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

2. Which of the following is NOT an area in which Abe Fortas is familiar?
(a) Tax law.
(b) Corporations.
(c) U.S. Presidents.
(d) U.S. Government.

3. Why does Gideon say he needs to get out of prison?
(a) To care for his mother.
(b) To continue his education.
(c) To care for his children.
(d) To get a good job.

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

5. The Supreme Court Justices are aware that many of the cases they hear are the result of __________________.
(a) A defendant's lack of a defense attorney.
(b) An overloaded local court system.
(c) A poor State Court system.
(d) Unskilled judges in the local courts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can a lay person not be expected to know?

2. What would a lawyer have followed up on regarding Henry Cook's testimony but Gideon didn't know to do?

3. Gideon is perceived to be intelligent but ______________.

4. 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 "_____________________________."

5. Gideon says that his court trial violated the _____________ Amendment.

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