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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city is the Florida State Prison located?
(a) Melbourne.
(b) Raiford.
(c) Sarasota.
(d) Starke.

2. 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.

3. What is the question the Justices say is before them when deciding to hear Gideon's case?
(a) Why should the U.S. Supreme Court have to get involved with a petty larceny case?
(b) Should this Court's holding in Betts vs. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, be reconsiderd?
(c) Are we not bound to provide legal justice for all men in this country?
(d) How many more men like Clarence Earl Gideon are sitting in America's prisons?

4. 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.

5. 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 __________________________."
(a) How many kids I have.
(b) How long I have lived her.
(c) What church I belong to if any.
(d) How much money I make.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gideon believes that he was denied ______________ during a legal trial.

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

3. What is one caveat for a person who brings a petition before the Supreme Court?

4. In what part of the country does Gideon live?

5. Who is appointed to represent Gideon in his Supreme Court trial?

(see the answer key)

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