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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Alabama's brief declares that ___________________ is more likely to be acquitted.
(a) An indigent with counsel.
(b) A first-time offender.
(c) A retarded person.
(d) An indigent without counsel.

3. Who is the young lawyer assigned to defend the state's position in Gideon's case?
(a) Michael Morris.
(b) Robert Bruce.
(c) Clayton Hall.
(d) Bruce Robert Jacob.

4. How many children does Gideon have?
(a) Two and two stepchildren.
(b) Three and a stepdaughter.
(c) Five.
(d) One and three stepchildren.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sentence did Gideon receive in his first trial?

2. How many law clerks are available to assist the Supreme Court Justices?

3. What can a lay person not be expected to know?

4. Who is the central person in GIDEON'S TRUMPET?

5. In most cases the majority of the work falls on _________________.

(see the answer key)

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