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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Has good intentions.
(b) But he will look them up if it takes forever.
(c) Knows there are many of them.
(d) Is trying to learn the best he can.

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

3. Federal law _____________ state law.
(a) is harsher than.
(b) challenges.
(c) supersedes.
(d) is more lenient than.

4. How old was Gideon when he ran away from home to escape his strict stepfather?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

5. What is the name of another case in Florida that is similar to Gideon's regarding right to an attorney?
(a) Cromwell vs. Cooley.
(b) Cronin vs. Cochran.
(c) Carney vs. Collins.
(d) Carnley vs. Cochran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young lawyer assigned to defend the state's position in Gideon's case?

2. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?

3. On what type of paper is Gideon's petition written?

4. What did State Judge Walter V. Schaefer of the Illin.ois Court of Illinois assert as a citizen's greatest right?

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

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