1. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?
(a) The bus in which the jurors are being transported to court.
(b) The jury room in a New York court.
(c) The murder scene.
(d) The court room.
2. How many days has the trial been going on when the jurors begin their deliberations?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Three days.
3. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?
4. Before the jurors depart for the jury room, who gives them final instructions?
(a) The judge.
(b) The foreman.
(c) The defense.
(d) The prosecution.
5. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?
(a) A man is being tried for the murder of his son.
(b) A man is being tried for the murder of the woman next door.
(c) A boy is being tried for the murder of a man downstairs.
(d) A young man is being tried for the murder of his father.
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