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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 is the main reason a defendant does not have an attorney?
(a) He thinks he can do fine on his own.
(b) He doesn't understand the gravity of his situation.
(c) He is tried before he knows what is going on.
(d) He cannot afford one.

2. Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court should present facts as opposed to ________________.
(a) Opinions.
(b) Speculation.
(c) Lofty ideas.
(d) Theories.

3. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?
(a) Maximum of five years in prison.
(b) Minimum of five years in prison.
(c) A life sentence.
(d) Probation and time served.

4. Gideon writes a letter of ____________ pages to Abe Fortas to tell him what really happened.
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

5. What would a lawyer have followed up on regarding Henry Cook's testimony but Gideon didn't know to do?
(a) If Cook had a job.
(b) If Cook had an arrest record.
(c) If Cook had a grudge against Gideon.
(d) Why Cook was on the street at that time of the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the case in which the the opinion indicates that federal defendants should always have the right to an attorney?

2. What is the case in which six black boys were accused of rape of two white girls in 1932?

3. Because wages are so low when Gideon moves his family to Florida, what does he do to supplement the income?

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

5. Gideon is perceived to be intelligent but ______________.

(see the answer key)

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