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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the Justices asks Jacob if he believes all the prisoners currently jailed without benefit of an attorney are __________________.
(a) Guilty.
(b) Illiterate.
(c) Indigent.
(d) Innocent.

2. What comment does George Mantz say that draws laughter from the Justices?
(a) An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
(b) Hope springs eternal.
(c) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(d) The early bird catches the worm.

3. What is the case in which six black boys were accused of rape of two white girls in 1932?
(a) The Missouri Case.
(b) The Scotsboro Case.
(c) The Alabama Case.
(d) The Petersborough Case.

4. The jury is Gideon's first trial was not given _____________________.
(a) Hotel accommodations during its service.
(b) Any instructions for determining guilt.
(c) Stipends for its service.
(d) Meals during its service.

5. What is the formal name of Gideon's Supreme Court case?
(a) Gideon vs. The United States of America.
(b) Gideon vs. Cochran.
(c) Gideon vs. Wainwright.
(d) Gideon vs. The State of Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Betts vs. Brady case in 1942, in what state did Smith Betts live?

2. Why does Gideon send money to his parents when he is in jail in the mid-1930s?

3. Attorneys should view questions as _______________________.

4. Who is the witness in Gideon's first trial who states that he saw Gideon at the poolroom on the morning of June 3?

5. Who is the new director of the Florida prison system during Gideon's Supreme Court trial?

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