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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Justice makes the point that all the prisoners currently jailed without counsel were entitled to an attorney ________________________.
(a) Under the special circumstances rule.
(b) Whether they wanted one or not.
(c) Until proven guilty.
(d) Because this is America.

2. Which of the following is the consensus regarding appointed attorneys?
(a) No one attorney should withstand the continuing burden.
(b) An unpaid lawyer provides little or no real legal advice.
(c) All of these?
(d) Governmental funding will be required.

3. 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 __________________________."
(a) How much money I make.
(b) How long I have lived her.
(c) What church I belong to if any.
(d) How many kids I have.

4. Why does Gideon say he needs to get out of prison?
(a) To care for his children.
(b) To care for his mother.
(c) To get a good job.
(d) To continue his education.

5. What legislation gives the Supreme Court Justices the freedom to decide which cases they will hear?
(a) The Fourteenth Amendment.
(b) The NATO Treaty.
(c) The NAACP Bill.
(d) The Judge's Bill of 1925.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the new director of the Florida prison system during Gideon's Supreme Court trial?

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

3. In what city did Gideon commit his crime?

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

5. What is the formal name of Gideon's Supreme Court case?

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