RESM 4080 Test 1 with verified correct
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Which of the following is NOT a duty owed to participants by recreation providers? - correct
answer ✔✔Obligation to prevent injuries
You are eating at a restaurant when suddenly the person at the table next to you begins
choking. Although you are only a college student, you have been trained in CPR and first-aid.
You are qualified to perform the Heimlich maneuver if needed. Do you have a duty to help the
person choking? - correct answer ✔✔No
You are driving home from work when you notice someone unconscious on the side of the road.
You pull your car over to see if the person is okay. You check his/her vital signs and the person is
not breathing but does still have a pulse. You are certified in CPR and first-aid. Do you have a
duty to perform rescue breathing on the person? - correct answer ✔✔Yes
You participate in an adult basketball league. During a game, you and a teammate go up for a
rebound. Upon landing, the teammate's foot lands on your foot and shatters his/her ankle.
Which of the following is true? - correct answer ✔✔You are not guilty of negligence
You own a fitness center which employs personal trainers. Unknown to you, a trainer showed
up for work one day intoxicated and injured one of his/her clients. The personal trainer did not
have a history of coming to work intoxicated. Are you (the business) guilty of negligence? -
correct answer ✔✔No
Which of the following is an example of primary assumption of risk? - correct answer ✔✔An
individual knows that playing basketball can lead to an ankle sprain or ACL tear but decides to
participate despite those risks
, A court in the state of Texas determines that the participant was 25% at fault for his/her injuries
and awards $100,000. How much money will the participant receive? - correct answer
✔✔75,000
Which of the following is NOT a condition required by Recreational User Statutes? - correct
answer ✔✔The landowner must charge a fee to participants for using his/her land
Which of the following is NOT a common element included in most "Good Samaritan" statutes?
- correct answer ✔✔The individual must be providing the aid at a medical facility
The primary function of a waiver is to protect the service provider from liability for injuries
resulting from - correct answer ✔✔Ordinary negligence
damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer for outrageous conduct and to deter such acts
in the future. - correct answer ✔✔Punitive
is the body of law that is created by acts of a legislative body. - correct answer ✔✔Statutory law
refers to an act from which an injury is the natural, direct, and uninterrupted consequence (i.e.,
the breach of duty causes the injury). - correct answer ✔✔Proximate cause
Which of the following is NOT an example of an inherent relationship? - correct answer
✔✔Athlete and athlete
means that you did not do something you should have done (i.e., you didn't put out a caution
sign to warn customers of the wet floor). - correct answer ✔✔Act of omission
Conduct/actions that are beyond the scope of responsibility and authority of the employee are
considered Ultra Vires Acts. - correct answer ✔✔True
answers passed
Which of the following is NOT a duty owed to participants by recreation providers? - correct
answer ✔✔Obligation to prevent injuries
You are eating at a restaurant when suddenly the person at the table next to you begins
choking. Although you are only a college student, you have been trained in CPR and first-aid.
You are qualified to perform the Heimlich maneuver if needed. Do you have a duty to help the
person choking? - correct answer ✔✔No
You are driving home from work when you notice someone unconscious on the side of the road.
You pull your car over to see if the person is okay. You check his/her vital signs and the person is
not breathing but does still have a pulse. You are certified in CPR and first-aid. Do you have a
duty to perform rescue breathing on the person? - correct answer ✔✔Yes
You participate in an adult basketball league. During a game, you and a teammate go up for a
rebound. Upon landing, the teammate's foot lands on your foot and shatters his/her ankle.
Which of the following is true? - correct answer ✔✔You are not guilty of negligence
You own a fitness center which employs personal trainers. Unknown to you, a trainer showed
up for work one day intoxicated and injured one of his/her clients. The personal trainer did not
have a history of coming to work intoxicated. Are you (the business) guilty of negligence? -
correct answer ✔✔No
Which of the following is an example of primary assumption of risk? - correct answer ✔✔An
individual knows that playing basketball can lead to an ankle sprain or ACL tear but decides to
participate despite those risks
, A court in the state of Texas determines that the participant was 25% at fault for his/her injuries
and awards $100,000. How much money will the participant receive? - correct answer
✔✔75,000
Which of the following is NOT a condition required by Recreational User Statutes? - correct
answer ✔✔The landowner must charge a fee to participants for using his/her land
Which of the following is NOT a common element included in most "Good Samaritan" statutes?
- correct answer ✔✔The individual must be providing the aid at a medical facility
The primary function of a waiver is to protect the service provider from liability for injuries
resulting from - correct answer ✔✔Ordinary negligence
damages are intended to punish the wrongdoer for outrageous conduct and to deter such acts
in the future. - correct answer ✔✔Punitive
is the body of law that is created by acts of a legislative body. - correct answer ✔✔Statutory law
refers to an act from which an injury is the natural, direct, and uninterrupted consequence (i.e.,
the breach of duty causes the injury). - correct answer ✔✔Proximate cause
Which of the following is NOT an example of an inherent relationship? - correct answer
✔✔Athlete and athlete
means that you did not do something you should have done (i.e., you didn't put out a caution
sign to warn customers of the wet floor). - correct answer ✔✔Act of omission
Conduct/actions that are beyond the scope of responsibility and authority of the employee are
considered Ultra Vires Acts. - correct answer ✔✔True
