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LOD301 EXAM GUIDE FOR PRACTICE 2024
, 2024 LOD301 EXAM 2024
Multiple-Choice Questions
Each of the following sub-questions contains one statement but with multiple possible
answers.
Only one of the answers is correct. Read each statement very carefully and then
decide which one of the options is the correct one. In your examination script (answer
book), write down only the sub-question number and next to it the letter that represents
the answer you have selected.
Example: If you believe that for sub-question 1.6, option C is correct, then write down:
1.6. C.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.1. Abel incites Ben’s dog to bite Chris. Chris kills the dog with a tennis racket. Ben
institutes a delictual claim against Chris. What defence may be available to Chris?
A. Private defence
B. Necessity
C. Provocation
D. Consent
1.2. X gives Y a lift in her car. While driving, X talks continuously on her cell phone and
also touches up her makeup. Eventually, X loses control of the car and drives into a
lamp post. Y, who had not fastened her seatbelt, is injured in the accident. She is
hospitalised and incurs hospital costs of R10 000. After investigation, it transpires that
if Y had fastened her seat belt, her hospital costs would have amounted only to R6000.
Y institutes damages claim of R10 000 against X. What amount would Y be able to
receive taking the above-mentioned facts into account?
A. R0, because Y did not fasten her seat belt.
B. R6 000, because Y did not fasten her seat belt.
C. R10 000, because X caused the accident.
D. R8 000, because she contributed to the damage.