BLAW TEST #1 (CH 1-8) UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. When courts attempt to determine whether a reasonable
person would have owed a duty to others, they consider
all but which of the following questions?
Answer:
Would another individual have intended to cause the harm?
Question:
2. Tort is a French word meaning
Answer:
wrong
Question:
3. Which of the following is a primary objective of tort law?
Answer:
to provide compensation for injured parties
Question:
4. assault is an example of what kind of tort?
Answer:
intentional
Question:
5. Categories of intentional torts include all but which of the
following?
Answer:
torts against social responsibility
Question:
6. Torts against persons are ______ acts that harm an
individual's physical or mental integrity.
Answer:
intentional
,Question:
7. A ______ is commonly defined as a wrong or injury to
another, other than breach of contract.
Answer:
tort
Question:
8. ______ is the intentional publication of a false statement
harmful to an individual's reputation.
Answer:
Defamation
Question:
9. Which of the following is not a primary objective of tort
law?
Answer:
to punish wrongdoers
Question:
10. Libel can occur
Answer:
in a magazine or a newspaper
Question:
11. ______ torts occur when a defendant takes an action
intending that certain consequences will result or
knowing certain consequences are likely to result.
Answer:
Intentional
Question:
12. Which of the following is a recognized category of
intentional torts?
Answer:
torts against economic interests
Question:
13. Which of the following is an incorrect statement
regarding slander?
Answer:
Slander and libel are synonymous
, Question:
14. Torts against _______ are intentional acts that harm an
individual's physical or mental integrity.
Answer:
persons
Question:
15. Which of the following is not an accurate statement
regarding disparagement?
Answer:
Disparagement and unfair competition can be used interchangeably.
Question:
16. In the context of defamation, what does "intentional
publication" mean?
Answer:
communicating a false statement about someone to a third party
Question:
17. Negligence is behavior that creates a(n) _______ risk of harm
to others.
Answer:
unreasonable
Question:
18. If defamation is published in a permanent form, it is
known as
Answer:
libel
Question:
19. When courts attempt to determine whether a reasonable
person would have owed a duty to others, they consider
all but which of the following questions?
Answer:
How likely was it that a crime would be committed?
Question:
20. Assault is an example of a(n) ______ tort.
Answer:
intentional
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. When courts attempt to determine whether a reasonable
person would have owed a duty to others, they consider
all but which of the following questions?
Answer:
Would another individual have intended to cause the harm?
Question:
2. Tort is a French word meaning
Answer:
wrong
Question:
3. Which of the following is a primary objective of tort law?
Answer:
to provide compensation for injured parties
Question:
4. assault is an example of what kind of tort?
Answer:
intentional
Question:
5. Categories of intentional torts include all but which of the
following?
Answer:
torts against social responsibility
Question:
6. Torts against persons are ______ acts that harm an
individual's physical or mental integrity.
Answer:
intentional
,Question:
7. A ______ is commonly defined as a wrong or injury to
another, other than breach of contract.
Answer:
tort
Question:
8. ______ is the intentional publication of a false statement
harmful to an individual's reputation.
Answer:
Defamation
Question:
9. Which of the following is not a primary objective of tort
law?
Answer:
to punish wrongdoers
Question:
10. Libel can occur
Answer:
in a magazine or a newspaper
Question:
11. ______ torts occur when a defendant takes an action
intending that certain consequences will result or
knowing certain consequences are likely to result.
Answer:
Intentional
Question:
12. Which of the following is a recognized category of
intentional torts?
Answer:
torts against economic interests
Question:
13. Which of the following is an incorrect statement
regarding slander?
Answer:
Slander and libel are synonymous
, Question:
14. Torts against _______ are intentional acts that harm an
individual's physical or mental integrity.
Answer:
persons
Question:
15. Which of the following is not an accurate statement
regarding disparagement?
Answer:
Disparagement and unfair competition can be used interchangeably.
Question:
16. In the context of defamation, what does "intentional
publication" mean?
Answer:
communicating a false statement about someone to a third party
Question:
17. Negligence is behavior that creates a(n) _______ risk of harm
to others.
Answer:
unreasonable
Question:
18. If defamation is published in a permanent form, it is
known as
Answer:
libel
Question:
19. When courts attempt to determine whether a reasonable
person would have owed a duty to others, they consider
all but which of the following questions?
Answer:
How likely was it that a crime would be committed?
Question:
20. Assault is an example of a(n) ______ tort.
Answer:
intentional
