12 Angry Men Quizzes

12 Angry Men Quiz 1

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

Butterfly knife

Steak knife

Butcher knife
2 What was unique about the knife used to stab the victim?
The metal in the blade

The carving on its handle

Its ivory accent

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

Getting into a fight

Bowling

Riding his bike
4 Which juror votes 'not guilty' at the first vote?
8th

3rd

10th

5th
5 Which is the last juror to vote 'not guilty?'
11th Juror

2nd Juror

3rd Juror

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

Deep and repeated

Diagonal and ripping

Down and in
7 What was the defendant's height in relation to his father?
The play does not say.

Shorter

Exactly the same

Taller
8 According to the stage directions, when does this play take place?
1957

1955

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?
8

12

7

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?
Lawyer

Advertising agent

School teacher

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

Too small

Cold

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

Her binoculars

Bushes

An elevated train
15 Who was the first juror to join 8th Juror with a 'not guilty' vote?
4th Juror

2nd Juror

9th 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 woodcarving

For a planned knife fight

For protection from his father
17 What type of business does 3rd Juror run?
Plumbing

Air Conditioning

Messenger

Construction
18 What did the old man living underneath the defendant testify to hearing him say?
I'm gonna kill you

You're not gonna hurt me again

You're gonna regret this

I'll get you this time
19 How old is the defendant?
16

12

23

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

Hollywood

New York City

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

Watching television

Reading a book

Knitting a scarf
22 Which juror grew up in the slums?
5th Juror

7th Juror

12th Juror

8th Juror
23 Why did the old man walk slowly?
He had a prosthetic leg

Old age

He had a stroke

He was frightened
24 How did 8th Juror cast doubt on the uniqueness of the murder weapon?
By providing statistics about knife manufacturing

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
25 Why wouldn't the old man have been able to hear the defendant's voice?
The train was passing by

The television was on

The gunshot would have obscured the voice

He is hard of hearing

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...

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