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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason did the judge in Gideon's first trial not appoint an attorney?
(a) The county didn't have legal funds.
(b) He had no reason.
(c) No attorney would take the case.
(d) He knew Gideon was guilty.

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

3. How many does does the opposing side on a case have to respond once a petition submitted to the Supreme Court?
(a) 90.
(b) 60.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

4. What is the date of Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's office that Gideon did not have right to counsel?
(a) January 15, 1966.
(b) May 25, 1963.
(c) November 22, 1963.
(d) April 21, 1963.

5. What is Gideon's state of mind as he prepares to go to trial at the Supreme Court?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Humbled.
(c) Confident.
(d) Frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city in Florida did Gideon reside?

2. 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 "_____________________________."

3. Overall, the courts deal with ____________ while the legislature deals with abstraction in large numbers.

4. Why is Gideon filing an appeal to his case?

5. One of the Justices asks Jacob if he believes all the prisoners currently jailed without benefit of an attorney are __________________.

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