Question 1

Fraud occurs only when there is justifiable reliance on a true statement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Jane develops a new color of lipstick. To market her lipstick,Jane uses a computer design program to show a famous model using Jane's lipstick. Jane does not ask the model's permission. The model can sue Jane for

Accepted Answer

A) battery. 
B) fraudulent misrepresentation. 
C) defamation. 
D) appropriation. 
A) battery. 
B) fraudulent misrepresentation. 
C) defamation. 
D) appropriation.

Question 3

False imprisonment occurs when a person restrains another intentionally and without justification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Caleb is driving a car in which Duffy is a passenger when an accident occurs. Caleb and Duffy are emotionally rattled,but neither is physically hurt. Caleb is not liable to Dufy on a negligence theory because

Accepted Answer

A) both parties were emotionally rattled. 
B) Caleb did not apparently intend to cause an accident. 
C) Duffy must have been comparatively negligent. 
D) Duffy was not injured. 
A) both parties were emotionally rattled. 
B) Caleb did not apparently intend to cause an accident. 
C) Duffy must have been comparatively negligent. 
D) Duffy was not injured.

Question 5

Proximate cause exists when the connection between an act and an in-jury is strong enough to justify imposing liability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Fifi,a clerk at a Games n' Gamers store,takes a video game player and a selection of new games from the store without permission. Fifi is liable for

Accepted Answer

A) appropriation. 
B) no tort. 
C) conversion. 
D) wrongful interference with a business relationship. 
A) appropriation. 
B) no tort. 
C) conversion. 
D) wrongful interference with a business relationship.

Question 7

In a tweet to Cooper,a reporter for the online Daily Bleat,Evan accuses Financial Services Corporation of cheating on its taxes. If false,making this statement is

Accepted Answer

A) defamation. 
B) not defamation because it is an opinion. 
C) not defamation because it was not communicated orally. 
D) not defamation because it was not communicated to more than one person. 
A) defamation. 
B) not defamation because it is an opinion. 
C) not defamation because it was not communicated orally. 
D) not defamation because it was not communicated to more than one person.

Question 8

Defense of others is a defense to an allegation of assault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To commit an intentional tort,a person must have an evil or harmful motive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Ricci,an engineer,supervises the construction of a new mountainside roadway. When the road collapses in a landslide due to faulty grading,Ricci is sued by motorists and hikers injured in the collapse. As a professional,Ricci is held to

Accepted Answer

A) the reasonable ordinary person standard. 
B) the reasonable engineer standard. 
C) the standard of professionals,including doctors,dentists,and lawyers. 
D) the standard expected by those injured in the collapse of the bridge. 
A) the reasonable ordinary person standard. 
B) the reasonable engineer standard. 
C) the standard of professionals,including doctors,dentists,and lawyers. 
D) the standard expected by those injured in the collapse of the bridge.

Question 11

A class action is a lawsuit in which a large number of plaintiffs bring suit as a group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Harm must be foreseeable to be considered the proximate cause of an injury in negligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Ladd throws a rock intending to hit Minh but misses and hits Nasir instead. On the basis of the tort of battery,Nasir can sue

Accepted Answer

A) Ladd. 
B) Minh. 
C) the rightful owner of the rock. 
D) no one. 
A) Ladd. 
B) Minh. 
C) the rightful owner of the rock. 
D) no one.

Question 14

A tortfeasor is one who wrongfully alleges that a tort has been committed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Kojo,a LifeCare Medical Supplies salesperson,follows Malin,a salesperson for National Medco Products,a LifeCare competitor,as Malin visits medical clinics,doctors' offices,hospitals,and other locations to make sales. Kojo solicits each of Malin's customers. Kojo is most likely liable for

Accepted Answer

A) conversion. 
B) no tort. 
C) wrongful interference with a business relationship. 
D) trade libel. 
A) conversion. 
B) no tort. 
C) wrongful interference with a business relationship. 
D) trade libel.

Question 16

Shelby owns Reclamation & Restoration (R&R),a demolition company. Demolition of a Quad City brownstone by an R&R crew injures Thelma,a spectator. Under the theory of strict liability,Shelby must pay for Thelma's injury

Accepted Answer

A) only if Thelma's injury was not reasonably foreseeable. 
B) only if Thelma's injury was reasonably foreseeable. 
C) only if the R&R crew was at fault. 
D) whether or not the R&R crew was at fault. 
A) only if Thelma's injury was not reasonably foreseeable. 
B) only if Thelma's injury was reasonably foreseeable. 
C) only if the R&R crew was at fault. 
D) whether or not the R&R crew was at fault.

Question 17

A defamatory statement must be communicated to a third party to be actionable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Oliver slips and falls on Port Harbor's Tour Boat and is injured. Oliver files a suit against Port Harbor for $500,000. If Oliver is 20 percent at fault and Port Harbor is 80 percent at fault,under the "50 percent rule," Oliver would recover

Accepted Answer

A) $0. 
B) $250,000. 
C) $400,000. 
D) $500,000. 
A) $0. 
B) $250,000. 
C) $400,000. 
D) $500,000.

Question 19

Elise,an emergency medical technician renders aid to a participantin Forest & Field Marathon,an athletic event. Regarding a suit by the participant against Elise for negligence,Elise is immune from liability under

Accepted Answer

A) no circumstances. 
B) the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. 
C) the "danger invites rescue" doctrine. 
D) an applicable Good Samaritan statute. 
A) no circumstances. 
B) the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. 
C) the "danger invites rescue" doctrine. 
D) an applicable Good Samaritan statute.

Question 20

Tort law provides remedies for acts that cause the destruction of or damage to property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Tort Law

Fraud occurs only when there is justifiable reliance on a true statement.

Jane develops a new color of lipstick. To market her lipstick,Jane uses a computer design program to show a famous model using Jane's lipstick. Jane does not ask the model's permission. The model can sue Jane for

False imprisonment occurs when a person restrains another intentionally and without justification.

Caleb is driving a car in which Duffy is a passenger when an accident occurs. Caleb and Duffy are emotionally rattled,but neither is physically hurt. Caleb is not liable to Dufy on a negligence theory because

Proximate cause exists when the connection between an act and an in-jury is strong enough to justify imposing liability.

Fifi,a clerk at a Games n' Gamers store,takes a video game player and a selection of new games from the store without permission. Fifi is liable for

In a tweet to Cooper,a reporter for the online Daily Bleat,Evan accuses Financial Services Corporation of cheating on its taxes. If false,making this statement is

Defense of others is a defense to an allegation of assault.

To commit an intentional tort,a person must have an evil or harmful motive.

Ricci,an engineer,supervises the construction of a new mountainside roadway. When the road collapses in a landslide due to faulty grading,Ricci is sued by motorists and hikers injured in the collapse. As a professional,Ricci is held to

A class action is a lawsuit in which a large number of plaintiffs bring suit as a group.

Harm must be foreseeable to be considered the proximate cause of an injury in negligence.

Ladd throws a rock intending to hit Minh but misses and hits Nasir instead. On the basis of the tort of battery,Nasir can sue

A tortfeasor is one who wrongfully alleges that a tort has been committed.

Kojo,a LifeCare Medical Supplies salesperson,follows Malin,a salesperson for National Medco Products,a LifeCare competitor,as Malin visits medical clinics,doctors' offices,hospitals,and other locations to make sales. Kojo solicits each of Malin's customers. Kojo is most likely liable for

Shelby owns Reclamation & Restoration (R&R),a demolition company. Demolition of a Quad City brownstone by an R&R crew injures Thelma,a spectator. Under the theory of strict liability,Shelby must pay for Thelma's injury

A defamatory statement must be communicated to a third party to be actionable.

Oliver slips and falls on Port Harbor's Tour Boat and is injured. Oliver files a suit against Port Harbor for $500,000. If Oliver is 20 percent at fault and Port Harbor is 80 percent at fault,under the "50 percent rule," Oliver would recover

Elise,an emergency medical technician renders aid to a participantin Forest & Field Marathon,an athletic event. Regarding a suit by the participant against Elise for negligence,Elise is immune from liability under

Tort law provides remedies for acts that cause the destruction of or damage to property.

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