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

2. Which of the following falls into the category of "special circumstances" for those on trial?
(a) All of these.
(b) Young.
(c) Illiterate.
(d) Mentally ill.

3. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?
(a) Denver, Colorado.
(b) Orlando, Florida.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

5. What is Gideon on the verge of losing while in jail this time?
(a) Custody of his children.
(b) His mind.
(c) His job.
(d) His house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many does does the opposing side on a case have to respond once a petition submitted to the Supreme Court?

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

4. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.

5. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.

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