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Question 1.1. Proximate cause is defined in terms of the foreseeability of injury. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 2.2. Negligence requires intent to commit a harmful act. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 3.3. A battery is an attempted assault. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 4.4. Duty is defined as (Points : 5)

Legal obligation.
The obligation to do something.
The obligation not to do something.
All of the above.
None of the above.

Question 5.5. In a torts case, (Points : 5)

the goal is compensation for the victim.
the burden of proof is beyond reasonable doubt.
the victim harmed is society.
the rules of evidence followed are criminal rules.

Question 6.6. Which example best illustrates conversion? (Points : 5)

Taking someone else’s bicycle from a parking rack and riding it across town.
Stepping into a store after closing hours.
Having an overdue library book checked out in your name.
Parking your car in a no-parking zone.
None of the above.

Question 7.7. In which type(s) of cases would res ipsa loquitur most commonly be used? (Points : 5)

Medical malpractice
Motor vehicle accidents
Slip-and-fall cases
All of the above
None of the above

Question 8.8. Assault is best defined as (Points : 5)

battery.
unconsented physical contact.
a breach of the king’s peace.
all of the above.
none of the above.

Question 9.9. Compensatory damages are commonly awarded in negligence cases. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 10.10. Under common-law negligence, reasonable care is defined by (Points : 5)

experience.
statute.
the reasonable person standard.
the judge’s preference.
none of the above.

Question 11.11. Modern tort law originated from the ___________ common law. (Points : 5)

Italian
Irish
German
English
African

Question 12.12. Trespass to land requires injury to the real estate. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 13.13. In a negligence lawsuit, who most often decides how the reasonable person would have acted? (Points : 5)

The appellate courts
The state legislature
The arbiter-of-law
The trier-of-fact
None of the above

Question 14.14. Libel is written defamation, whereas slander is oral defamation. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 15.15. Intentional torts may best be defined as (Points : 5)

the failure to exercise reasonable care.
conduct that is fashioned to harm another person or his or her property.
conduct for which the defendant is liable regardless of fault or intent.
behavior that is also criminal.
none of the above.

Question 16.16. The person committing a tort is called (Points : 5)

the tortor.
the torquere.
the tortfeasor.
the tortoise.
none of the above.

Question 17.17. Proximate cause is sometimes called (Points : 5)

strict liability.
the law of cause and effect.
legal cause.
res ipsa loquitur.

Question 18.18. Negligence is defined as (Points : 5)

the intentional injury of another person or a person’s property.
liability regardless of fault or intent.
failure to exercise all possible care to avoid injuring others.
failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid injuring others.
none of the above.

Question 19.19. The government, through its prosecutors, uses tort law to punish violators who injure other persons or their property. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 20.20. Which of the following is not an element of negligence? (Points : 5)

Duty of reasonable care
Breach of duty
Causation
Proximate cause
All of the above are negligence elements

Question 21.21. Which of the following is not an element of fraud: (Points : 5)

False statement intented to deceive
Knowlege of falisty of statement
Existence of a duty
Statement designed to entice victim into surrending something of value
All of the above

Question 22.22. All of the following are elements of trespass to land except (Points : 5)

unauthorized entry onto another’s real estate.
intent to injure another’s real property.
interfering with an owner’s exclusive use of his or her land.
entering another’s land without permission.
all of the above are elements.

Question 23.23. To be successful in claiming defamation, a public figure must show that a statement was made with actual malice. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 24.24. Intent is a required element for negligence. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 25.25. The first pleading filed in a civil lawsuit, which contains the statement of wrong done to the plaintiff, is called the (Points : 5)

answer
complaint
motion
deposition

Question 26.26. Mary threw a snowball at James but it hit John instead. Mary has committed a battery against James. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 27.27. Both intentional torts and negligence cases require intent. (Points : 5)

True
False

Question 28.28. All of the following are intentional torts except (Points : 5)

battery.
negligence.
fraud.
defamation.
all of the above are intentional torts.

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