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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Gideon's job in prison?
(a) Cook.
(b) Trusty.
(c) Electrician.
(d) Janitor.

3. What is the case in which six black boys were accused of rape of two white girls in 1932?
(a) The Alabama Case.
(b) The Missouri Case.
(c) The Scotsboro Case.
(d) The Petersborough Case.

4. What type of payment do most appointed attorneys get?
(a) A set fee.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A retainer.
(d) An hourly fee.

5. 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 cross examine witnesses.
(c) He has a right to question the jury.
(d) He could have an attorney if he just asked for one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than Gideon, who is the only person who could have filed Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?

2. Why did Gideon never move his family out of Panama City?

3. How do some of the Supreme Court Justices consider their power?

4. How many does does the opposing side on a case have to respond once a petition submitted to the Supreme Court?

5. What kind of fruit did Turner pick with Cook's mother?

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