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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. How many children and stepchildren does Gideon have with his second wife?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

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

4. What reason did the judge in Gideon's first trial not appoint an attorney?
(a) The county didn't have legal funds.
(b) No attorney would take the case.
(c) He had no reason.
(d) He knew Gideon was guilty.

5. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Abe Fortas knows little of Gideon's first trial and little of _____________________.

2. Why was Gideon in the hospital during this time?

3. What prior case had established the rules for assigning an attorney to a defendant.

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

5. Federal law _____________ state law.

(see the answer key)

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