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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children and stepchildren does Gideon have with his second wife?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

2. What would add to chaos if the Betts rule were to be overturned?
(a) Riots in prisons all across America.
(b) Media interviews would overwhelm them.
(c) Mass filing of appeals from current prisoners.
(d) Law schools would have to change curriculum.

3. Abe Fortas indicates that a lawyer would have known that ____________ could have been a defense for the crime.
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Being high.
(d) Righteous anger.

4. One of the Justices asks Jacob if he believes all the prisoners currently jailed without benefit of an attorney are __________________.
(a) Illiterate.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Indigent.

5. Which of the following is true of Jacobs prior to the Supreme Court case?
(a) He spends time worrying about minor points.
(b) All of these.
(c) He is impressed by the formality of the crier who opens the proceedings.
(d) He is struck by the pomp of the building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which organization submits a brief in support of Gideon's petition?

2. In most cases the majority of the work falls on _________________.

3. What is Gideon's state of mind as he prepares to go to trial at the Supreme Court?

4. What is the formal name of Gideon's Supreme Court case?

5. The jury is Gideon's first trial was not given _____________________.

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