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QUIZ #12: THE LETTER "M"

1. A crime is committed with "malice" when:

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The criminal has a bad case of hair lice

One of the criminals is the secret love child of Mel and Alice from the TV show Alice

The criminal acted negligently

The criminal acted willfully

2. The Magna Carta was:

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Wilt Chamberlain's favorite condom

The 15th century equivalent of the 40-ounce

The great charter granted by the King of England in 1215

The great charter granted by the King of France in 1586

3. Which of the following is a "municipal officer"?

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The Governor

The Mayor

The President

The forest ranger

4. A person may be charged with "manslaughter" if:

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The killing was done in the "heat of passion"

The killing was done with malice

The defendant is rich and famous

The case is not brought within a year

5. In a real estate financing transaction, the mortgagor is:

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Screwed

Out to make a quick buck

The lender

The borrower

6. The term "manumission" is most applicable to:

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My 1967 Pinto

My recurring dreams about Halle Berry

My quest to become America's Funniest Lawyer

My divorce when my wife reads the answers to this question

7. "Maritime law" is the law of:

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The sea

The military

The international relations

The partier

8. The "M'Naghten Rule" determines:

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Whether you will receive any presents from Santa this year

If M'Donald's can really be sued for making you too fat

Whether a criminal defendant is legally insane

The allocation of limited partnership interests in a professional LLP

9. A "margin account" allows you to:

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Buy insurance on credit

Buy stocks on credit

Buy butter on credit

Buy paper on credit

10. What is "monomachy"?

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The end of your sex life

A government by one person

A duel

A disease you contract by kissing

11. The "Miranda Rule" requires:

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Jennifer Lopez to take some acting lessons before her next movie

Families to pay social security taxes for their nannies

The police to use interpreters during questioning

The police to inform the suspect of his rights upon arrest

12. The Mason and Dixon Line runs between which two states:

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Pennsylvania and Maryland

Virginia and West Virginia

Kansas and Nebraska

Alaska and Hawaii

13. "Multiple access" is a defense in which type of case?

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A traffic case

An embezzlement case

A paternity suit

A flashing case

14. Which of the following is a "major annus"?

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John Ashcroft

When you hit the "big five-O" (50)

The first year of a governor or president's term

A leap year

15. The "Massachusetts Rule" requires:

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All Bostonians to "pak their cas" in the middle of the street

Banks to act as agents of their depositors

Relatives to freeze their famous uncle's heads for money

The shipper to bear the cost of freight insurance in commercial contracts

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