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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jacob recommends that if a new law were to come from the Gideon case it should not be _______________.
(a) Publicized.
(b) Enforced.
(c) In effect for a year.
(d) Retroactive.

2. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?
(a) Probation and time served.
(b) Maximum of five years in prison.
(c) A life sentence.
(d) Minimum of five years in prison.

3. What does Henry Cook state that Gideon had in his hand when he saw him on the morning of June 3?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pizza.

4. Gideon believes that he was denied ______________ during a legal trial.
(a) visitors.
(b) cigarettes.
(c) a phone call.
(d) due process.

5. What is the case in which the the opinion indicates that federal defendants should always have the right to an attorney?
(a) Jackson vs. Zolta.
(b) Jackman vs. Zerbst.
(c) Johnson vs. Johnson.
(d) Johnson vs. Zerbst.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true regarding Supreme Court Justices?

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

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 __________________________."

4. Tobias Simon refers to Gideon as a "nut" and talks of his ____________________.

5. What would be the benefit of a public defender's office?

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