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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. What does the judge in Gideon's first trial neglect to tell Gideon?
(a) There is video tape of Gideon stealing.
(b) He has a right to cross examine witnesses.
(c) He has a right to question the jury.
(d) He could have an attorney if he just asked for one.

2. Which law school does John Hart Ely attend?
(a) Yale.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Princeton.

3. What did State Judge Walter V. Schaefer of the Illin.ois Court of Illinois assert as a citizen's greatest right?
(a) The right to bear arms.
(b) The right to practice religion.
(c) The right to an attorney.
(d) The right of free speech.

4. How old was Gideon when his father died?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

5. What can a lay person not be expected to know?
(a) Points of law.
(b) Supreme Court Justices.
(c) Attorney phone numbers.
(d) Legal fees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?

2. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.

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

4. What can be said about Gideon in that he stuck to the process of filing an appeal?

5. Under the Betts rule, who is required to have an attorney?

(see the answer key)

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