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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the Florida Attorney General say Gideon did not have the right to counsel?
(a) He was insane.
(b) He had too many prior convictions.
(c) He was clearly guilty.
(d) The rules of Betts vs. Brady.

3. Who is the witness in Gideon's first trial who states that he saw Gideon at the poolroom on the morning of June 3?
(a) Hank Cookson.
(b) Henry Koch.
(c) Henry Cook.
(d) Harvey Cook.

4. How old was Gideon when he ran away from home to escape his strict stepfather?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

5. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.
(a) All the chairs and tables were tipped over.
(b) The moneybox was empty.
(c) There were gunshots in the walls.
(d) The door lock was cut with bolt cutters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?

2. Abe Fortas had previously argued the case that expanded the Supreme Court's ruling on ____________.

3. 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 "_____________________________."

4. Which of the following is NOT an area in which Abe Fortas is familiar?

5. What does Gideon tell his attorney is the primary reason he needs to get out of jail?

(see the answer key)

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