Twelve Angry Men
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One reason that the playwright doesn’t give more details about the trial is because
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He knew that everyone would have read To Kill a Mockingbird.
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He wanted to focus on the characters in the jury room.
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He wanted people to know the accused’s ethnicity.
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They ran out of money.
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This is a basic comprehension quiz on the play/screenplay Twelve Angry Men.
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No one really believed the witness’s
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Rapport
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Hung jury
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Plausible
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Ad lib
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Testimony
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A. Testimony -
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The foreman announced to the judge that no decision was possible since they had a(n)
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Rapport
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Hung jury
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Plausible
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Ad lib
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Testimony
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A. Hung jury -
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All of the following are pieces of evidence against the accused EXCEPT
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The switchblade.
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The old man's testimony.
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The neighbor's testimony.
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The movie ticket.
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A. The movie ticket. -
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The director didn’t give the actors a script; instead he told them to
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Rapport
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Hung jury
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Plausible
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Ad lib
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Testimony
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A. Ad lib -
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Once we’d resolved our disagreement, we were in perfect
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Rapport
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Hung jury
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Plausible
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Ad lib
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Testimony
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A. Rapport -
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Twelve Angry Men was written by
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Arthur Miller.
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Reginald Rose.
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William Shakespeare.
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William Golding
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A. Reginald Rose. -
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The reason he gave for his absence is not
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Rapport
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Hung jury
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Plausible
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Ad lib
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Testimony
Correct Answer
A. PlausibleExplanation
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This play was written around the year
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1931.
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1945.
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1957.
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1964.
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A. 1957. -
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This play originally started life as
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A screenplay.
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A short story.
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A chapter in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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A news article.
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Why does #8 vote "not guilty" during the first vote?
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What does "reasonable doubt" mean?
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Why is the old man's testimony doubtful? Why would he have lied?
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What would happen if a hung jury was declared?
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How are these play's themes similar to those in To Kill a Mockingbird?
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