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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gideon tell his attorney is the primary reason he needs to get out of jail?
(a) To show his innocence.
(b) To get a job.
(c) To have surgery.
(d) To make arrangements for his children.

2. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.
(a) Food and entertainment.
(b) Travel to and from Washington D.C.
(c) Hourly billing.
(d) Hotel accommodations.

3. When is Gideon's case forwarded to the Supreme Court Justices?
(a) March 24, 1960.
(b) December 24, 1961.
(c) February 14, 1969.
(d) February 8, 1962.

4. Who is the central person in GIDEON'S TRUMPET?
(a) Clarence James Thomas.
(b) James Hall Gideon.
(c) Earl Thomas Ray.
(d) Clarence Earl Gideon.

5. Abe Fortas indicates that a lawyer would have known that ____________ could have been a defense for the crime.
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) Righteous anger.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Being high.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Gideon when he ran away from home to escape his strict stepfather?

2. What is unique about Gideon's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?

3. The jury is Gideon's first trial was not given _____________________.

4. Who did Gideon marry in 1955?

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

(see the answer key)

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