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

2. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?
(a) Orlando, Florida.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

3. Justices of the Supreme Court have a higher power than ____________________.
(a) The President.
(b) The Vice President.
(c) Any other judge in the country.
(d) The Attorney General.

4. Abe Fortas had previously argued the case that expanded the Supreme Court's ruling on ____________.
(a) Indigence.
(b) Pre-meditated murder.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Tax evasion.

5. Because wages are so low when Gideon moves his family to Florida, what does he do to supplement the income?
(a) Tends bar.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Cleans a school.
(d) Works at a gas station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Gideon's landlady testifies to when Gideon questions her?

2. How many pages does Gideon's Supreme Court petition contain?

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

4. A famous line in Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court reads: "It makes no difference how old I am or what color I am or __________________________."

5. The Supreme Court Justices are aware that many of the cases they hear are the result of __________________.

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