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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city is the Florida State Prison located?
(a) Raiford.
(b) Starke.
(c) Sarasota.
(d) Melbourne.

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

3. How do some of the Supreme Court Justices consider their power?
(a) Humbling.
(b) Destiny.
(c) Exaggerated.
(d) Overwhelming.

4. Which of the following is NOT an area in which Abe Fortas is familiar?
(a) U.S. Government.
(b) Corporations.
(c) U.S. Presidents.
(d) Tax law.

5. Who is the clerk who receives Gideon's Supreme Court petition?
(a) Michael Rodak, Jr.
(b) Stu Mathias.
(c) Michael Kodak, Jr.
(d) Jeffrey Walton.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Is Gideon guaranteed an attorney during a Supreme Court trial?

3. With whom does Gideon file a petition?

4. Fortas notes that there is a recent history of the Justices declining to approve petitions that would _____________________.

5. Why does Gideon say he needs to get out of prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of power do the Supreme Court Justices have and how do some of them feel about it?

2. What is the premise of GIDEON'S TRUMPET?

3. What incriminating testimony had been provided by the prosecution's witness, Henry Cook, during Gideon's criminal trial?

4. What is the famous case by which assigning attorneys to defendants is determined?

5. What is so unusual about Gideon's tenacity in preparing his petition to the Supreme Court?

6. What is the nature of Gideon's petition to the Supreme Court?

7. What distinction did Justice Jackson once make regarding the infallibility of Supreme Court decision?

8. For what crime is Gideon serving time in a Florida prison?

9. What sentence does Gideon receive for the petty larceny charge?

10. How many Supreme Court Justices are there and how large is their support staff?

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