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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Moll's first name?
(a) Leslie.
(b) Lee.
(c) Leonard.
(d) Lester.

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

3. Who is James Johnson?
(a) Chicago lawyer.
(b) Executive Secretary of NAACP.
(c) Supreme Court justice.
(d) Reporter.

4. Where did the NAACP hold their rally?
(a) Town square.
(b) Second Baptist Church.
(c) Waterworks Park.
(d) AME Church.

5. What was the name of the church?
(a) United Church of Christ.
(b) Bethel AME.
(c) Second Baptist Church.
(d) Our Lady of Sorrows.

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

7. 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.

8. How much time did Darrow have to work on the case before it went to trial?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 1 month.

9. What was James Johnson's middle name?
(a) Weldon.
(b) Weston.
(c) Werther.
(d) Wilson.

10. What motion did Darrow file at the beginning of the defense presentation?
(a) Voire dire.
(b) Undue prejudice.
(c) Mistrial.
(d) Dismissal.

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

12. Where were Sweet and the other men taken?
(a) Mayor's office.
(b) Commissioner's office.
(c) Federal building.
(d) Detective's Bureau.

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

14. What did Sweet do while awaiting a new trial?
(a) Practiced medicine.
(b) Spent time at home repairing the house.
(c) Studied for bar exam.
(d) Traveled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other piece of evidence was found inside the Sweet house?

2. Who was an eyewitness to the incident at the Sweets' house?

3. How many people crammed into the area around the house?

4. Who went with the inspector through the Sweets' house?

5. Which of the following causes the attorneys to argue?

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