AdaptiBar MBE Questions and Answers
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A seller agrees to deliver goods in 30 days, but delivers them in 15. The buyer rejects the early
delivery. Is the buyer’s rejection valid?
✔✔A. Yes, because early delivery is not required under the contract
B. No, because early delivery is always acceptable
C. No, because the buyer must accept delivery at any time
D. Yes, but only if the contract was in writing
A contract is formed but includes ambiguous language about the price. What is the likely result?
A. The contract is void
✔✔B. The court will supply a reasonable price
C. The contract is illegal
D. The ambiguity voids the offer
A pedestrian steps onto a crosswalk while texting and is hit by a driver who was speeding. What
is the likely outcome?
A. The pedestrian recovers nothing
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,✔✔B. Comparative negligence reduces recovery
C. The driver is not liable
D. The pedestrian is strictly liable
A man swings a bat intending to scare a friend but accidentally hits a stranger. Is he liable for
battery?
✔✔A. Yes, because intent transfers
B. No, because he didn’t mean to hit the stranger
C. No, because the bat was not used forcefully
D. Yes, but only if the friend was also injured
A police officer arrests a suspect without a warrant and no probable cause. What is the
consequence?
A. The case proceeds
✔✔B. The arrest is unconstitutional
C. The trial judge may warn the officer
D. The suspect must plead guilty
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,A man breaks into a cabin intending to sleep. He takes nothing. What crime has he committed?
A. Theft
B. Assault
✔✔C. Burglary
D. Larceny
A witness wants to testify that the defendant “always drives drunk.” Is this admissible?
A. Yes, as habit
✔✔B. No, because it's inadmissible character evidence to prove conduct
C. Yes, because it shows motive
D. No, unless the defendant admits it
In a criminal trial, the prosecution offers a certified copy of a business record. The defense
objects. Is it admissible?
A. Only if the business owner testifies
✔✔B. Yes, if it meets hearsay exceptions and is properly authenticated
C. No, because it’s hearsay
D. No, unless the defense agrees
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, A plaintiff files a lawsuit in federal court, but the amount in controversy is only \$40,000. What
result?
✔✔A. The court lacks subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity
B. The case proceeds
C. The court must transfer the case
D. The defendant automatically wins
A motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim challenges:
✔✔A. The legal sufficiency of the complaint
B. The court's jurisdiction
C. The credibility of evidence
D. The venue
A seller transfers property to a buyer but fails to record the deed. What is the result?
✔✔A. The transfer is valid between the parties
B. The deed is invalid
C. The buyer cannot own the property
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A seller agrees to deliver goods in 30 days, but delivers them in 15. The buyer rejects the early
delivery. Is the buyer’s rejection valid?
✔✔A. Yes, because early delivery is not required under the contract
B. No, because early delivery is always acceptable
C. No, because the buyer must accept delivery at any time
D. Yes, but only if the contract was in writing
A contract is formed but includes ambiguous language about the price. What is the likely result?
A. The contract is void
✔✔B. The court will supply a reasonable price
C. The contract is illegal
D. The ambiguity voids the offer
A pedestrian steps onto a crosswalk while texting and is hit by a driver who was speeding. What
is the likely outcome?
A. The pedestrian recovers nothing
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,✔✔B. Comparative negligence reduces recovery
C. The driver is not liable
D. The pedestrian is strictly liable
A man swings a bat intending to scare a friend but accidentally hits a stranger. Is he liable for
battery?
✔✔A. Yes, because intent transfers
B. No, because he didn’t mean to hit the stranger
C. No, because the bat was not used forcefully
D. Yes, but only if the friend was also injured
A police officer arrests a suspect without a warrant and no probable cause. What is the
consequence?
A. The case proceeds
✔✔B. The arrest is unconstitutional
C. The trial judge may warn the officer
D. The suspect must plead guilty
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,A man breaks into a cabin intending to sleep. He takes nothing. What crime has he committed?
A. Theft
B. Assault
✔✔C. Burglary
D. Larceny
A witness wants to testify that the defendant “always drives drunk.” Is this admissible?
A. Yes, as habit
✔✔B. No, because it's inadmissible character evidence to prove conduct
C. Yes, because it shows motive
D. No, unless the defendant admits it
In a criminal trial, the prosecution offers a certified copy of a business record. The defense
objects. Is it admissible?
A. Only if the business owner testifies
✔✔B. Yes, if it meets hearsay exceptions and is properly authenticated
C. No, because it’s hearsay
D. No, unless the defense agrees
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, A plaintiff files a lawsuit in federal court, but the amount in controversy is only \$40,000. What
result?
✔✔A. The court lacks subject matter jurisdiction based on diversity
B. The case proceeds
C. The court must transfer the case
D. The defendant automatically wins
A motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim challenges:
✔✔A. The legal sufficiency of the complaint
B. The court's jurisdiction
C. The credibility of evidence
D. The venue
A seller transfers property to a buyer but fails to record the deed. What is the result?
✔✔A. The transfer is valid between the parties
B. The deed is invalid
C. The buyer cannot own the property
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