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Combined Mock Exam A



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

 1. 

After locating a relevant section in the main volume of an encyclopedia, the researcher should always check what?
a.
the index
c.
the summary pages
b.
the supplement (pocket part)
d.
all of the above
 

 2. 

The index of an encyclopedia leads the researcher to the main volume by the use of:
a.
a topic and section number
c.
a volume number
b.
a section number only
d.
none of the above
 

 3. 

The legal research system of which Am. Jur. 2d is a part is called the:
a.
Total Client Service Library
c.
Lawyer’s Legal Assist
b.
Key Number System
d.
None of the above
 

 4. 

A treaty relevant to the legal matter at hand would generally be considered what kind of authority?
a.
primary
c.
non-authority
b.
secondary
d.
none of the above
 

 5. 

The main volume, or online article, of an encyclopedia leads the researcher to other authority by the use of what?
a.
the general index
c.
footnotes
b.
the table of contents
d.
none of the above
 

 6. 

Legal Analysis is the application of:
a.
law to law
c.
fact to law
b.
fact to fact
d.
none of the above
 

 7. 

The process of legal analysis is often referred to by its acronym, which is:
a.
IRAN
c.
IRAC
b.
IRAQ
d.
none of the above
 

 8. 

In the method, or system, of legal analysis, the “A” stands for what?
a.
apple
c.
analysis
b.
application
d.
analytical
 

 9. 

The system of legal analysis is used to analyze:
a.
cases
c.
regulation
b.
statutes
d.
all of the above
 

 10. 

What is usually considered the heart of the memorandum?
a.
the issues
c.
the conclusion
b.
the analysis
d.
the recommendation
 

 11. 

When creating your written assignments for this program, you should do what?
a.
Use the guidelines provided by the manual
c.
Use the Legal Writing Labs
b.
Use the instruction provided by your professor
d.
Use all of the above
 



 

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