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QUIZ #1: THE LETTER "A"

1. An "accessory after the fact" is:

I don't know

When your wife runs back into the house to switch belts and purses (again)

A person who encourages or incites another to commit a crime

A person who helps another plan a crime

A person who helps a criminal escape from the law

2. What is an "absolution"?

I don't know

A cream that will give you perfect abs in 21 days or your money back

The sum of two abstract numbers

A declaration that the defendant is innocent

An act of grace that stops all future punishment

3. An "annulment" is:

I don't know

A wonderful thing if you marry the wrong person

A determination that the marriage never legally took place

Expensive but worth it

A determination that the marriage is over

4. "Assault" is the act of:

I don't know

Putting someone in fear of immediate bodily harm

Putting someone in fear of future bodily harm

Putting someone in immediate bodily harm

Making my wife's cooking edible

5. An "assignor" is someone who:

I don't know

Knows sign language

Signs a legal document

Receives property transferred from another

Transfers property to another

6. The act of "adulteration" means to:

I don't know

Become an adult in the eyes of the law

Mix something impure into something pure

To have sex with someone other than your spouse (i.e., to have "good sex")

To have sex with someone married to another

7. An assumpsit is a:

I don't know

Promise

Legally binding assumption

Chair for the judge or other legal officer

Right

8. To "attorn" is to:

I don't know

Rip up a contract

Act like an attorney

Turn over money or goods

Make a promise under oath

9. What is an "adhesion contract?"

I don't know

The contract between the Bush administration and the duct tape companies

A contract offered on a "take it or leave it" basis

A contract negotiated at arms' length

A contract that is almost impossible to get out of

10. The "average man test" is applied when:

I don't know

Choosing talk show guests

Picking jurors

Judging the actions of criminal defendants

Judging the actions of experts

11. In a contract, an "alienation clause" does what?

I don't know

Prevents you from buying Cuban cigars

Prevents you from paying a fair wage to your illegal immigrant nanny and gardener

Prevents you from avoiding foreign sales taxes

Prevents you from transferring property

12. In a contract, an "acceleration clause" allows one party to:

I don't know

Claim all monies are due upon a certain event

Claim all monies are due now

Claim payment over a fixed period of time

Drive like a bat out of hell through the other party's parking lot

13. An "accord and satisfaction" is:

I don't know

The feeling enjoyed by all Honda owners

The final payment of all monies due

The acceptance of less than all monies due

The refusal to accept any money until paid in full

14. The "ABC Test" is used to determine whether:

I don't know

President Bush has learned all 26 letters (I hear he's getting close)

Teachers may form unions

A three-party transaction is valid

A worker is an employee or an independent contractor

15. What is an "Allen charge"?

I don't know

Tim Allen's claim that Jim Carrey gets all of the good roles

A jury instruction

An offensive foul committed by Seattle Supersonic Ray Allen

A charge levied against an out-of-state criminal defendant

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