12 Angry Men Test

Which of the following is NOT reasonable doubt created about the knife and the stabbing?

• The wound was made at an angle inappropriate to a switchblade.

• The wound was probably made by someone taller than the defendant.

• The murder weapon’s uniqueness was disproved by an identical knife.

• The murder weapon was found by the old man downstairs when the boy ran.

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1. Why is it ironic that Juror No. 10 states, “He don’t even speak good English” and is corrected by Juror 11 saying, “He doesn’t even speak good English”?

I. Juror No.10 thinks he is superior as an American.

II. Juror No.11 is from another country and knows correct English.

III. Juror No.10 is criticizing the boy as ignorant but speaks incorrectly.

• II only

• II and III

• I and III

• I, II, and III

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The boy’s background profile includes all of the following EXCEPT

• He was raised by a violent single father.

• He was a violent offender in the past.

• He had been a criminal but limited his crimes to stealing.

• He had grown up in a poor, inner-city environment.

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Which of the following is NOT reasonable doubt created about the old man’s testimony?

• He was motivated to lie by feelings of racial prejudice toward the boy.

• He could not have heard the boy scream over the sound of a passing train.

• He was lonely and may have been seeking attention with his testimony.

• He moved too slowly to cover the distance he stated between hearing and seeing the boy.

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When Juror No. 3 exclaims that he is the defendant’s executioner and says, “You bet I’d like to pull the switch!,” he reveals

• a passionate commitment to seeing justice done.

• a complete misunderstanding of the execution process.

• his compassion toward the father who was murdered brutally.

• his sadistic personality and personal desire for the boy’s death.

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Which of the following make(s) the boy seem a likely suspect for the crime?

I. His alibi is a movie, but he can’t remember which one.

II. He claims he can’t find the knife he is known to have bought.

III. He went to reform school for having stabbed someone as a child.

• III only

• I and II

• II and III

• I, II, and III

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What was wrong with the woman's testimony?

• She couldn't have seen the murder without her glasses.

• She couldn’t have seen the murder through a passing train as all the cars were dark.

• A train did not go by at the time she stated in her testimony.

• The murder happened in a room that does not face her window.

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Juror No. 3, who is the last one to vote “not guilty,” changes because

• earlier, he was forceful and antagonistic, but in the end he is vulnerable.

• earlier, he had the strength of others on his side, but in the end he is alone.

• earlier, he was meek and submissive, but near the end he is passionate and outspoken.

• earlier, he was racist, but by the end, he changes his mind and becomes accepting.

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Juror No. 11, the refugee from Europe, changes because

• earlier, he was forceful and antagonistic, but in the end he is vulnerable.

• earlier, he had the strength of others on his side, but in the end he is alone.

• earlier, he was meek and submissive, but near the end he is passionate and outspoken.

• earlier, he was racist, but by the end, he changes his mind and becomes accepting.

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Jurors No. 3 and Juror No. 12 play tic-tac-toe, which demonstrates

• they are not taking jury duty seriously.

• they already plan to vote “not guilty.”

• they are angry with each other.

• they are nervous and tense.

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