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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Gladys released on bail?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) September.

2. On what day did jury deliberations begin?
(a) March 6.
(b) May 13.
(c) June 1.
(d) April 24.

3. What did Darrow request from the court?
(a) Change of venue.
(b) Mistrial.
(c) Different judge.
(d) Continuance.

4. Which of the following causes the attorneys to argue?
(a) Change of venue.
(b) Jury selection.
(c) Who would be first chair.
(d) Change of legal representation.

5. On which day did Darrow meet the defendants?
(a) October 1.
(b) November 27.
(c) November 3.
(d) October 15.

6. Who did witnesses say began to throw the rocks?
(a) KKK.
(b) Police.
(c) Other blacks.
(d) Kids.

7. Who did the mayor blame for racial violence?
(a) NAACP.
(b) Sweets.
(c) KKK.
(d) Democrats.

8. Which of the following was missing from the court room when Darrow and Hays argued to dismiss?
(a) Judge.
(b) Prosecution.
(c) Defendants.
(d) Jury.

9. In which book of the Bible does the story of the Prodigal Son appear?
(a) Mark.
(b) Luke.
(c) Matthew.
(d) John.

10. What was the name of the judge?
(a) Murphy.
(b) Cole.
(c) Farrell.
(d) Wilkerson.

11. On what date was the case scheduled to begin?
(a) December 12.
(b) November 16.
(c) October 30.
(d) December 1.

12. What was Springarn's job?
(a) Head of local chapter of the KKK.
(b) Supreme Court justice.
(c) Head of the NAACP legal committee.
(d) Mayor of Detroit.

13. What was the verdict in the Henry Sweet trial?
(a) Guilty to attempted murder.
(b) Guilty to assault.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Not Guilty.

14. Who was questioned about the shots being fired?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Schuknecht.
(c) Toms.
(d) Sweet.

15. What other piece of evidence was found inside the Sweet house?
(a) Fingerprints.
(b) Glass.
(c) Blood.
(d) Weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the rock throwers arrive at the Sweet house?

2. The minister organized a group focused on which of the following?

3. Who declared that the trial could proceed?

4. On what day was Ossian Sweet released?

5. Who did not attend the meeting at the NAACP?

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