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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The Supreme Court always seems to take the word of the person who claims _______________.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Indigence.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Youth.

3. What prior case had established the rules for assigning an attorney to a defendant.
(a) Betts vs. Brody.
(b) Betts vs. Brady.
(c) Breck vs. Brady.
(d) Betz vs. Brady.

4. What is Gideon's state of mind as he prepares to go to trial at the Supreme Court?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Humbled.
(d) Confident.

5. What is Gideon on the verge of losing while in jail this time?
(a) His house.
(b) His mind.
(c) His job.
(d) Custody of his children.

6. Among the most important concepts for the Justices is the determination of _________________.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Federalism.
(c) Indigence.
(d) Insanity.

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

8. Henry Cook states that at the poolroom, the front was off the cigarette machine and ___________________.
(a) The moneybox was empty.
(b) The door lock was cut with bolt cutters.
(c) There were gunshots in the walls.
(d) All the chairs and tables were tipped over.

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

10. Who did Gideon marry in 1955?
(a) Connie Martin.
(b) Louise Cooper.
(c) Doris Clawson.
(d) Velma Cooper.

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

12. How old was Gideon when he ran away from home to escape his strict stepfather?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

13. 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 Koch.
(b) Harvey Cook.
(c) Hank Cookson.
(d) Henry Cook.

14. What establishment was Gideon convicted of robbing?
(a) Flamingo Pawn Shop.
(b) Bay Harbor Poolroom.
(c) Palms and Pawns Shop.
(d) Seabreeze Bar & Grill.

15. An attorney representing a client in a Supreme Court case gets money for ________________.
(a) Hourly billing.
(b) Travel to and from Washington D.C.
(c) Hotel accommodations.
(d) Food and entertainment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than Gideon, who is the only person who could have filed Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?

2. Federal law _____________ state law.

3. Why does Gideon's family not qualify for welfare?

4. Abe Fortas knows little of Gideon's first trial and little of _____________________.

5. Sometimes the justices have their ________________ write brief memorandums about the petitioner's file contents.

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