Gideon's Trumpet Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Anthony Lewis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gideon's Trumpet Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Anthony Lewis
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Supreme Court is bound not so much by laws as by the trends and ____________ of the Justices who serve.
(a) Ideas.
(b) Ideals.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Prejudices.

2. Where does Gideon work after getting out of a reformatory?
(a) Shoe factory.
(b) Hardware store.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Slaughterhouse.

3. Among the most important concepts for the Justices is the determination of _________________.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Federalism.
(c) Indigence.
(d) Guilt.

4. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.
(a) Food and entertainment.
(b) Hourly billing.
(c) Travel to and from Washington D.C.
(d) Hotel accommodations.

5. How do some of the Supreme Court Justices consider their power?
(a) Destiny.
(b) Overwhelming.
(c) Exaggerated.
(d) Humbling.

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

7. What does Gideon tell his attorney is the primary reason he needs to get out of jail?
(a) To have surgery.
(b) To make arrangements for his children.
(c) To get a job.
(d) To show his innocence.

8. How old was Gideon when he ran away from home to escape his strict stepfather?
(a) 9.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

9. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?
(a) Stu Mathias.
(b) Michael Rodak, Jr.
(c) Michael Kodak, Jr.
(d) Jeffrey Walton.

10. Because wages are so low when Gideon moves his family to Florida, what does he do to supplement the income?
(a) Tends bar.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Cleans a school.
(d) Works at a gas station.

11. What is Gideon's job in prison?
(a) Cook.
(b) Electrician.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Trusty.

12. Fortas notes that there is a recent history of the Justices declining to approve petitions that would _____________________.
(a) Probably result in guilty verdicts.
(b) Apply to indigent people.
(c) Impact people already in prison.
(d) Be applied across the board to all states.

13. On what type of paper is Gideon's petition written?
(a) Prison paper.
(b) Prison forms.
(c) Linen letterhead.
(d) Regular typing paper.

14. Who, other than the Justices, are included in behind closed door sessions when they consider which cases to hear?
(a) No one.
(b) One legal secretary.
(c) The U.S. Attorney General.
(d) Ten Law Clerks.

15. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?
(a) Probation and time served.
(b) Minimum of five years in prison.
(c) Maximum of five years in prison.
(d) A life sentence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would a lawyer have followed up on regarding Henry Cook's testimony but Gideon didn't know to do?

2. What is unique about Gideon's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?

3. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?

4. Which of the following falls into the category of "special circumstances" for those on trial?

5. In what city in Florida did Gideon reside?

(see the answer keys)

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