Twelve Angry Men Review Guide
The Twelve Angry Men test is worth 75 points. There are 25 multiple choice questions at 2 points each. There are 10 quote identifications (you are given the quote, you must identify who said it) worth 2 points each. There are two short answers worth a total of 5 points. Please make sure you look over your reading guides and the quote identification paper given to you in class last week.
Vocabulary:
Irony
Metaphor
Symbolism
Conflict
Hung jury
Acquit
Reasonable doubt
Verdict
Testimony
Deliberation
Evidence
Alibi
Things to remember about each juror:
Juror One is the foreman. It is his job to make sure all of the jurors are doing what they are supposed to be doing.
Juror Two has a hard time making his own decisions. However, he is one of two jurors who doesn’t base his decision on prejudice.
Juror Three is very angry. He is a father and is the last juror to change his vote. He threatens to make it a hung jury all by himself at the end of Act III.
Juror Four is very logical. He thinks the rest of the jurors are ridiculous. He has some valid points but is able to admit that he was wrong in the end.
Juror Five is young. He also grew up in the slums but was able to give great evidence to how the man on trial would have held the knife.
Juror Six changed his vote after the evidence was given that the old man couldn’t have heard what he heard. However, he changed his vote back to guilty after the crime was timed out proving that the old man may not have heard what he heard but still could have seen the boy.
Juror Seven is impatient. He doesn’t want to be there and thinks the boy is guilty. He has tickets to a Broadway show.
Juror Eight thinks the man on trial deserves a few words. He fights for what he believes is right. He calls Three a sadist and sets Three off.
Juror Nine is the second juror to vote not guilty. He did so in support of Juror Eight. He is the other juror who did not base their decision on prejudice.
Juror Ten is racist against the defendant (man on trial). He angers the other jurors during his speech at the end of Act III.
Juror Eleven is the foreigner. He brings up good points about the differences between the justice system in the United States and elsewhere.
Juror Twelve is a man in advertising. He tries to do the right thing.
Remember:
The boy said he lost the knife he bought. He said he was at the movies at the time of the murder. He went to reform school for knife fighting. The Old Man walked with two canes and was trying to fall asleep when he heard the murder. The woman across the El Train was also trying to sleep when she saw the murder. The 6th Amendment gives everyone the right to an impartial jury of their peers, the right to be tried in the same district in which you live, and the right to have freedom of speech.
Good luck! Come to class on Monday with any questions you have. We will have ten minutes at the beginning of class to ask questions. The test is Tuesday, December 3.
Happy Thanksgiving!