Name_________________________ Directions: As you are watching the movie, pay close attention and circle your answer or write down the answers to the questions. The bold questions are discussion questions.
1. What are the charges against the defendant? ________________________________________
2. True or False – The verdict must be unanimous. 3. What kind of day was it? a. cold b. hot c. snowy 4. Why do you think they lock the jury in the room? ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. What was juror #3 carrier business called? _________________________________________ 6. What two baseball teams are playing at the game? a. Yankees and Boston b. Yankees and Detroit c. Yankees and Cleveland 7. Who voted “Not Guilty” for the first vote? a. #8 b. #1 c. #10 8. How old is the defendant? a. 21 b. 18 c. 25 9. Why didn’t juror #8 raise his hand to vote not guilty? ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. What time did the baseball game start? a. 7pm b. 8pm c. 9pm 11. True or False – The defendant had a rough childhood; he spent some time living in an orphanage. 12. Juror #10 makes comments like “knowing what he is”, what do you think he means? ______________________________________________________________________________ 13. Juror #2 “just thinks” the defendant is guilty, is this from wanting to conform or facts? ______________________________________________________________________________ 14. A witness claimed that they heard the defendant say “I’m gonna kill you”. Do you believe that the murder would yell this right before he killed someone? Why? ______________________________________________________________________________ 15. Juror #10 brings up a witness testimony that she saw the killer, what did she see the murder through? a. elevated train b. passing bus c. taxi 16. Why do you think juror # 7 brought up the defendant’s past? ______________________________________________________________________________ 17. When was the last time, juror #3 seen his son? a. 3 years b. 2 years’ c. 4 years 18. True or False – Juror #5 was raised in a middle class neighborhood. 19. How many days did the trial last? a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 20. Why do you think juror #8 brought a knife to court? ______________________________________________________________________________ 21. Juror #8 calls for another vote, who changed to not guilty? a. #3 b. #9 c. #12 22. Why did juror #9 change his vote? ______________________________________________________________________________ 23. What does juror #11 do for a living? ______________________________________________________________________________ 24. What does juror #8 do for a living? ______________________________________________________________________________ 25. Why is the testimony of the body hitting the floor and the yelling important? ______________________________________________________________________________ 26. Why do you think that the old man (witness) would want attention? ______________________________________________________________________________ 27. What juror changed his vote next? a. #4 b. #12 c. #8 28. True or False – In his anger, juror #3 contradicted himself about the old man (witness). 29. When #8 reenacted the old man’s walk, how long did it take him to walk to the front door? a. 43sec b. 23sec c. 59sec 30. What did #3 mean by “slip through his fingers”? ______________________________________________________________________________ 31. What threatening words did #3 say to #8? _________________________________________ 32. How come the windows had to be shut? __________________________________________ 33. Does the fan have any symbolizes? ______________________________________________________________________________ 34. What was the defendant’s alibi? a. at the movies b. sleeping c. visiting friends 35. What did #2 bring up about the knife? ______________________________________________________________________________ 36. Juror #5 demonstrates that a switch blade should be used how? a. underhand b. overhand c. slashing motion 37. Why did juror #7 change his vote? ______________________________________________________________________________ 38. When juror #10 started his rant, why did the others turn away? ______________________________________________________________________________ 39. What is the importance of the eyeglasses? ______________________________________________________________________________ 40. Why did juror #3 take this case so personal? ______________________________________________________________________________ 41. Why do you think juror #8 helped juror #3 with his coat? ______________________________________________________________________________ 42. What was juror #8 name? ______________________________________________________________________________