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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Gideon when his father died?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

2. What can a lay person not be expected to know?
(a) Attorney phone numbers.
(b) Supreme Court Justices.
(c) Legal fees.
(d) Points of law.

3. Abe Fortas had previously argued the case that expanded the Supreme Court's ruling on ____________.
(a) Pre-meditated murder.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Indigence.
(d) Tax evasion.

4. Who does George Mantz say is looking out for defendants with attorneys?
(a) The judge.
(b) The state.
(c) The defendant.
(d) The Supreme Court.

5. Who did Gideon marry in 1955?
(a) Velma Cooper.
(b) Doris Clawson.
(c) Louise Cooper.
(d) Connie Martin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is Gideon's case forwarded to the Supreme Court Justices?

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

4. Sometimes the justices have their ________________ write brief memorandums about the petitioner's file contents.

5. Who is appointed to represent Gideon in his Supreme Court trial?

(see the answer key)

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