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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 pages does Gideon's Supreme Court petition contain?
(a) 5.
(b) 23.
(c) 15.
(d) 11.

2. What prior case had established the rules for assigning an attorney to a defendant.
(a) Betz vs. Brady.
(b) Betts vs. Brody.
(c) Betts vs. Brady.
(d) Breck vs. Brady.

3. Abe Fortas knows little of Gideon's first trial and little of _____________________.
(a) Gideon himself.
(b) petty larceny.
(c) Florida prisons.
(d) Florida rules.

4. Gideon says that his court trial violated the _____________ Amendment.
(a) Fourteenth.
(b) First.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Tenth.

5. Who, other than the Justices, are included in behind closed door sessions when they consider which cases to hear?
(a) No one.
(b) The U.S. Attorney General.
(c) One legal secretary.
(d) Ten Law Clerks.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of paper is Gideon's petition written?

2. Is Gideon guaranteed an attorney during a Supreme Court trial?

3. What payment does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case receive?

4. Why is Gideon filing an appeal to his case?

5. Why was Gideon in the hospital during this time?

(see the answer key)

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