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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?
(a) Michael Rodak, Jr.
(b) Jeffrey Walton.
(c) Michael Kodak, Jr.
(d) Stu Mathias.

3. How old is Gideon?
(a) 27.
(b) 39.
(c) 51.
(d) 45.

4. Why does Gideon send money to his parents when he is in jail in the mid-1930s?
(a) To pay for legal fees.
(b) They lost their house in the Great Depression.
(c) To buy food for his brothers and sisters.
(d) To put in a savings account for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following falls into the category of "special circumstances" for those on trial?

2. Sometimes the justices have their ________________ write brief memorandums about the petitioner's file contents.

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

4. What is the question the Justices say is before them when deciding to hear Gideon's case?

5. For what reason has Gideon been summoned to court?

(see the answer key)

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