Directions: Read Chapter 12- "Evidence". Test your comprehension of Chapter 12 by answering each of the following questions. The answers may be found in the main text. If a statement is FALSE, state what is false about the statement. Submission may be through the text entry or file upload. File uploads must be one of the allowed formats (doc, docx, pdf, txt) Determine if the statement is True or False 1. T F Evidentiary issues are questions of law. 2. T F If evidence is irrelevant, the evidence may still be admissible under special rules of relevancy. 3. T F All relevant evidence is admissible at trial. 4. T F Hearsay evidence is subject to exclusion at trial unless an exception to the hearsay rule applies. 5. T F A statement made by the declarant while testifying at trial is considered hearsay. 6. T F The hearsay rule does not apply to the actual oral testimony of the witness in court. 7. T F An admission of a party opponent is any statement made by any party to a lawsuit. 8. T F Prior statements by witnesses that were made under oath at a previous hearing are not hearsay. 9. T F Even if a witness is available, former testimony of a witness may be admissible evidence. 10. T F A statement made during or immediately after an event that describes or explains the event is admissible. 11. T F Under the public records exception to the hearsay rule, a witness must be called to lay a foundation for the record before the record will be admitted into evidence. 12. T F Under the California Evidence Code, a child is presumed incompetent to testify. 13. T F A person who can only communicate by gestures is presumed incompetent to testify. 14. T F A witness must have personal knowledge in order to be considered competent to testify. 15. T F The best evidence rule requires that the best evidence on every issue be presented. 16. T F Facts generally known within the particular geographic area may be judicially noticed. 17. T F Communications between a client and a paralegal are subject to the lawyerclient privilege. 18. T F The lawyerclient privilege does not apply if the services of a lawyer are sought to enable or aid one to commit or plan a crime or fraud. 19. T F In some instances, a lawyer's opinions, mental impressions, and legal theories may be required to be disclosed to the opposing parties. 20. T F The work product privilege does not apply to materials prepared by a legal assistant. 21. T F The physicianpatient privilege only applies to parties to a lawsuit. 22. T F Confidential communications made by one spouse to the other during a marriage are protected from disclosure