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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 payment does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case receive?
(a) Nothing but his name attached to a Supreme Court case.
(b) 20% of the damages awarded.
(c) A monthly retainer.
(d) A flat fee based on the scope of the trial.

2. At what type of work does Gideon say he could make a living?
(a) Plumbing.
(b) Electrical wiring.
(c) Car maintenance.
(d) Truck driving.

3. What is Gideon's state of mind as he prepares to go to trial at the Supreme Court?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Confident.
(c) Humbled.
(d) Anxious.

4. In what city did Gideon commit his crime?
(a) Hollywood, Florida.
(b) Panama City, Florida.
(c) Venice, Florida.
(d) Orlando, Florida.

5. Gideon believes that he was denied ______________ during a legal trial.
(a) due process.
(b) a phone call.
(c) cigarettes.
(d) visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is Gideon's case forwarded to the Supreme Court Justices?

2. In Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's document, Gideon states that he can't cite laws such as the Florida Attorney General has, but that he "_____________________________."

3. How many law clerks are available to assist the Supreme Court Justices?

4. Gideon says that prisoners have ___________ contact with attorneys?

5. What did State Judge Walter V. Schaefer of the Illin.ois Court of Illinois assert as a citizen's greatest right?

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