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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gideon writes a letter of ____________ pages to Abe Fortas to tell him what really happened.
(a) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 10.

2. Who is the witness in Gideon's first trial who states that he saw Gideon at the poolroom on the morning of June 3?
(a) Henry Cook.
(b) Harvey Cook.
(c) Hank Cookson.
(d) Henry Koch.

3. Because wages are so low when Gideon moves his family to Florida, what does he do to supplement the income?
(a) Works at a gas station.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Tends bar.
(d) Cleans a school.

4. Where does Gideon work after getting out of a reformatory?
(a) Hardware store.
(b) Slaughterhouse.
(c) Shoe factory.
(d) Restaurant.

5. Federal law _____________ state law.
(a) is harsher than.
(b) challenges.
(c) is more lenient than.
(d) supersedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What establishment was Gideon convicted of robbing?

2. Why does the Florida Attorney General say Gideon did not have the right to counsel?

3. How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?

4. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?

5. With whom does Gideon file a petition?

(see the answer key)

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