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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Supreme Court had ruled that a person is not criminally responsible for his actions if he ______________________.
(a) Is going through a divorce.
(b) Was taking certain medications.
(c) Had a hard childhood.
(d) Suffers a mental disease.

2. The Supreme Court is bound not so much by laws as by the trends and ____________ of the Justices who serve.
(a) Ideas.
(b) Opinions.
(c) Prejudices.
(d) Ideals.

3. Which of the following is NOT an area in which Abe Fortas is familiar?
(a) U.S. Government.
(b) U.S. Presidents.
(c) Tax law.
(d) Corporations.

4. Why does Gideon's family not qualify for welfare?
(a) Because welfare was not established yet.
(b) Because of Gideon's criminal record.
(c) Because of Gideon's wife's criminal record.
(d) Because Gideon makes too much money.

5. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.
(a) Hotel accommodations.
(b) Hourly billing.
(c) Food and entertainment.
(d) Travel to and from Washington D.C.

6. When is Gideon's case forwarded to the Supreme Court Justices?
(a) December 24, 1961.
(b) March 24, 1960.
(c) February 14, 1969.
(d) February 8, 1962.

7. How many Supreme Court decisions has Gideon read?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) None.
(d) 6.

8. Abe Fortas learns that the ______________________ of Gideon's first trial was/were not recorded.
(a) Witness statements.
(b) Judge's ruling.
(c) Opening and closing arguments.
(d) Verdict.

9. In what city is the Florida State Prison located?
(a) Starke.
(b) Raiford.
(c) Sarasota.
(d) Melbourne.

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

11. Who is the witness in Gideon's first trial who states that he saw Gideon at the poolroom on the morning of June 3?
(a) Henry Koch.
(b) Hank Cookson.
(c) Henry Cook.
(d) Harvey Cook.

12. What establishment was Gideon convicted of robbing?
(a) Bay Harbor Poolroom.
(b) Flamingo Pawn Shop.
(c) Seabreeze Bar & Grill.
(d) Palms and Pawns Shop.

13. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.
(a) Indigence.
(b) Youth.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Insanity.

14. Why does Gideon send money to his parents when he is in jail in the mid-1930s?
(a) To buy food for his brothers and sisters.
(b) To pay for legal fees.
(c) They lost their house in the Great Depression.
(d) To put in a savings account for him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.

2. For what reason has Gideon been summoned to court?

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

4. Where does Gideon work after getting out of a reformatory?

5. What does the judge in Gideon's first trial neglect to tell Gideon?

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