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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the person who was killed on Garland Avenue?
(a) Brinkley.
(b) Brenner.
(c) Breiner.
(d) Brandon.

2. What was the bail amount set at?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $7,000.

3. Who participated in jury selection with Darrow?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) White.
(c) Hays.
(d) Murphy.

4. What organization could not stand up to cross examination?
(a) District Attorney's office.
(b) NAACP.
(c) Detroit Detective's Bureau.
(d) Waterworks Park Improvement Association.

5. Who finally admitted to finding a stone in the house?
(a) Perry.
(b) Mahoney.
(c) Schuknecht.
(d) Adler.

6. At what time did Sweet make the call to Perry?
(a) 10:45 p.m.
(b) 2:15 p.m.
(c) 11:35 p.m.
(d) 12:30 p.m.

7. How was Sweet referred to in the media?
(a) A reluctant hero.
(b) A pompous upstart.
(c) A martyr.
(d) A face of the future.

8. The organization was found to be guilty of what?
(a) Fixing an election.
(b) Advocating violence.
(c) Lying to a federal court officer.
(d) Compromising the jury.

9. Which of the following men was not one of Sweet's attorneys?
(a) Rowlette.
(b) Perry.
(c) Mahoney.
(d) Toms.

10. Who went with the inspector through the Sweets' house?
(a) Chief of police.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Perry.

11. Who smoothed things over between the various groups in Detroit?
(a) White.
(b) Hays.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Faust.

12. The defense succeeded in having charges dropped against which defendant?
(a) Otis.
(b) Henry.
(c) Gladys.
(d) Ossian.

13. Who was slated to go on trial first?
(a) Tom Latting.
(b) Otis Sweet.
(c) Ossian Sweet.
(d) Henry Sweet.

14. What was the surname of the county prosecutor?
(a) Rowlette.
(b) Mahoney.
(c) Toms.
(d) Roberts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area of the police department did Davis work?

2. What motion did Darrow file at the beginning of the defense presentation?

3. What reporter was called to testify?

4. The trial seemed to ride on the hope that Darrow could present a case that could be described how?

5. Who was hired as a replacement lawyer?

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