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CH 1 Litigation & the Paralegal Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
1. Most aspects of civil litigation occur in the courtroom.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
2. The rules of civil procedure differ substantially from the rules of criminal procedure.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
3. Rules and procedures of civil litigation are the same from state to state.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
4. In some instances the first pleading filed in a lawsuit is called a petition.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
5. The most common method of resolving civil disputes is settlement.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
6. Arbitration is a form of settlement.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
7. Case law has little, if any, relevance to the law of civil procedure.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
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8. A litigation paralegal often appears in court.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
9. Case management software allows attorneys to organize and summarize extensive discovery.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
10. Litigation paralegals often rely on form books and forms files.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail,
and the car crashes. Woo is seriously injured. He retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and
they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law
firm.
21. In the lawsuit, Kraft and Molina are the plaintiffs.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail,
and the car crashes. Woo is seriously injured. He retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and
they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law
firm.
22. Brady is allowed to interview witnesses to the accident.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail,
and the car crashes. Woo is seriously injured. He retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and
they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law
firm.
CH 1 Litigation & the Paralegal Exam
Questions With Correct Answers.
1. Most aspects of civil litigation occur in the courtroom.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
2. The rules of civil procedure differ substantially from the rules of criminal procedure.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
3. Rules and procedures of civil litigation are the same from state to state.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
4. In some instances the first pleading filed in a lawsuit is called a petition.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
5. The most common method of resolving civil disputes is settlement.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
6. Arbitration is a form of settlement.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
7. Case law has little, if any, relevance to the law of civil procedure.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
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8. A litigation paralegal often appears in court.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
9. Case management software allows attorneys to organize and summarize extensive discovery.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
10. Litigation paralegals often rely on form books and forms files.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail,
and the car crashes. Woo is seriously injured. He retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and
they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law
firm.
21. In the lawsuit, Kraft and Molina are the plaintiffs.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔false
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail,
and the car crashes. Woo is seriously injured. He retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and
they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law
firm.
22. Brady is allowed to interview witnesses to the accident.
a. True
b. False - answer✔✔true
Woo buys a new automobile. While driving the car home from the dealership, the brakes fail,
and the car crashes. Woo is seriously injured. He retains the law firm of Kraft and Molina, and
they file a lawsuit claiming damages for these injuries. Brady works as a paralegal in that law
firm.
