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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is Gideon?
(a) 39.
(b) 45.
(c) 27.
(d) 51.
2. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?
(a) Michael Rodak, Jr.
(b) Michael Kodak, Jr.
(c) Jeffrey Walton.
(d) Stu Mathias.
3. What prior case had established the rules for assigning an attorney to a defendant.
(a) Breck vs. Brady.
(b) Betts vs. Brady.
(c) Betts vs. Brody.
(d) Betz vs. Brady.
4. What does Henry Cook state that Gideon had in his hand when he saw him on the morning of June 3?
(a) A knife.
(b) A bottle of wine.
(c) A gun.
(d) A pizza.
5. What does Abe Fortas want before going to trial before representing Gideon?
(a) A series of phone interviews with Gideon.
(b) A meeting with Gideon.
(c) A transcript of Gideon's previous trial.
(d) A big raise.
6. Which of the following falls into the category of "special circumstances" for those on trial?
(a) All of these.
(b) Illiterate.
(c) Mentally ill.
(d) Young.
7. With whom does Gideon file a petition?
(a) The NAACP.
(b) The American Civil Liberties Union.
(c) The U.S. Supreme Court.
(d) The Florida Appellate Court.
8. Fortas notes that there is a recent history of the Justices declining to approve petitions that would _____________________.
(a) Probably result in guilty verdicts.
(b) Apply to indigent people.
(c) Impact people already in prison.
(d) Be applied across the board to all states.
9. 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) April 21, 1963.
(c) November 22, 1963.
(d) May 25, 1963.
10. At what type of work does Gideon say he could make a living?
(a) Truck driving.
(b) Car maintenance.
(c) Electrical wiring.
(d) Plumbing.
11. What establishment was Gideon convicted of robbing?
(a) Bay Harbor Poolroom.
(b) Seabreeze Bar & Grill.
(c) Palms and Pawns Shop.
(d) Flamingo Pawn Shop.
12. What role does Gideon take on in helping other inmates?
(a) Legal expert.
(b) Godfather.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Psychiatrist.
13. Who does Gideon marry ten months after his first marriage?
(a) Tonya Robichaux.
(b) Yvette Mimieux.
(c) Ruth Babineaux.
(d) Babs Devereaux.
14. What would happen to the appeals process if Gideon's appeal is approved?
(a) All state courts will be impacted.
(b) It will be even harder to appeal.
(c) He will be a free man.
(d) It will be easier to get a case to the Supreme Court.
15. Why did Gideon never move his family out of Panama City?
(a) He never had the money.
(b) His wife didn't want to move.
(c) They had family in the area.
(d) They didn't want to leave their school.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is the U.S. Supreme Court located?
2. Which of the following is NOT an area in which Abe Fortas is familiar?
3. Abe Fortas knows little of Gideon's first trial and little of _____________________.
4. Is Gideon guaranteed an attorney during a Supreme Court trial?
5. What does the judge in Gideon's first trial neglect to tell Gideon?
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