Question 1

A judgment is to law as a(n) ________ is to _________.

Accepted Answer

A) veto : Congress 
B) contract : negotiation 
C) decree : equity 
D) litigation : trial

Question 2

A lawyer is to a client as a(n) ________ is to a(n) _________.

Accepted Answer

A) talent agent : actor 
B) member of Congress : voter 
C) plaintiff : defendant 
D) seller : buyer

Question 3

Paula is a trial paralegal working with attorney Lisa Osaka on a three-week trial. Paula worked many long hours preparing trial exhibits, an electronic database, and trial notebooks. Once the trial started, Paula helps Lisa with the jury-selection process and a PowerPoint® presentation used during opening statements. As the trial progresses, Lisa finds that Paula is quite skilled and adept at anticipating her needs-so that she (Lisa) can present a strong, polished case to the jury. On a personal note, Paula also enjoys socializing with friends and family through her Facebook® page. On the evening before closing statements, Paula posts a comment on her public Facebook® page stating that she has been working on a trial and thinks that one of the jurors is quite attractive. Did Paula use good judgment when she posted that comment?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, because Paula's comment on her Facebook® page is protected as a form of free speech. 
B) Yes, because no one will take a paralegal's comments on a Facebook® page seriously. 
C) No, because she did not discuss the posting with Lisa before she posted it on her Facebook® page. 
D) No, because the Facebook® posting was public and could be viewed as an attempt to influence the juror.

Question 4

Paula and Gabe attend the formal gala event to celebrate the opening of the city's new convention center and symphony hall. Paula, who is wearing a long evening dress, steps onto the escalator to enjoy the second-floor view overlooking the atrium. Paula's gown, however, gets caught between the moving escalator step and the guide mechanism on the side of escalator. On reaching the second floor, the mechanism pulls on Paula's gown, causing her to fall and be injured. This situation is most analogous to which of the following scenarios?

Accepted Answer

A) A passenger is injured when his scarf catches the door of a city bus and the bus starts to pull away. 
B) A spectator is injured at an auto racing event when two racing cars crash and parts from the cars fly into the stands. 
C) Friend is injured when he visits Landowner's land to watch Landowner drive his ATV, and a manufacturing defect causes a part to fly off of the ATV and hit Friend. 
D) A chef is injured while using a sharp knife purchased from a retailer of cooking equipment.

Question 5

Negligence is to duty as ______ is to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) adult : child 
B) husband : wife 
C) commandment : theft 
D) rule : element

Question 6

A trucking company has three bays for loading and unloading delivery trucks, identified as Bay A, Bay B, and Bay C. The company also has five trucks that all need to be loaded for deliveries within one hour using only the three bays. Truck 1 will take 45 minutes to load. Truck 2 will take 25 minutes to load. Truck 3 will take 15 minutes to load. Truck 4 will take 35 minutes to load. Truck 5 will take 45 minutes to load. Which of the following answer choices will accomplish all of the loading within one hour?

Accepted Answer

A) Load Truck 1 in Bay A, Trucks 2 and 4 in Bay B, and Trucks 3 and 5 in Bay C. 
B) Load Trucks 1 and 2 in Bay A, Truck 4 in Bay B, and Trucks 3 and 5 in Bay C. 
C) Load Trucks 1 and 4 in Bay A, Truck 2 in Bay B, and Trucks 3 and 5 in Bay C. 
D) Load Truck 1 in Bay A, Trucks 3 and 4 in Bay B, and Trucks 2 and 5 in Bay C.

Exam 2: Reasoning

A judgment is to law as a(n) is to _.

A lawyer is to a client as a(n) is to a(n) _.

Negligence is to duty as is to _.