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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Youth.
(d) Indigence.

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

3. How old was Gideon when his father died?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

4. 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) May 25, 1963.
(c) April 21, 1963.
(d) January 15, 1966.

5. Why was Gideon in the hospital during this time?
(a) He had A-typical tuberculosis.
(b) He had gallbladder surgery.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He had pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?

2. Where does Gideon work after getting out of a reformatory?

3. The Supreme Court had ruled that a person is not criminally responsible for his actions if he ______________________.

4. Abe Fortas indicates that a lawyer would have known that ____________ could have been a defense for the crime.

5. What prior case had established the rules for assigning an attorney to a defendant.

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