BUL 5810 EXAM 1 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Sometimes the reasonable person standard of conduct may be
established by legislation. An unexcused violation of that statute
which causes an injury to another is:
A. negligence per se.
B. supervening event.
C. res ipsa loquitur.
D. contributory negligence. Answer: A
◉ Which of the following is correct with respect to the reasonable
person standard when there is an emergency?
A. The court will not consider the fact that an emergency existed at
the time.
B. The court will assume that the defendant's own negligent conduct
created the emergency.
C. The court will take into consideration the fact that he was at the
time confronted with a sudden and unexpected emergency.
D. All of these are correct. Answer: C
,◉ The pure comparative negligence doctrine is applied by some
states to:
A. eliminate recovery for plaintiffs that failed to exercise reasonable
care.
B. encourage plaintiffs not to file suit if they made poor choices.
C. divide the damages between the parties according to their fault.
D. All of these are correct. Answer: C
◉ To prove a case of negligence against a defendant the plaintiff
must prove:
A. negligence per se.
B. duty of care, breach of duty, factual cause, and harm within the
scope of liability.
C. intentional infliction of injury.
D. malice aforethought. Answer: B
◉ Proximate Cause in negligence cases is also known as:
A. The matter-of-fact test.
B. The true-cause test.
C. The but-for test.
D. Foreseeability. Answer: D
◉ The reasonable person standard is:
,A. external and subjective.
B. external and objective.
C. internal and subjective.
D. internal and objective. Answer: B
◉ "Factual cause" in negligence cases is also known as:
A. The matter-of-fact test.
B. The true-cause test.
C. The but-for test.
D. The foreseeability test. Answer: C
◉ Which of the following is not required for the plaintiff to prove in
an action for negligence?
A. Breach of duty
B. Superseding event
C. Injury
D. Cause Answer: B
◉ What duty of care is owed by a possessor of land to adult
trespassers?
A. The possessor of land must take reasonable care to keep adult
trespassers safe.
, B. The possessor of land is only responsible to keep himself safe.
C. The duty of the possessor of the land extends only to those who
are on the land.
D. The possessor is not liable to adult trespassers for failure to
maintain land in a reasonably safe condition. Answer: D
◉ If an activity causes a foreseeable and highly significant risk of
physical harm even when reasonable care is exercised by all actors,
and the activity is not one of common usage, it is:
A. proximate cause.
B. abnormally dangerous.
C. res ipsa loquitur.
D. None of these are correct. Answer: B
◉ The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur would permit the court to infer
negligence in which of the following situations?
A. A chair broke when a customer sat down on it, but the customer
wasn't injured.
B. A chandelier fell on a patron's head in the restaurant dining room.
C. A golfer on a golf course was hit in the head with a stray shot
golfball.
D. The situations with a chandelier falling and the golfer are both
correct. Answer: D
2026 QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE SOLUTION
GRADED A+
◉ Sometimes the reasonable person standard of conduct may be
established by legislation. An unexcused violation of that statute
which causes an injury to another is:
A. negligence per se.
B. supervening event.
C. res ipsa loquitur.
D. contributory negligence. Answer: A
◉ Which of the following is correct with respect to the reasonable
person standard when there is an emergency?
A. The court will not consider the fact that an emergency existed at
the time.
B. The court will assume that the defendant's own negligent conduct
created the emergency.
C. The court will take into consideration the fact that he was at the
time confronted with a sudden and unexpected emergency.
D. All of these are correct. Answer: C
,◉ The pure comparative negligence doctrine is applied by some
states to:
A. eliminate recovery for plaintiffs that failed to exercise reasonable
care.
B. encourage plaintiffs not to file suit if they made poor choices.
C. divide the damages between the parties according to their fault.
D. All of these are correct. Answer: C
◉ To prove a case of negligence against a defendant the plaintiff
must prove:
A. negligence per se.
B. duty of care, breach of duty, factual cause, and harm within the
scope of liability.
C. intentional infliction of injury.
D. malice aforethought. Answer: B
◉ Proximate Cause in negligence cases is also known as:
A. The matter-of-fact test.
B. The true-cause test.
C. The but-for test.
D. Foreseeability. Answer: D
◉ The reasonable person standard is:
,A. external and subjective.
B. external and objective.
C. internal and subjective.
D. internal and objective. Answer: B
◉ "Factual cause" in negligence cases is also known as:
A. The matter-of-fact test.
B. The true-cause test.
C. The but-for test.
D. The foreseeability test. Answer: C
◉ Which of the following is not required for the plaintiff to prove in
an action for negligence?
A. Breach of duty
B. Superseding event
C. Injury
D. Cause Answer: B
◉ What duty of care is owed by a possessor of land to adult
trespassers?
A. The possessor of land must take reasonable care to keep adult
trespassers safe.
, B. The possessor of land is only responsible to keep himself safe.
C. The duty of the possessor of the land extends only to those who
are on the land.
D. The possessor is not liable to adult trespassers for failure to
maintain land in a reasonably safe condition. Answer: D
◉ If an activity causes a foreseeable and highly significant risk of
physical harm even when reasonable care is exercised by all actors,
and the activity is not one of common usage, it is:
A. proximate cause.
B. abnormally dangerous.
C. res ipsa loquitur.
D. None of these are correct. Answer: B
◉ The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur would permit the court to infer
negligence in which of the following situations?
A. A chair broke when a customer sat down on it, but the customer
wasn't injured.
B. A chandelier fell on a patron's head in the restaurant dining room.
C. A golfer on a golf course was hit in the head with a stray shot
golfball.
D. The situations with a chandelier falling and the golfer are both
correct. Answer: D
