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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following falls into the category of "special circumstances" for those on trial?
(a) All of these.
(b) Mentally ill.
(c) Young.
(d) Illiterate.

2. What is one caveat for a person who brings a petition before the Supreme Court?
(a) He must have money for an attorney.
(b) He must be indigent.
(c) He must have been hurt by a legal action.
(d) He must be illiterate.

3. What payment does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case receive?
(a) 20% of the damages awarded.
(b) Nothing but his name attached to a Supreme Court case.
(c) A monthly retainer.
(d) A flat fee based on the scope of the trial.

4. What does Gideon say about the prison facilities for filing court documents?
(a) They are inadequate.
(b) They do not exist.
(c) They are better than he imagined.
(d) They are excellent.

5. Who is appointed to represent Gideon in his Supreme Court trial?
(a) Abe Fourman.
(b) Abe Fortas.
(c) Abe Rothstein.
(d) Abe Vigoda.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime is Gideon serving time in prison?

2. In what city did Gideon commit his crime?

3. What is Gideon's job in prison?

4. What does Abe Fortas want before going to trial before representing Gideon?

5. How many does does the opposing side on a case have to respond once a petition submitted to the Supreme Court?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fortas discover in Gideon's file regarding how he questioned witnesses and how an attorney would have been better able to manage?

2. What issue has been on the minds of the Justices lately that gives Gideon's petition some extra attention?

3. Why is Gideon allowed an attorney for his Supreme Court case and who is the man appointed to represent him?

4. Do the Supreme Court Justices get to decide which cases they will hear?

5. What is meant by federalism and how could Gideon's Supreme Court case impact it?

6. For what is Abe Fortas already known regarding influencing the Supreme Court to expand a certain ruling?

7. What compensation does an attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case get?

8. What is the premise of GIDEON'S TRUMPET?

9. How does Fortas get the information he needs about Gideon's previous trial?

10. What incriminating testimony had been provided by the prosecution's witness, Henry Cook, during Gideon's criminal trial?

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