Gideon's Trumpet Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Anthony Lewis
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Gideon's Trumpet Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Anthony Lewis
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what type of work does Gideon say he could make a living?
(a) Car maintenance.
(b) Electrical wiring.
(c) Truck driving.
(d) Plumbing.

2. Abe Fortas knows little of Gideon's first trial and little of _____________________.
(a) petty larceny.
(b) Gideon himself.
(c) Florida prisons.
(d) Florida rules.

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

4. Why did Gideon never move his family out of Panama City?
(a) They had family in the area.
(b) His wife didn't want to move.
(c) He never had the money.
(d) They didn't want to leave their school.

5. What is the question the Justices say is before them when deciding to hear Gideon's case?
(a) Why should the U.S. Supreme Court have to get involved with a petty larceny case?
(b) Are we not bound to provide legal justice for all men in this country?
(c) Should this Court's holding in Betts vs. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, be reconsiderd?
(d) How many more men like Clarence Earl Gideon are sitting in America's prisons?

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the U.S. Supreme Court located?

2. Where does Abe Fortas practice law?

3. What is covered in the issue of federalism?

4. Gideon writes a letter of ____________ pages to Abe Fortas to tell him what really happened.

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

(see the answer key)

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