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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Gideon have?
(a) Three and a stepdaughter.
(b) Five.
(c) Two and two stepchildren.
(d) One and three stepchildren.

2. With whom does Gideon file a petition?
(a) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(b) The NAACP.
(c) The Florida Appellate Court.
(d) The U.S. Supreme Court.

3. 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.

4. Where is the U.S. Supreme Court located?
(a) New York.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Boston.
(d) Washington D.C.

5. What is the date of Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's office that Gideon did not have right to counsel?
(a) November 22, 1963.
(b) April 21, 1963.
(c) January 15, 1966.
(d) May 25, 1963.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does each Supreme Court justice receive regarding petitioners' requests?

2. Why does Gideon send money to his parents when he is in jail in the mid-1930s?

3. Abe Fortas learns that the ______________________ of Gideon's first trial was/were not recorded.

4. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.

5. How old was Gideon when his father died?

(see the answer key)

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