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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. Gideon believes that he was denied ______________ during a legal trial.
(a) cigarettes.
(b) a phone call.
(c) visitors.
(d) due process.

2. Who writes a legal brief in support of Gideon after Walter Mondale's letter is circulated?
(a) General George Patton.
(b) General Johnson Hall.
(c) General Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) General Gerald A. Berlin.

3. Where is the U.S. Supreme Court located?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Washington D.C.

4. What comment does George Mantz say that draws laughter from the Justices?
(a) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(b) Hope springs eternal.
(c) The early bird catches the worm.
(d) An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

5. Attorneys should view questions as _______________________.
(a) Opportunities to persuade.
(b) Learning experiences.
(c) Necessary evils.
(d) Formalities to be endured.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gideon's family not qualify for welfare?

2. Who does Gideon marry ten months after his first marriage?

3. How many law clerks are available to assist the Supreme Court Justices?

4. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?

5. Gideon says that prisoners have ___________ contact with attorneys?

(see the answer key)

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