12 Angry Men Quizzes

12 Angry Men Quiz 1

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?
Its ivory accent

The metal in the blade

A strangely long blade

The carving on its handle
3 What does the defendant claim he was doing while his father was stabbed?
Bowling

Going to the movies

Riding his bike

Getting into a fight
4 Which juror votes 'not guilty' at the first vote?
8th

3rd

10th

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

9th Juror

11th Juror

2nd Juror
6 How is the stab wound described by the jurors?
Diagonal and ripping

Deep and repeated

Up and across

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

Taller

Exactly the same

The play does not say.
8 According to the stage directions, when does this play take place?
1955

1950

1957

1956
9 With what crime is the defendant charged?
1st Degree Murder

2nd Degree Murder

Manslaughter

Assault with a deadly weapon
10 How many of the 12 jurors must vote 'guilty' for a conviction?
8

11

12

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

A broadway show

His daughter's birthday party

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

School teacher

Advertising agent

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

Too small

Heat

Cold
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?
4th Juror

9th Juror

2nd Juror

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

For protection from his father

To give it to his friend

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

Messenger

Air Conditioning

Plumbing
18 What did the old man living underneath the defendant testify to hearing him say?
I'll get you this time

You're not gonna hurt me again

You're gonna regret this

I'm gonna kill you
19 How old is the defendant?
16

23

20

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

Chicago

New York City

Pittsburgh
21 What is the woman across the street doing when she witnesses the murder?
Knitting a scarf

Watching television

Reading a book

Lying in bed
22 Which juror grew up in the slums?
8th Juror

12th Juror

7th Juror

5th Juror
23 Why did the old man walk slowly?
Old age

He had a prosthetic leg

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 providing similar knives that confuse the other jurors

By making a knife that looks much the same

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 television was on

The gunshot would have obscured the voice

The train was passing by

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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What is the title and author of the book you are referring to?

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