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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city did Gideon commit his crime?
(a) Hollywood, Florida.
(b) Orlando, Florida.
(c) Venice, Florida.
(d) Panama City, Florida.

2. 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) How many more men like Clarence Earl Gideon are sitting in America's prisons?
(c) Should this Court's holding in Betts vs. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, be reconsiderd?
(d) Are we not bound to provide legal justice for all men in this country?

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

4. Other than Gideon, who is the only person who could have filed Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?
(a) His father.
(b) His wife.
(c) His attorney.
(d) His son.

5. Where does Gideon work after getting out of a reformatory?
(a) Restaurant.
(b) Hardware store.
(c) Slaughterhouse.
(d) Shoe factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gideon send money to his parents when he is in jail in the mid-1930s?

2. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?

3. Why does Gideon's family not qualify for welfare?

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

5. What is unique about Gideon's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court?

(see the answer key)

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