L201 Practice Test (Torts Exam) 2025
Questions and Answers
What is the most important factor that the courts consider when determining
whether an agent is an employee or an independent contractor?
(a) Whether the principal has the right to control the agent's work.
(b) Whether the principal pays the agent an hourly wage or a regular salary.
(c) How the principal and agent believe the relationship should be identified.
(d) Whether the agent is treated as an employee or an independent contractor for
income tax purposes. - --Answer --(a) Whether the principal has the right to
control the agent's work.
_________________ are intended to punish a defendant for especially wrongful
conduct, which normally relates to a defendant's motive and state of mind.
(a) Compensatory damages
(b) Liquidated damages
(c) Pain and suffering damages
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, (d) Punitive damages - --Answer --(d) Punitive damages
Tim is angry at his roommate, Greg, because Greg never cleans his dishes. One
night, Tim is especially angry and throws a dish at Greg's head. Luckily, it just
misses Greg but Greg is upset by the action. What is Greg's best legal claim against
Tim?
(a) Defamation
(b) Intentional infliction of emotional distress
(c) Battery
(d) Assault - --Answer --(d) Assault
It is a rainy day at Indiana Splash and begins to lightning. The Indiana Splash
lifeguards clear the pools and water slides and advise people to take shelter. Dale
gets out of the wave pool but then later decides to jump back in because he thinks
that swimming in the rain is fun. Dale is struck by lightning and injured. Dale sues
Indiana Splash and argues that it should have had more safety procedures in place
to prevent persons from going into the pool when the weather was dangerous. The
jury finds that Dale was 80% at fault and Indiana Splash is 20% at fault. The jury
also finds that Dale's damages were $100,000. In these circumstances,
(a) Dale could not recover under any state law because he is more than 50% at
fault.
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Questions and Answers
What is the most important factor that the courts consider when determining
whether an agent is an employee or an independent contractor?
(a) Whether the principal has the right to control the agent's work.
(b) Whether the principal pays the agent an hourly wage or a regular salary.
(c) How the principal and agent believe the relationship should be identified.
(d) Whether the agent is treated as an employee or an independent contractor for
income tax purposes. - --Answer --(a) Whether the principal has the right to
control the agent's work.
_________________ are intended to punish a defendant for especially wrongful
conduct, which normally relates to a defendant's motive and state of mind.
(a) Compensatory damages
(b) Liquidated damages
(c) Pain and suffering damages
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, (d) Punitive damages - --Answer --(d) Punitive damages
Tim is angry at his roommate, Greg, because Greg never cleans his dishes. One
night, Tim is especially angry and throws a dish at Greg's head. Luckily, it just
misses Greg but Greg is upset by the action. What is Greg's best legal claim against
Tim?
(a) Defamation
(b) Intentional infliction of emotional distress
(c) Battery
(d) Assault - --Answer --(d) Assault
It is a rainy day at Indiana Splash and begins to lightning. The Indiana Splash
lifeguards clear the pools and water slides and advise people to take shelter. Dale
gets out of the wave pool but then later decides to jump back in because he thinks
that swimming in the rain is fun. Dale is struck by lightning and injured. Dale sues
Indiana Splash and argues that it should have had more safety procedures in place
to prevent persons from going into the pool when the weather was dangerous. The
jury finds that Dale was 80% at fault and Indiana Splash is 20% at fault. The jury
also finds that Dale's damages were $100,000. In these circumstances,
(a) Dale could not recover under any state law because he is more than 50% at
fault.
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