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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was N. K. McGill?
(a) Judge.
(b) District Attorney.
(c) General counsel for NAACP.
(d) Lawyer for Chicago Defender.

3. Where did Darrow go to raise funds for the Sweet case?
(a) Watts.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Harlem.

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

5. The trial seemed to ride on the hope that Darrow could present a case that could be described how?
(a) Chilling.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Shocking.
(d) Repentant.

6. Toms stated that the men must have been looking for which of the following?
(a) Retribution.
(b) Equality.
(c) Confrontation.
(d) Cause.

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

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

9. What was Hays in charge of handling for the case?
(a) Jury selection.
(b) Cross examination.
(c) Precedents.
(d) Media management.

10. White was upset about the cost of what?
(a) Hotel expenses.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Second trial.
(d) Drycleaning.

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

12. Who presented the defendants with a document that awaited their signatures?
(a) Hays.
(b) Murphy.
(c) White.
(d) Perry.

13. Who joined Toms on the side of the prosecution?
(a) Carter.
(b) Kennedy.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Hays.

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

15. Who was the minister of the local church?
(a) White.
(b) Perry.
(c) Santiago.
(d) Gomez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who spoke to the men about the guns and ammunition?

2. On what day was Ossian Sweet released?

3. Who declared that the trial could proceed?

4. Who did the mayor blame for racial violence?

5. The NAACP believed that which of the following was unnecessary?

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