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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. The jury is Gideon's first trial was not given _____________________.
(a) Meals during its service.
(b) Any instructions for determining guilt.
(c) Stipends for its service.
(d) Hotel accommodations during its service.

2. What does the judge in Gideon's first trial neglect to tell Gideon?
(a) There is video tape of Gideon stealing.
(b) He has a right to question the jury.
(c) He has a right to cross examine witnesses.
(d) He could have an attorney if he just asked for one.

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

4. Who is appointed to represent Gideon in his Supreme Court trial?
(a) Abe Fortas.
(b) Abe Fourman.
(c) Abe Rothstein.
(d) Abe Vigoda.

5. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.
(a) Travel to and from Washington D.C.
(b) Hourly billing.
(c) Hotel accommodations.
(d) Food and entertainment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Federal law _____________ state law.

2. Who does Gideon marry ten months after his first marriage?

3. Who is the witness in Gideon's first trial who states that he saw Gideon at the poolroom on the morning of June 3?

4. 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 __________________________."

5. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.

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