Test Bank For Tort Law 7th Edition Edwards Cull 2025 Chapters 1-19 complete

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Tort Law, 7th Edition J. Stanley Edwards, J.D.Traci L. Cull, J.D
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Chapterb1-19

Chapter 01-Overview of Tort Law
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Trueb/bFalse
1. bUnderballbcircumstances,bthosebwhobcreatebrisksbshouldbbearbthebburdenbofbinjuriesbtheybcreatebratherbthanbthosebwhobfallb
preybtobsuchbinjury.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

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

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

4. Thebideasbofbjustice,bfairness,bandbequalitybarebthebcornerstonesbofbpublicbpolicybconcerns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

5. Understandingbpublicbpolicybisbessentialbtobtortblaw.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

6. ―Slipperybslope‖bargumentsbreflectbadministrativebconcernsbofbcourts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

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

8. Ifbtherebisbabstatutebthatbexistsbforbabcase,bthebjudgebisbmandatedbtobfollowbit.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER:bTrue

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

10. ThebRestatementbhasbbeenbadoptedbinballbstates.b
a,bTrue
b.bFalsebANSWE
R:bFalse

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

12. Thebpurposebofbsuingbunderbtortblawbisbtobpunishbtheboffender.
a. True
b. FalsebANSW
ER:bFalse

13. Therebisbnoboverlapbbetweenbtortblawbandbcriminalblaw.
a. True
b. FalsebANSW
ER:bFalse

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

15. Somebactionsbcanbresultbinbabcriminalboffensebasbwellbasbabtortboffense.
a. True
b. FalsebANSW
ER:bTrue

16. Inbtortblaw,bdutiesbarebimposedbbyblawbratherbthanbbybbeingbvoluntarilybassumedborbconsentedbtobbybthebparties.
a. True

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b. False
ANSWER:b True

17. Inbabtortbaction,bthebremedybisbtobcompensatebthebprevailingbpartybwithbthebbenefitbofbthebbargain.b
a,bTrue
b.bFalsebANSWE
R:bFalse
18. Thebprimarybgoalbofbthebbloodbfeudbinbearlybsocietiesbwasbcompensationbforbthebvictim.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

19. Anbactionbinbtrespassbrequiresbabshowingbofbfaultbonbthebpartbofbthebdefendantbwhilebabtrespassbonbthebcasebdoesbnot.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False

20. Abplaintiffbinbabtrespassbon-the-casebactionbmustbshowbinjurybandbdamage.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True

21. Abrisebinbnegligencebcasesbledbtobthebdisintegrationbofbactionsbinbtrespassbandbtrespassbonbthebcasebactions.
a. True
b. FalsebANSW
ER:bTrue




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22. isbabtortbinbwhichbnobfaultborbintentbmustbbebshown.
ANSWER:b Strictbliability

23. Thebburdenbofbproofbforbabtortbisbpreponderancebofbevidencebwhilebthebburdenbofbproofbforbabcrimebmustbbebproven
.
ANSWER:b beyondbabreasonablebdoubt

24. Inbtortblaw,bitbisbtheb interestbthatbhasbbeenbviolated,bwhilebinbcriminalblaw,bitbis
interestbthatbhasbbeenbviolated.
ANSWER:b individual’s,bsociety’s



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25. Tortblawblooksbtobtheb
tobdeterminebifbanbactionbisbuniversallybregardedbasbrightborbwrong.bANSWER:bpublicbmorality

26. meansbthatbthebusebofbanbargumentbinbonebcasebcanbleadbtobthebsamebargumentbinbnumerousbotherb
casesbwithbnobendbinbsight.
ANSWER:bSlipperybslopebargument

27. Theb
isbfrequentlybcitedbandbusedbtobguidebpersonsbthroughbthebmazebofbtortblawbdecisions.bANSWER:bRestatementbofbTo
rts

28. Thebprimarybpurposebofbcriminalblawbisb whilebthebprimarybpurposebofbtortblawbisb
bANSWER:bpunishment,bcompensation




29. Abpleabofb
bybabdefendantbprecludesbanybguiltbfrombbeingbusedbagainstbthembinbabcivilbtrial.bANSWER:bnolobcontender

30. Inbbarbaricbsocieties,bthebprocessbusedbtobremedybabwrongbsufferedbbybabmemberbofbthebclanbwasbbybmeansbofba(n)
.
ANSWER:b bloodbfeud

31. A(n)b requiresbproofbthatbthebdefendantbusedbforcebdirectlybonbthebplaintiffborbthe
plaintiff’sbproperty,bwhileba(n)b
requiresbnobshowingbofbforcebandbcanbbebsustainedbevenb
wherebanbinjurybwasbinflictedbindirectly.
ANSWER:b actionbinbtrespass,btrespassbonbthebcase

32. arosebasbabcausebofbactionbasbmorebtraffic-relatedbcasesbcamebbeforebthebcourts.
ANSWER:b Negligence




SubjectivebShortbAnswer

33. Whatbisbonebargumentbregardingbtheballocationbofbrisksbinbreferencebtobtortblaw?
ANSWER:b Advocatesbofbexpandedbtortbliabilitybseebtortblawbasbthebknightbinbshiningbarmor,bdulybanointedbtobprotectbthebint
erestsbofbthebconsumer.bInbtheirbperception,bmanufacturersbandbthosebwhobdeliverbservicesbarebbetterbablebthanbc
onsumersbtobpredictbandbpreventbinjuriesbfrombthebusebofbtheirbproductsbandbservices.bThebburdenbofbinjury,bthe
ybreason,bshouldbbebbornebbybthosebwhobcreatebrisksbratherbthanbbybthosebwhobfallbpreybtobthem.bThebphilosophi
calbandbpoliticalbdebatesbonbthebissuebofbriskballocationbhavebgainedbnewbsignificancebinbonebofbthebmostbrecentb
developmentsbinbtortblaw—productbliability.

34. Givebabcounterargumentbtobthebargumentbyoubpresentedbinbquestionb#1.
ANSWER:b Othersbarguebthatbwebhavebbecomebtoobpaternalisticbinbourbeffortsbtobprotectbindividualsbandbthatbwebshouldballo
wbpeoplebtobbearbthebconsequencesbofbtheirbdecisions.bAfterball,btheybpointbout,bthebprocessbofblivingbcomesbwith
bnobguaranteesbandbthebassurancebofbsafetybisbtoobhighbabpricebtobpaybforbfreedom.bInbadditionbtobthisbphilosophi

calbconcern,btherebisbreluctancebtobburdenbabdefendant,bparticularlybanbindustry,bwithballblosses,bforbfearbofbfinan
cialbruin.

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