Gideon's Trumpet Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapters 3 and 4

Quiz: Chapters 3 and 4

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What is the question the Justices say is before them when deciding to hear Gideon's case?
a) Why should the U.S. Supreme Court have to get involved with a petty larceny case?
b) How many more men like Clarence Earl Gideon are sitting in America's prisons?
c) Should this Court's holding in Betts vs. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, be reconsiderd?
d) Are we not bound to provide legal justice for all men in this country?

2. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?
a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
b) Orlando, Florida.
c) Denver, Colorado.
d) Washington D.C.

3. In Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's document, Gideon states that he can't cite laws such as the Florida...
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