LATEST TORT LAW PROBLEM-BASED PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS PLUS
RATIONALES.
1. A throws a stone at B intending to hit him but misses and hits C instead. Which tort
has A committed against C?
A. Negligence
B. Assault
C. Battery
D. False imprisonment
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Battery is the intentional and direct application of force. A’s intention
transfers from B to C under the doctrine of transferred malice. Assault requires
apprehension, not contact; negligence is not applicable where intention exists.
2. X threatens Y with immediate harm while raising a fist, but does not touch Y. What
tort is committed?
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. Negligence
D. Trespass to land
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assault involves creating a reasonable apprehension of imminent harm.
No physical contact is needed, distinguishing it from battery.
3. A shopkeeper detains a customer without reasonable grounds for theft. What tort may
arise?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Defamation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: False imprisonment involves unlawful restraint of a person’s freedom of
movement. Lack of reasonable cause makes the detention unlawful.
4. A negligently leaves a pit uncovered on a public road, and B falls into it and is
injured. Which tort applies?
A. Trespass
B. Negligence
C. Battery
D. Nuisance
Correct Answer: B
, Rationale: Negligence arises from breach of duty of care causing foreseeable harm. A
failed to take reasonable precautions.
5. A publishes a false statement damaging B’s reputation in writing. What is this tort?
A. Slander
B. Libel
C. Negligence
D. Trespass
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Libel is defamation in permanent form (e.g., writing). Slander is spoken
and generally requires proof of damage.
6. A’s loud factory noise interferes with B’s enjoyment of his land. What tort is
involved?
A. Trespass
B. Public nuisance
C. Private nuisance
D. Negligence
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Private nuisance involves substantial and unreasonable interference with
land use. Public nuisance affects the public at large.
7. A enters B’s land without permission. What tort is committed?
A. Negligence
B. Trespass to land
C. Nuisance
D. Battery
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Trespass to land is any unjustified physical intrusion onto another’s
property, regardless of damage.
8. A doctor fails to inform a patient of surgical risks, and harm occurs. What is the
issue?
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. Negligence
D. Trespass
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failure to disclose risks breaches the duty of care under medical
negligence principles.
,9. A intentionally confines B in a room for 2 hours. What tort arises?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Battery
D. Negligence
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Total restraint without lawful justification constitutes false imprisonment,
regardless of duration.
10. A spreads a rumor orally that B committed a crime. What tort is this?
A. Libel
B. Slander
C. Battery
D. Nuisance
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Slander is defamation in spoken form. Accusing someone of a crime is
actionable per se.
11. A negligently drives and injures B. Which must B prove?
A. Only damage
B. Intent
C. Duty, breach, causation, damage
D. Malice
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Negligence requires establishing duty of care, breach, causation, and
resulting damage.
12. A throws water onto B’s property, causing damage. What tort?
A. Trespass to land
B. Nuisance
C. Negligence
D. Battery
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Direct interference with land constitutes trespass; indirect interference
would be nuisance.
13. A defamatory statement is made but is true. What defense applies?
A. Fair comment
B. Privilege
C. Justification
D. Consent
, Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Truth (justification) is a complete defense to defamation.
14. A voluntarily participates in a risky sport and gets injured. What defense applies?
A. Necessity
B. Consent (volenti non fit injuria)
C. Self-defense
D. Mistake
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A person who consents to risk cannot later claim injury from it.
15. A hits B in self-defense. Which defense applies?
A. Necessity
B. Consent
C. Self-defense
D. Mistake
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reasonable force used to protect oneself is a valid defense.
16. A negligently causes harm that was not foreseeable. Is A liable?
A. Yes, always
B. No, due to remoteness
C. Yes, strict liability applies
D. Only if intentional
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Liability in negligence requires foreseeable harm; otherwise, damage is
too remote.
17. A publishes a statement during parliamentary proceedings. What defense applies?
A. Absolute privilege
B. Qualified privilege
C. Consent
D. Fair comment
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Statements made in Parliament are protected by absolute privilege,
regardless of intent.
18. A keeps a wild animal that escapes and injures B. What liability arises?
A. Negligence
B. Strict liability
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS PLUS
RATIONALES.
1. A throws a stone at B intending to hit him but misses and hits C instead. Which tort
has A committed against C?
A. Negligence
B. Assault
C. Battery
D. False imprisonment
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Battery is the intentional and direct application of force. A’s intention
transfers from B to C under the doctrine of transferred malice. Assault requires
apprehension, not contact; negligence is not applicable where intention exists.
2. X threatens Y with immediate harm while raising a fist, but does not touch Y. What
tort is committed?
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. Negligence
D. Trespass to land
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Assault involves creating a reasonable apprehension of imminent harm.
No physical contact is needed, distinguishing it from battery.
3. A shopkeeper detains a customer without reasonable grounds for theft. What tort may
arise?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Defamation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: False imprisonment involves unlawful restraint of a person’s freedom of
movement. Lack of reasonable cause makes the detention unlawful.
4. A negligently leaves a pit uncovered on a public road, and B falls into it and is
injured. Which tort applies?
A. Trespass
B. Negligence
C. Battery
D. Nuisance
Correct Answer: B
, Rationale: Negligence arises from breach of duty of care causing foreseeable harm. A
failed to take reasonable precautions.
5. A publishes a false statement damaging B’s reputation in writing. What is this tort?
A. Slander
B. Libel
C. Negligence
D. Trespass
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Libel is defamation in permanent form (e.g., writing). Slander is spoken
and generally requires proof of damage.
6. A’s loud factory noise interferes with B’s enjoyment of his land. What tort is
involved?
A. Trespass
B. Public nuisance
C. Private nuisance
D. Negligence
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Private nuisance involves substantial and unreasonable interference with
land use. Public nuisance affects the public at large.
7. A enters B’s land without permission. What tort is committed?
A. Negligence
B. Trespass to land
C. Nuisance
D. Battery
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Trespass to land is any unjustified physical intrusion onto another’s
property, regardless of damage.
8. A doctor fails to inform a patient of surgical risks, and harm occurs. What is the
issue?
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. Negligence
D. Trespass
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failure to disclose risks breaches the duty of care under medical
negligence principles.
,9. A intentionally confines B in a room for 2 hours. What tort arises?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Battery
D. Negligence
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Total restraint without lawful justification constitutes false imprisonment,
regardless of duration.
10. A spreads a rumor orally that B committed a crime. What tort is this?
A. Libel
B. Slander
C. Battery
D. Nuisance
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Slander is defamation in spoken form. Accusing someone of a crime is
actionable per se.
11. A negligently drives and injures B. Which must B prove?
A. Only damage
B. Intent
C. Duty, breach, causation, damage
D. Malice
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Negligence requires establishing duty of care, breach, causation, and
resulting damage.
12. A throws water onto B’s property, causing damage. What tort?
A. Trespass to land
B. Nuisance
C. Negligence
D. Battery
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Direct interference with land constitutes trespass; indirect interference
would be nuisance.
13. A defamatory statement is made but is true. What defense applies?
A. Fair comment
B. Privilege
C. Justification
D. Consent
, Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Truth (justification) is a complete defense to defamation.
14. A voluntarily participates in a risky sport and gets injured. What defense applies?
A. Necessity
B. Consent (volenti non fit injuria)
C. Self-defense
D. Mistake
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A person who consents to risk cannot later claim injury from it.
15. A hits B in self-defense. Which defense applies?
A. Necessity
B. Consent
C. Self-defense
D. Mistake
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Reasonable force used to protect oneself is a valid defense.
16. A negligently causes harm that was not foreseeable. Is A liable?
A. Yes, always
B. No, due to remoteness
C. Yes, strict liability applies
D. Only if intentional
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Liability in negligence requires foreseeable harm; otherwise, damage is
too remote.
17. A publishes a statement during parliamentary proceedings. What defense applies?
A. Absolute privilege
B. Qualified privilege
C. Consent
D. Fair comment
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Statements made in Parliament are protected by absolute privilege,
regardless of intent.
18. A keeps a wild animal that escapes and injures B. What liability arises?
A. Negligence
B. Strict liability
