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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the charge on the 11 men?
(a) Assault to commit murder.
(b) Reckless endangerment.
(c) Aggravated battery.
(d) Attempted murder.

2. What happened to the cases against the other defendants?
(a) All charges were dropped.
(b) All were acquitted.
(c) All were found guilty.
(d) The cases were declared as unproven.

3. What did Toms hope to avoid when it came to proving his case against the Sweets?
(a) Pre-meditation.
(b) Racism.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Illegal arms possession.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sweet and Gladys travel after he was released from jail?

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

3. Who joined Toms on the side of the prosecution?

4. The organization was found to be guilty of what?

5. Who held a rally in the park?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the chores of trial break down for Darrow and Hays?

2. What significant testimony greatly helped the Sweet case?

3. Discuss the replacement of Hays on the defense team.

4. Briefly describe the closing arguments and verdict.

5. What was the assistant prosecutor's angle when presented the Sweet case to a judge in a pre-trial hearing?

6. What was the resolution between Rowlette and the NAACP?

7. How did Sweet react to the interrogation?

8. Where did Sweet and Gladys travel after he was released? What was the purpose?

9. What happened during jury selection?

10. Who was Weldon Johnson?

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