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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gideon describe Fortas' legal brief about the case?
(a) Truly inspiring work.
(b) A masterpiece.
(c) Brilliant document.
(d) A Godsend.

2. What does Abe Fortas think would be the best way for the Justices to understand Gideon's case?
(a) They should go to criminal court and watch a defendant try to defend himself.
(b) They should talk to local judges.
(c) They should listen to interviews of inmates.
(d) They should read Gideon's trial transcripts.

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

4. Alabama's brief declares that ___________________ is more likely to be acquitted.
(a) An indigent with counsel.
(b) An indigent without counsel.
(c) A first-time offender.
(d) A retarded person.

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

6. How many people other than Jacob are on Jacob's law team in the Gideon case?
(a) 2.
(b) None.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

7. Which of the following is true of Jacobs prior to the Supreme Court case?
(a) He spends time worrying about minor points.
(b) He is impressed by the formality of the crier who opens the proceedings.
(c) He is struck by the pomp of the building.
(d) All of these.

8. Who is the Attorney General in 1963?
(a) Daniel Ellsberg.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Robert McNamara.
(d) Robert F. Kennedy.

9. Who writes a legal brief in support of Gideon after Walter Mondale's letter is circulated?
(a) General Johnson Hall.
(b) General Gerald A. Berlin.
(c) General Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) General George Patton.

10. Who does George Mantz say is looking out for defendants with attorneys?
(a) The defendant.
(b) The state.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) The judge.

11. What is the main reason a defendant does not have an attorney?
(a) He thinks he can do fine on his own.
(b) He is tried before he knows what is going on.
(c) He doesn't understand the gravity of his situation.
(d) He cannot afford one.

12. Which of the following happens to legal services when appointed attorneys are not compensated?
(a) They are perfunctory.
(b) They are hasty.
(c) They are inept.
(d) All of these.

13. What comment does George Mantz say that draws laughter from the Justices?
(a) Hope springs eternal.
(b) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
(c) The early bird catches the worm.
(d) An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

14. What would add to chaos if the Betts rule were to be overturned?
(a) Law schools would have to change curriculum.
(b) Riots in prisons all across America.
(c) Mass filing of appeals from current prisoners.
(d) Media interviews would overwhelm them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. George Mantz of ____________ admits that his state's courts could soon follow the trend to appoint attorneys in all cases.

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

3. Who is the new director of the Florida prison system during Gideon's Supreme Court trial?

4. Which of the following is the consensus regarding appointed attorneys?

5. Who had complete control over deciding who would represent Gideon?

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