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Combined Test Prep B



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

When an abbreviation is provided in parentheses, it always refers to:
a.
a publication
c.
either a or b
b.
a court
d.
neither a nor b
 

 2. 

A legal periodical would be considered what kind of authority?
a.
primary
c.
non-authority
b.
secondary
d.
none of the above
 

 3. 

Which of the following may be cited in a legal memorandum?
a.
primary authority
c.
non-authority
b.
secondary authority
d.
both a and b may be quoted, although primary is preferred
 

 4. 

Reporters contain:
a.
full court opinions
c.
statutes
b.
partial court opinions
d.
both a and c
 

 5. 

The key to using online research is creating a valid:
a.
search query
c.
data cortex
b.
algorythm
d.
none of the above
 

 6. 

This is legal commentary.
a.
a digest
c.
an index
b.
an annotation
d.
none of the above
 

 7. 

A reply is:
a.
a pleading
c.
a discovery document
b.
an instrument
d.
none of the above
 

 8. 

If a paralegal has only found a single case, where could a frustrated researcher look for additional authority to expand the scope of his or her research?
a.
within the opinion for cited authorities
c.
Shepardize the case
b.
the headnotes, looking for Key Numbers
d.
all of the above
 

 9. 

This level of court reviews lower court records.
a.
trial
c.
both of the above
b.
appellate
d.
none of the above
 

 10. 

Which comes first in a citation, if there is one?
a.
the official cite
c.
the parallel cite
b.
the unofficial cite
d.
any of the above
 



 
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