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Select two of the following questions to respond to.
Write a one page response, skipping lines, for EACH question for a total of two pages.

1. Prejudices play an important role in a jury's decision. Explain the prejudices of three jurors and how those prejudices affect their voting.
2. Do you think that the film Twelve Angry Men promotes the jury system or speaks out against it? Explain using evidence from the film.
3. List three pieces of evidence against the boy on trial, and then tell how the jurors prove those pieces of evidence wrong.
4. Using evidence from the play, support the idea that some jurors do not care about the facts of the trial, they just want to get it over with.

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