others by...

Asked by Mia M #401602

Answered by Aslan on 11/16/2014 7:35 PM

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