Test Bank For Tort Law, 7th Edition J. Stanley Edwards, J.D.Traci L. Cull, J.D Chapter 1-19

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TEST BANK FOR
Tort Law, 7th Edition J. Stanley Edwards, J.D.Traci L. Cull, J.D
Chapter 1-19




ChapterT01-OverviewTofTTortTLaw
TrueT/TFalse
1. UnderTallTcircumstances,TthoseTwhoTcreateTrisksTshouldTbearTtheTburdenTofTinjuriesTtheyTcreateTratherTthanTthoseT
whoTfallTpreyTtoTsuchTinjury.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

2. ATtortTisTaTcivilTwrongTinTwhichTaTvictimTisTcompensatedTinTtheTformTofTdamagesTforTtheTinjuriesTtheyTsuffer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

3. WhetherTconductTisTreasonableTisTsometimesTdifficultTtoTdetermine.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

4. TheTideasTofTjustice,Tfairness,TandTequalityTareTtheTcornerstonesTofTpublicTpolicyTconcerns.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

5. UnderstandingTpublicTpolicyTisTessentialTtoTtortTl
aw.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

6. ―SlipperyTslope‖TargumentsTreflectTadministrativeTconcernsTofTcourts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

7. IssuesTofTpersonalTandTpublicTmoralityTcannotTbeTtakenTintoTconsiderationTinTtortTlaw.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

8. IfTthereTisTaTstatuteTthatTexistsTforTaTcase,TtheTjudgeTisTmandatedTtoTfollowTit.




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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:TTrue

9. TheTRestatementTisTaTsetTofTguidelinesTcreatedTbyTtheTcourts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

10. TheTRestatementThasTbeenTadoptedTinTallTstat
es.Ta,TTrue
b.TFalseTANSWE
R:TFalse

11. ATtortTisTconsideredTanToffenseTagainstTsociety.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

12. TheTpurposeTofTsuingTunderTtortTlawTisTtoTpunishTtheToffender.
a. True
b. FalseTANSW
ER:TFalse

13. ThereTisTnoToverlapTbetweenTtortTlawTandTcriminalTlaw.
a. True
b. FalseTANSW
ER:TFalse

14. TheTplaintiffTinTaTtortTcaseThasTtheTburdenTofTprovingTtheirTcaseTbyTaTpreponderanceTofTtheTevidence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

15. SomeTactionsTcanTresultTinTaTcriminalToffenseTasTwellTasTaTtortToffense.
a. True
b. FalseTANSW
ER:TTrue

16. InTtortTlaw,TdutiesTareTimposedTbyTlawTratherTthanTbyTbeingTvoluntarilyTassumedTorTconsentedTtoTbyTtheTparties.
a. True

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b. False
ANSWER:T True

17. InTaTtortTaction,TtheTremedyTisTtoTcompensateTtheTprevailingTpartyTwithTtheTbenefitTofTtheTb
argain.Ta,TTrue
b.TFalseTANSWE
R:TFalse
18. TheTprimaryTgoalTofTtheTbloodTfeudTinTearlyTsocietiesTwasTcompensationTforTtheTvictim.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

19. AnTactionTinTtrespassTrequiresTaTshowingTofTfaultTonTtheTpartTofTtheTdefendantTwhileTaTtrespassTonTtheTcaseTdoesTno
t.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

20. ATplaintiffTinTaTtrespassTon-the-caseTactionTmustTshowTinjuryTandTdamage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

21. ATriseTinTnegligenceTcasesTledTtoTtheTdisintegrationTofTactionsTinTtrespassTandTtrespassTonTtheTcaseTaction
s.
a. True
b. FalseTANSW
ER:TTrue




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22. isTaTtortTinTwhichTnoTfaultTorTintentTmustTbeTshown.
ANSWER:T StrictTliability

23. TheTburdenTofTproofTforTaTtortTisTpreponderanceTofTevidenceTwhileTtheTburdenTofTproofTforTaTcrimeTmustTbeTproven
.
ANSWER:T beyondTaTreasonableTdoubt

24. InTtortTlaw,TitTisTtheT interestTthatThasTbeenTviolated,TwhileTinTcriminalTlaw,TitTis
interestTthatThasTbeenTviolated.
ANSWER:T individual’s,Tsociety’s

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