LME3701-24-S1 Welcome to LME3701 - Legal Research Methodology Assessment 1
QUIZ
Started on Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:28 AM
State Finished
Completed on Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:49 PM
Time taken 1 hour 20 mins
Marks 14.00/15.00
Grade 93.33 out of 100.00
Feedback Excellent! What a great start to the semester! Well done!
Question 1
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which one of the following is NOT TRUE about following the historical approach in your research proposal:
a. When using the historical approach, you will only focus on the development of material legal norms
b. You will generally focus on a single legal system in one jurisdiction over time
c. Historical research is generally chronological
d. Understanding the developments of a legal system through the historical approach, might assist to propose future
law reform
Question 2
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
In your study guide, you are made aware of the differences between plagiarism and copyright infringement. Which one of the
following acts does NOT amount to plagiarism?
a. Submitting the exact same assignment as your classmate
b. Copying a chapter from a book for which the copyright has lapsed without acknowledging the source from which it
was copied
c. Quoting from a chapter in a book and adding a footnote to acknowledge your source in a footnote
d. Translating a chapter from a French book into English without acknowledging the original source from which it was
translated in a footnote
, Question 3
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
In writing your paper on animal rights, you consulted a book by author Michelè Pickover entitled ‘Animal rights in South
Africa’. The book was published in 2005 by Double Storey Publishers. Let us assume that you found a valuable piece of
information on page 15 of the book. Which of the following would be the correct way to reference the book the first time you
refer to it in your footnotes?
a. M Pickover, Animal rights in South Africa (2005) 15
b. Michelè Pickover, Animal rights in South Africa (Double storey 2005) 15.
c. Michelè Pickover, ‘Animal rights in South Africa’ (Double storey, 2005) 15.
d. Pickover M ‘Animal rights in South Africa’ (Double storey 2005) 15
Question 4
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Identify the INCORRECT option: For purposes of legal research—
a. Mixed-method research is not allowed
b. We hardly ever use the quantitative research method, although the use thereof is not prohibited for purposes of legal
research
c. Recent trends indicate that pure legal research and interdisciplinary research can be used simultaneously to enrich
research findings
Question 5
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Identify the correct placing of a footnote number in the text:
a. Footnote numbers are not inserted in the text and only appear at the bottom of the page where the detail of the
source is given
b. Footnote numbers are inserted just before the full stop at the end of the statement for which you want to insert the
reference
c. Footnote numbers are inserted after the full stop at the end of the statement for which you want to insert the
reference
d. Footnote number precedes the first word of the statement or quote for which you want to insert the reference
QUIZ
Started on Thursday, 14 March 2024, 11:28 AM
State Finished
Completed on Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:49 PM
Time taken 1 hour 20 mins
Marks 14.00/15.00
Grade 93.33 out of 100.00
Feedback Excellent! What a great start to the semester! Well done!
Question 1
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Which one of the following is NOT TRUE about following the historical approach in your research proposal:
a. When using the historical approach, you will only focus on the development of material legal norms
b. You will generally focus on a single legal system in one jurisdiction over time
c. Historical research is generally chronological
d. Understanding the developments of a legal system through the historical approach, might assist to propose future
law reform
Question 2
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
In your study guide, you are made aware of the differences between plagiarism and copyright infringement. Which one of the
following acts does NOT amount to plagiarism?
a. Submitting the exact same assignment as your classmate
b. Copying a chapter from a book for which the copyright has lapsed without acknowledging the source from which it
was copied
c. Quoting from a chapter in a book and adding a footnote to acknowledge your source in a footnote
d. Translating a chapter from a French book into English without acknowledging the original source from which it was
translated in a footnote
, Question 3
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
In writing your paper on animal rights, you consulted a book by author Michelè Pickover entitled ‘Animal rights in South
Africa’. The book was published in 2005 by Double Storey Publishers. Let us assume that you found a valuable piece of
information on page 15 of the book. Which of the following would be the correct way to reference the book the first time you
refer to it in your footnotes?
a. M Pickover, Animal rights in South Africa (2005) 15
b. Michelè Pickover, Animal rights in South Africa (Double storey 2005) 15.
c. Michelè Pickover, ‘Animal rights in South Africa’ (Double storey, 2005) 15.
d. Pickover M ‘Animal rights in South Africa’ (Double storey 2005) 15
Question 4
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Identify the INCORRECT option: For purposes of legal research—
a. Mixed-method research is not allowed
b. We hardly ever use the quantitative research method, although the use thereof is not prohibited for purposes of legal
research
c. Recent trends indicate that pure legal research and interdisciplinary research can be used simultaneously to enrich
research findings
Question 5
Complete
Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
Identify the correct placing of a footnote number in the text:
a. Footnote numbers are not inserted in the text and only appear at the bottom of the page where the detail of the
source is given
b. Footnote numbers are inserted just before the full stop at the end of the statement for which you want to insert the
reference
c. Footnote numbers are inserted after the full stop at the end of the statement for which you want to insert the
reference
d. Footnote number precedes the first word of the statement or quote for which you want to insert the reference
