2025 – S1 – PVL3702 – ASSESSMENT 2 – Q&A
QUIZ
Assessment 2
Started on Tuesday, 22 April 2025,
State Finished
Completed on Tuesday, 22 April 2025,
Time taken
Marks 10.00/10.00
Grade 100.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Portia and Lucas are engaged and are living together. They want to purchase
Jerome’s car. Jerome has never met Portia. Jerome offers to sell his car to Lucas for
R100 000. Lucas and Portia accept Jerome’s offer. Which statement is CORRECT?
1.
The acceptance is valid, but Jerome can revoke his offer as he did not make an offer
to Portia.
2.
This is a very uncertain area of the law, and there is no case law in South Africa
which deals with this type of issue.
3.
The acceptance was unqualified, therefore the acceptance was valid.
4.
A valid contract has been concluded, because Lucas is one of the parties that
accepted the offer.
5.
Even though the acceptance by Lucas was a conscious response to the offer, the
acceptance was not valid.
Feedback
1
, 2025 – S1 – PVL3702 – ASSESSMENT 2 – Q&A
The correct answer is:
Even though the acceptance by Lucas was a conscious response to the offer, the
acceptance was not valid.
Question 2
X makes a written offer to Y to purchase Y’s Rolex watch. X sends the written offer
by post to Y. Y reads the offer on 13 May and drafts an acceptance on 14 May. Y
posts his written acceptance on 15 May to X. X receives the acceptance on 17 May
and reads it on 18 May. Based on these facts, which statement is CORRECT?
1.
The expedition theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 15 May.
2.
The information theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 18 May.
3.
The reception theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 18 May.
4.
The declaration theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 17 May.
5.
A valid contract was concluded between X and Y on 14 May.
Feedback
The correct answer is:
The expedition theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 15 May.
Question 3
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QUIZ
Assessment 2
Started on Tuesday, 22 April 2025,
State Finished
Completed on Tuesday, 22 April 2025,
Time taken
Marks 10.00/10.00
Grade 100.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
Portia and Lucas are engaged and are living together. They want to purchase
Jerome’s car. Jerome has never met Portia. Jerome offers to sell his car to Lucas for
R100 000. Lucas and Portia accept Jerome’s offer. Which statement is CORRECT?
1.
The acceptance is valid, but Jerome can revoke his offer as he did not make an offer
to Portia.
2.
This is a very uncertain area of the law, and there is no case law in South Africa
which deals with this type of issue.
3.
The acceptance was unqualified, therefore the acceptance was valid.
4.
A valid contract has been concluded, because Lucas is one of the parties that
accepted the offer.
5.
Even though the acceptance by Lucas was a conscious response to the offer, the
acceptance was not valid.
Feedback
1
, 2025 – S1 – PVL3702 – ASSESSMENT 2 – Q&A
The correct answer is:
Even though the acceptance by Lucas was a conscious response to the offer, the
acceptance was not valid.
Question 2
X makes a written offer to Y to purchase Y’s Rolex watch. X sends the written offer
by post to Y. Y reads the offer on 13 May and drafts an acceptance on 14 May. Y
posts his written acceptance on 15 May to X. X receives the acceptance on 17 May
and reads it on 18 May. Based on these facts, which statement is CORRECT?
1.
The expedition theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 15 May.
2.
The information theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 18 May.
3.
The reception theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 18 May.
4.
The declaration theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 17 May.
5.
A valid contract was concluded between X and Y on 14 May.
Feedback
The correct answer is:
The expedition theory applies, and a valid contract was concluded between X and Y
on 15 May.
Question 3
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