Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

Cross-examination is limited to the topics covered during direct examination and questions related to the credibility of the witness. This restriction ensures the examination remains focused and prevents introducing entirely new issues not previously discussed. Other options are incorrect because they expand the scope too far: 'Any topics relevant to the main issues in the case' is wrong because cross-examination is not a general inquiry; 'Topics expected to generate meaningful testimony' mischaracterizes the narrow limits of cross-examination; and 'Bias-related topics relevant to the witness's testimony' inaccurately suggests that questions about bias can always introduce external, tangentially-related matters.