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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Abe Fortas indicates that a lawyer would have known that ____________ could have been a defense for the crime.
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) Being high.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Righteous anger.
2. What is the date of Gideon's reply to the Florida Attorney General's office that Gideon did not have right to counsel?
(a) May 25, 1963.
(b) April 21, 1963.
(c) November 22, 1963.
(d) January 15, 1966.
3. What would a lawyer have followed up on regarding Henry Cook's testimony but Gideon didn't know to do?
(a) If Cook had a grudge against Gideon.
(b) Why Cook was on the street at that time of the morning.
(c) If Cook had a job.
(d) If Cook had an arrest record.
4. For what reason has Gideon been summoned to court?
(a) Child custody case.
(b) Divorce proceedings.
(c) Traffic violations.
(d) Noise violations.
5. How many children and stepchildren does Gideon have with his second wife?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Gideon marry in 1955?
2. Abe Fortas learns that the ______________________ of Gideon's first trial was/were not recorded.
3. Abe Fortas knows little of Gideon's first trial and little of _____________________.
4. What is one caveat for a person who brings a petition before the Supreme Court?
5. When is Gideon's case forwarded to the Supreme Court Justices?
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