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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prior to Gideons' Supreme Court case, how many of the nine Justices does Fortas think will rule in his favor?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

2. Under the Betts rule, who is required to have an attorney?
(a) An innocent person.
(b) A guilty person.
(c) An indigent person.
(d) A person of low intelligence.

3. What does the judge in Gideon's first trial neglect to tell Gideon?
(a) He could have an attorney if he just asked for one.
(b) He has a right to cross examine witnesses.
(c) There is video tape of Gideon stealing.
(d) He has a right to question the jury.

4. Abe Fortas indicates that a lawyer would have known that ____________ could have been a defense for the crime.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Being high.
(c) Drunkenness.
(d) Righteous anger.

5. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?
(a) Minimum of five years in prison.
(b) Probation and time served.
(c) Maximum of five years in prison.
(d) A life sentence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Henry Cook state that Gideon had in his hand when he saw him on the morning of June 3?

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

4. Why does Gideon send money to his parents when he is in jail in the mid-1930s?

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

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