Question 1

Define appropriation and give an example.

Accepted Answer

Appropriation is the unauthorized use of a plaintiff's name or likeness for the defendant's benefit.Example: Unauthorized use of a person's photograph to promote a business.

Question 2

Internet service providers have immunity from liability for defamation when publishing information originating from a third party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Tort law gives persons relief from civil wrongs or injuries to their person, property, and economic interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The intentional exercise of dominion or control over another's personal property which so seriously interferes with the other's right of control as to justly require the payment of full value for the property is:

Accepted Answer

A) trespass to personal property. 
B) interference with economic interests. 
C) fraudulent misrepresentation. 
D) None of the above. 
A) trespass to personal property. 
B) interference with economic interests. 
C) fraudulent misrepresentation. 
D) None of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an element of a tort?

Accepted Answer

A) A breach of duty 
B) Proximate cause 
C) Hostile mens rea 
D) Injury or damage to the owner of a legally protected interest 
A) A breach of duty 
B) Proximate cause 
C) Hostile mens rea 
D) Injury or damage to the owner of a legally protected interest

Question 6

All conversions of personal property are trespasses, but not all trespasses to personal property are conversions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A photographer taking photos of a movie star with a telephoto lens would NOT be guilty of intrusion if the:

Accepted Answer

A) photographer never entered onto the movie star's property. 
B) pictures were not published. 
C) movie star was in bed at the time. 
D) movie star was in a public building at the time. 
A) photographer never entered onto the movie star's property. 
B) pictures were not published. 
C) movie star was in bed at the time. 
D) movie star was in a public building at the time.

Question 8

Bodily contact that is harmful or offensive can give rise to the tort of:

Accepted Answer

A) assault. 
B) battery. 
C) defamation. 
D) appropriation. 
A) assault. 
B) battery. 
C) defamation. 
D) appropriation.

Question 9

Businesses that conduct their business activities through employees are liable for their employees' torts committed in the course of employment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Arnold wrote a defamatory letter regarding Bill which he did not show to anyone, but which he posted on a bulletin board in the laundromat.Arnold has committed:

Accepted Answer

A) the tort of slander. 
B) the tort of libel. 
C) neither libel nor slander, because there has been no publication of the letter. 
D) the tort of public disclosure of private facts. 
A) the tort of slander. 
B) the tort of libel. 
C) neither libel nor slander, because there has been no publication of the letter. 
D) the tort of public disclosure of private facts.

Question 11

Under constitutional privilege, a public official does not have to prove that the defendant published the defamatory
and false comment with knowledge or with reckless disregard of the comment's falsity and its defamatory character.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the elements of a tort and the objectives of tort law.

Accepted Answer

The elements of a tort are: (a) a duty o

Question 13

Damages for interference with contractual relations include:

Accepted Answer

A) payment for emotional distress. 
B) nominal damages. 
C) conversion fees. 
D) criminal fines. 
A) payment for emotional distress. 
B) nominal damages. 
C) conversion fees. 
D) criminal fines.

Question 14

Under the Third Restatement of Torts, a person acts recklessly if the person:

Accepted Answer

A) has an unconscious disregard of the consequences of the act committed. 
B) knows facts that make the risk obvious to another in the person's situation. 
C) exhibits malice or a fraudulent or evil motive. 
D) All of these. 
A) has an unconscious disregard of the consequences of the act committed. 
B) knows facts that make the risk obvious to another in the person's situation. 
C) exhibits malice or a fraudulent or evil motive. 
D) All of these.

Question 15

Pointing an unloaded gun at someone who believes it is loaded and threatening to shoot constitutes an assault.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Generally, consent is not a defense in an intentional tort action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Qualified privilege depends upon proper use of the privilege.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Handwritten, typewritten, printed, pictorial, or televised defamation is:

Accepted Answer

A) false light. 
B) libel. 
C) slander. 
D) disparagement. 
A) false light. 
B) libel. 
C) slander. 
D) disparagement.

Question 19

Sally, while walking in a park, got hit on the head with a baseball.The ball was thrown at her by Aaron who intended to hit her to show off in front of his friends.She may recover damages for:

Accepted Answer

A) bodily harm. 
B) emotional distress. 
C) reasonable medical expenses. 
D) All of these. 
A) bodily harm. 
B) emotional distress. 
C) reasonable medical expenses. 
D) All of these.

Question 20

Assault is principally a mental rather than a physical intrusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Intentional Torts

Define appropriation and give an example.

Internet service providers have immunity from liability for defamation when publishing information originating from a third party.

Tort law gives persons relief from civil wrongs or injuries to their person, property, and economic interests.

The intentional exercise of dominion or control over another's personal property which so seriously interferes with the other's right of control as to justly require the payment of full value for the property is:

Which of the following is not an element of a tort?

All conversions of personal property are trespasses, but not all trespasses to personal property are conversions.

A photographer taking photos of a movie star with a telephoto lens would NOT be guilty of intrusion if the:

Bodily contact that is harmful or offensive can give rise to the tort of:

Businesses that conduct their business activities through employees are liable for their employees' torts committed in the course of employment.

Arnold wrote a defamatory letter regarding Bill which he did not show to anyone, but which he posted on a bulletin board in the laundromat.Arnold has committed:

Under constitutional privilege, a public official does not have to prove that the defendant published the defamatory and false comment with knowledge or with reckless disregard of the comment's falsity and its defamatory character.

Identify the elements of a tort and the objectives of tort law.

Damages for interference with contractual relations include:

Under the Third Restatement of Torts, a person acts recklessly if the person:

Pointing an unloaded gun at someone who believes it is loaded and threatening to shoot constitutes an assault.

Generally, consent is not a defense in an intentional tort action.

Qualified privilege depends upon proper use of the privilege.

Handwritten, typewritten, printed, pictorial, or televised defamation is:

Sally, while walking in a park, got hit on the head with a baseball.The ball was thrown at her by Aaron who intended to hit her to show off in front of his friends.She may recover damages for:

Assault is principally a mental rather than a physical intrusion.

Introduction to Law

Business Ethics and the Social Responsibility of Business

Civil Dispute Resolution

Constitutional Law

Administrative Law

Criminal Law

Negligence and Strict Liability

Introduction to Contracts

Mutual Assent

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Consideration

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Contractual Capacity

Contracts in Writing

Third Parties to Contracts

Performance, Breach, and Discharge

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Relationship of Principal and Agent

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Introduction to Sales and Leases

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Products Liability: Warranties and Strict Liability in Tort

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Fundamental Changes

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Bankruptcy

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Introduction to Property, Property Insurance, Bailments, and Documents of Title

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51: The Legal Environment Of Business

52: Contracts.

53: Agency.

54: Sales

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56: Unincorporated Business Association

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58: Debtor and Creditor Relation

59: Regulation of Business

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