Paralegal Studies Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Paralegal Studies introduces students to the foundational skills and knowledge required for a successful career supporting legal professionals. The course covers the structure of the legal system, essential legal terminology, ethics and confidentiality, legal research and writing, and case management. Through practical exercises, students learn to draft documents, conduct client interviews, assist with trial preparation, and apply procedural rules in real-world scenarios. This course prepares students to effectively contribute in law firms, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and other legal service environments.
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Civil Litigation 7th Edition by Peggy Kerley
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Chapter 1: Litigation and the Paralegal
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Q1) In some instances the first pleading filed in a lawsuit is called a petition.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Unless a case is settled, litigation results in a(n) ________, where parties present their evidence to a judge or jury.
Answer: trial
Q3) Arbitration is a form of settlement.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Law books that contain the actual law itself are referred to as ________.
A) form books
B) primary sources
C) secondary sources
D) legal encyclopedias
Answer: B
Q5) If a defendant ignores a complaint and files no responsive papers, the defendant ________.
Answer: defaults
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Chapter 2: The Courts and Jurisdiction
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Q1) In order to invoke quasi in rem jurisdiction, the defendant's property must be brought before the court in a(n) ________ proceeding.
Answer: attachment
Q2) Before proceeding with a case, the court must have either subject matter or personal jurisdiction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) When an appellate court reverses the lower court's decision and then sends it back to the trial court, it ________ the case.
Answer: remands
Q4) If the accident happened in Alabama, the state courts of Oklahoma would have jurisdiction to hear the case.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q5) An appellate court's role is to determine if any ________ errors occurred in the trial court.
Answer: legal
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Chapter 3: Preliminary Considerations and Procedures
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Q1) Litigation paralegals need not be concerned with ethical problems because various canons of ethics and rules of professional conduct apply only to attorneys.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Cloud computing creates ethical questions related to client confidentiality.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Paralegals should never give factual information to clients as it may violate ethical rules.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q4) Ogawa and Robles are most likely handling this case on a contingent fee basis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Investigation and Evidence
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Q1) As soon as an attorney learns that his or her client might be sued, the attorney should advise the client to preserve all documents related to the suit. This is known as a(n) ________.
Q2) If Berkshire talks to any potential witnesses in the case, Berkshire should not identify himself as a paralegal working for the law firm that represents Saldivar because this could influence the witnesses' statements.
A)True B)False
Q3) A judicial notice allows a court to find that certain facts are true without the parties presenting evidence of the fact.
A)True B)False
Q4) The process of creating a searchable database of numerous documents begins with ________.
Q5) ________ evidence is evidence that a witness personally observed and that, if believed, directly establishes a fact.
Q6) Before an expert is allowed to testify in a court proceeding, he or she must be ________ by the court to do so.
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Chapter 5: The Complaint
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Q1) The attorney's signature at the end of a complaint is called a(n) ________.
Q2) All documents filed in court are known as pleadings. A)True
B)False
Q3) All complaints contain ________, which are statements describing the contentions and defenses of the parties to the lawsuit.
Q4) Before a class action lawsuit can proceed, a judge must ________ the class.
Q5) Service of a complaint and summons on a corporation is accomplished by serving ________.
A) any director of the corporation
B) any employee of the corporation
C) the agent for service of process
D) Both a and c.
Q6) Piazza's medical bills are an item of special damages. A)True B)False
Q7) When a complaint is filed, the court assigns a(n) ________ number.
Q8) Punitive damages are also referred to as exemplary damages. A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Responses to the Complaint
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Q1) A third-party complaint and summons must be served in the same way as a(n) ________ is served.
Q2) A motion to dismiss filed in a federal action can challenge ________.
A) personal jurisdiction
B) subject matter jurisdiction
C) venue
D) All of these choices.
Q3) Counterclaims that must be asserted or lost are known as ________.
Q4) A copy of the answer must be personally served on the plaintiff.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In a federal court action, a general denial challenges the subject matter jurisdiction of the court.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A third-party complaint, unlike the cross-claim and counterclaim, is a separate pleading.
A)True
B)False
Q7) To obtain a default judgment, the plaintiff must ________ his or her claim.
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Chapter 7: Motion Practice
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Q1) If an attorney makes a frivolous motion, the court will probably issue ________ against the attorney to punish him or her.
Q2) An order shortening time is often the result of an ex parte motion.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Except for motions made during the ________, motions are required to be written, filed in court, and served on opposing attorneys.
Q4) An affidavit in support of a motion is always made by the moving party or the attorney for the moving party.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Service of moving papers in support of a motion is evidenced by a certificate of mailing.
A)True B)False
Q6) All motions in federal court are specifically described by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Overview of the Discovery Process
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Q1) Although the confessor-penitent privilege belongs to the penitent, the law also protects a clergy member who has taken a religious oath not to reveal the content of counseling sessions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) An unethical discovery tactic is ________.
A) destruction of a damaging document by an attorney
B) falsifying evidence or helping someone else falsify evidence
C) making a discovery request that is unwarranted or requesting much more information than is really necessary for the case
D) All of these choices.
Q3) The attorney-client privilege may be lost or waived by the client ________.
A) if the client does not intend the communication to be confidential
B) if the client discloses the communication to others or if a third party not related to the client is present during an attorney-client discussion
C) if in a multi-jurisdictional case, an associate attorney from a foreign nation owes loyalty to the nation rather than to the client
D) All of these choices.
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Chapter 9: Depositions
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Q1) In determining how far a deponent can be required to travel to a deposition, Rule ________ of the Federal Rules of Court Procedures must be consulted.
A) 12
B) 26
C) 45
D) 97
Q2) If the attorney is present at the deposition to protect the interests of the client who is being deposed, the attorney is said to be defending the deposition.
A)True
B)False
Q3) To make sure that most time limits end on a weekday, the discovery time periods were altered to include only multiples of ________.
Q4) The legal means to secure the presence of a nonparty witness for deposition is known as a ________.
A) notice of intent to take oral deposition
B) subpoena
C) subpoena duces tecum
D) Either b or c.
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Chapter 10: Interrogatories
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Q1) At the end of a set of interrogatories, a(n) ________ paragraph can be used to request any information relevant to the lawsuit.
Q2) Interrogatories aimed at determining the nature of an opponent's computer system should specify that the term computer includes ________.
A) desktop PCs
B) laptops
C) PDAs
D) All of these choices.
Q3) Interrogatories may be used only between parties.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All the interrogatories sent to a party at one time constitute a set.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Multiple sets of interrogatories cannot be served on the parties to a lawsuit.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Unlike depositions, interrogatories cannot be served on ________ witnesses involved in a lawsuit.
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Chapter 11: Physical and Mental Examinations
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Q1) Reasons for allowing physical and mental examinations are ________.
A) to deter the filing of fraudulent or exaggerated lawsuits
B) to uncover inconsistencies between a plaintiff's subjective complaints and the objective nature of the injury
C) to substantiate the actual injuries of the plaintiff
D) All of these choices.
Q2) A request for a mental examination would be granted if neither mental nor emotional injuries have been alleged.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If agreement for a mental or physical examination cannot be reached, ________.
A) a formal motion for a compulsory examination will be necessary
B) the examination cannot be held
C) a mediator must be appointed to negotiate the arrangements for the examination
D) Either a or c.
Q4) Physical and mental examinations in federal court are controlled by Rule ________ of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Q5) In law, a substantial reason for taking action is known as a(n) ________ cause.
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Chapter 12: Request for Documents
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Q1) Federal rules do not permit litigants to scan paper documents for electronic storage.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A discovery tool used to gain access to real property for inspection to obtain facts for a lawsuit is referred to as a(n) ________.
A) complaint
B) answer
C) demand for inspection
D) None of these choices.
Q3) The documents that need not be produced, despite a request for documents, are known as ________ documents.
Q4) Documents protected by a privilege are known as ________ documents.
Q5) Documents must be produced ________.
A) in the order of the documents' dates
B) in the order they are kept in the usual course of business
C) according to the categories specified in the document request
D) Either b or c.
Q6) Anything with letters, exhibits, or marks recorded on it is a(n) ________.
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Chapter 13: Request for Admission
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Q1) Any statement that Midwest Computer admits is a judicial admission.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Once an admission is made, ________.
A) it is taken as proven
B) court permission is required in order for a party to withdraw the admission
C) it can be altered or denied when the party takes the witness stand
D) Either a or b.
Q3) A statement or other piece of evidence that has been admitted and can, therefore, be introduced during trial is a ________.
A) common interest statement
B) judicial admission
C) work product statement
D) compound admission
Q4) There is no limit on the number of requests for admission that can be filed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Any request for admission that is not denied is ________ admitted.
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Chapter 14: Settlements, Dismissals, and Alternative Dispute
Resolution
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Q1) To prevent the Martins from bringing another lawsuit, a stipulated dismissal with prejudice should be prepared.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Martins' attorney may not accept a settlement on their behalf unless it is acceptable to the Martins.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The settlement agreement in this case is valid without consideration.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Any settlement agreement between the Martins and the Sports and Recreation Center must meet all the legal requirements of a contract.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When a defendant in a lawsuit has filed a counterclaim, and the parties desire to settle all claims of the complaint and counterclaim, a(n) ________ release should be used.
Q6) Generally, an offer to settle originates with the ________.
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Chapter 15: Trial Techniques
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Q1) The jury profile is a summary of the composite characteristics of a typical jury in a particular court.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A(n) ________ explains the legal issues involved in a case and the law that demonstrates the validity of a party's position in the case.
Q3) Most cases are not settled or dismissed before reaching the trial stage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The return of service information on a trial subpoena must be completed and filed with the court before the subpoena is valid.
A)True
B)False
Q5) A jury trial is a constitutionally guaranteed right in this case.
A)True
B)False
Q6) One task Rodger may undertake in the trial is examining Jackson's witness. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Posttrial Practice
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Q1) The person bringing an appeal is referred to as the appellant.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ________ is responsible for transmitting the record and a certified copy of the docket entries to the court of appeals..
A) paralegal
B) court reporter
C) district court clerk
D) appellant's attorney
Q3) Jury misconduct is the only basis for a court granting a motion for a new trial.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The court may grant a new trial because ________.
A) the verdict was contrary to the law
B) of an excessive or insufficient damage award
C) of jury misconduct
D) All of these choices.
Q5) A motion for a new trial must be brought within 10 days of the day a trial ends. A)True
B)False
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