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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "stupid answer" does Jacob give in response to a Justice?
(a) The Justices have not done their due diligence in the case.
(b) He did not realize that he would be questioned on some of these issues.
(c) A judge would not object to a lay person representing someone else.
(d) Gideon did the crime and he has to do the time.

2. Why did Jacob only have evenings and weekends to devote to the states' case against Gideon?
(a) He worked full time at a law office.
(b) He had a corporate job during the week.
(c) He had to care for an ailing parent.
(d) He was still going to law school.

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

4. Who replaces Justice Frankfurter when he retires?
(a) Justice Arthur Goldman.
(b) Justice Arthur Goldberg.
(c) Justice Avery Gillette.
(d) Justice Alan Ginsburg.

5. Lawyers appearing before the Supreme Court should present facts as opposed to ________________.
(a) Theories.
(b) Lofty ideas.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Speculation.

6. What type of payment do most appointed attorneys get?
(a) A retainer.
(b) An hourly fee.
(c) A set fee.
(d) Nothing.

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

8. Walter Mondale of Minnesota wrote to Jacob that all __________________ should have a lawyer.
(a) Indigents.
(b) Accused people.
(c) People.
(d) Felony defendants.

9. What is the case in which six black boys were accused of rape of two white girls in 1932?
(a) The Alabama Case.
(b) The Missouri Case.
(c) The Petersborough Case.
(d) The Scotsboro Case.

10. Why does the right to an attorney issue become even greater on the state level?
(a) There are more intellectually challenged defendants.
(b) There are more indigent defendants.
(c) The states resist the change.
(d) There are judges who want to rule on a case-by-case basis.

11. Most prisoners currently jailed without the benefit of an attorney do not have which of the following characteristics that Gideon possesses?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) All of these.
(c) Educational level.
(d) Tenacity.

12. Who is the young lawyer assigned to defend the state's position in Gideon's case?
(a) Clayton Hall.
(b) Robert Bruce.
(c) Michael Morris.
(d) Bruce Robert Jacob.

13. What would be the benefit of a public defender's office?
(a) Better compensation.
(b) Knowledge of judges.
(c) Knowledge of courts.
(d) Familiarity with areas.

14. Which state files its own brief in support of the principles of Gideon's case?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Montana.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Maine.

15. Who typed Jacob's legal brief in the Gideon case?
(a) Legal secretary.
(b) Personal assistant.
(c) Jacob's wife.
(d) Law clerk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which law school does John Hart Ely attend?

3. What did State Judge Walter V. Schaefer of the Illin.ois Court of Illinois assert as a citizen's greatest right?

4. How does Gideon describe Fortas' legal brief about the case?

5. What comment does George Mantz say that draws laughter from the Justices?

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