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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What role does Gideon take on in helping other inmates?
(a) Godfather.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Legal expert.
(d) Psychiatrist.

2. With whom does Gideon file a petition?
(a) The Florida Appellate Court.
(b) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(c) The U.S. Supreme Court.
(d) The NAACP.

3. In Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's document, Gideon states that he can't cite laws such as the Florida Attorney General has, but that he "_____________________________."
(a) Is trying to learn the best he can.
(b) But he will look them up if it takes forever.
(c) Knows there are many of them.
(d) Has good intentions.

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 put in a savings account for him.
(d) To buy food for his brothers and sisters.

5. What is one caveat for a person who brings a petition before the Supreme Court?
(a) He must be illiterate.
(b) He must have been hurt by a legal action.
(c) He must be indigent.
(d) He must have money for an attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the judge in Gideon's first trial neglect to tell Gideon?

2. Which of the following is NOT an area in which Abe Fortas is familiar?

3. What would happen to the appeals process if Gideon's appeal is approved?

4. What does Abe Fortas want before going to trial before representing Gideon?

5. What payment does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case receive?

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