Question 1

Commercial disparagement includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disparagement of goods 
B)  Disparagement of services 
C)  Disparagement of business 
D)  All of these choices. 
A)  Disparagement of goods 
B)  Disparagement of services 
C)  Disparagement of business 
D)  All of these choices. D

Question 2

Which of the following best illustrates trespass to chattel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Filling your swimming pool with a garden hose connected to your unfriendly neighbor's water supply 
B)  Taking the complimentary soap and shampoo from your hotel room 
C)  Taking an unattended umbrella to a department store's lost-and-found department 
D)  Driving down a barricaded street 
A)  Filling your swimming pool with a garden hose connected to your unfriendly neighbor's water supply 
B)  Taking the complimentary soap and shampoo from your hotel room 
C)  Taking an unattended umbrella to a department store's lost-and-found department 
D)  Driving down a barricaded street A

Question 3

CERCLA is the acronym for a federal statute regulating defamation by computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Trespass to land requires injury to the real estate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How is conversion different from trespass to chattel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conversion involves real property, and trespass to chattel involves personal property. 
B)  Conversion is a crime, and trespass to chattel is a tort. 
C)  Conversion requires the tortfeasor to put the chattel to his or her own use, whereas trespass to chattel does not. 
D)  There is no difference between them. 
A)  Conversion involves real property, and trespass to chattel involves personal property. 
B)  Conversion is a crime, and trespass to chattel is a tort. 
C)  Conversion requires the tortfeasor to put the chattel to his or her own use, whereas trespass to chattel does not. 
D)  There is no difference between them.

Question 6

Which example best illustrates conversion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taking someone else's bicycle from a parking rack and riding it across town 
B)  Stepping into a store after closing hours 
C)  Having an overdue library book checked out in your name 
D)  Having your landlord lock you out of your apartment even though you've paid rent and haven't violated the lease 
A)  Taking someone else's bicycle from a parking rack and riding it across town 
B)  Stepping into a store after closing hours 
C)  Having an overdue library book checked out in your name 
D)  Having your landlord lock you out of your apartment even though you've paid rent and haven't violated the lease

Question 7

Taking someone's television without permission is called trespass to chattel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Personal property is often called

Accepted Answer

A)  personal item. 
B)  chattel. 
C)  real property. 
D)  None of these choices. 
A)  personal item. 
B)  chattel. 
C)  real property. 
D)  None of these choices.

Question 9

Dispossession is an important element of slander of title.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Trespass to chattel is similar to conversion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Defamation by computer is best illustrated by which of the following examples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Writing libelous statements about someone on a computer 
B)  Erasing public records from a governmental computer database 
C)  Inputting false information about a person's credit into a computer database 
D)  All of these choices. 
A)  Writing libelous statements about someone on a computer 
B)  Erasing public records from a governmental computer database 
C)  Inputting false information about a person's credit into a computer database 
D)  All of these choices.

Question 12

Slander of title involves which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making false statements about the quality of a business's goods 
B)  Making false statements about the quality of a business's services 
C)  Making false statements about an individual's ownership of property 
D)  None of these choices. 
A)  Making false statements about the quality of a business's goods 
B)  Making false statements about the quality of a business's services 
C)  Making false statements about an individual's ownership of property 
D)  None of these choices.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true with regard to toxic trespass?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trespass to land occurs when toxic substances enter upon another's property. 
B)  The elements for toxic trespass are the same as those for trespass to land. 
C)  The intent to trespass can be implied. 
D)  All of these choices. 
A)  Trespass to land occurs when toxic substances enter upon another's property. 
B)  The elements for toxic trespass are the same as those for trespass to land. 
C)  The intent to trespass can be implied. 
D)  All of these choices.

Question 14

Conversion requires injury to the real estate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following constitutes trespass to land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Throwing trash in a neighbor's backyard 
B)  Looking into a neighbor's second-story window with a telescope 
C)  Entering a public building on a Sunday to use the public telephone 
D)  None of these choices. 
A)  Throwing trash in a neighbor's backyard 
B)  Looking into a neighbor's second-story window with a telescope 
C)  Entering a public building on a Sunday to use the public telephone 
D)  None of these choices.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a federal statute regulating environmental toxins?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act 
B)  The Environmental Protection Agency 
C)  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
D)  All of these choices. 
A)  The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act 
B)  The Environmental Protection Agency 
C)  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
D)  All of these choices.

Question 17

A landowner's exclusive right to use his or her real estate is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dispossession. 
B)  chattel. 
C)  livery of seisin. 
D)  None of these choices. 
A)  dispossession. 
B)  chattel. 
C)  livery of seisin. 
D)  None of these choices.

Question 18

A person filing a spurious lien against someone's real estate commits slander of title.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Toxic trespass occurs when an ultrahazardous pollutant interferes with a landowner's use of his or her property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Defamation by computer means that computers are used to say libelous things about others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Commercial disparagement includes which of the following?

Which of the following best illustrates trespass to chattel?

CERCLA is the acronym for a federal statute regulating defamation by computer.

Trespass to land requires injury to the real estate.

How is conversion different from trespass to chattel?

Which example best illustrates conversion?

Taking someone's television without permission is called trespass to chattel.

Personal property is often called

Dispossession is an important element of slander of title.

Trespass to chattel is similar to conversion.

Defamation by computer is best illustrated by which of the following examples?

Slander of title involves which of the following activities?

Which of the following statements is true with regard to toxic trespass?

Conversion requires injury to the real estate.

Which of the following constitutes trespass to land?

Which of the following is not a federal statute regulating environmental toxins?

A landowner's exclusive right to use his or her real estate is called

A person filing a spurious lien against someone's real estate commits slander of title.

Toxic trespass occurs when an ultrahazardous pollutant interferes with a landowner's use of his or her property.

Defamation by computer means that computers are used to say libelous things about others.

Introduction to Torts and Legal Analysis

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Proving Breach of Duty Medical and Legal Malpractice

Special Negligence Actions

Defenses to Negligence

Intentional Torts Injuries to Persons

Intentional Torts More Njuries to Persons

Defenses to Intentional Torts

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Exam 8: Intentional Torts Injuries to Property

Commercial disparagement includes which of the following?

Which of the following best illustrates trespass to chattel?

CERCLA is the acronym for a federal statute regulating defamation by computer.

Trespass to land requires injury to the real estate.

How is conversion different from trespass to chattel?

Which example best illustrates conversion?

Taking someone's television without permission is called trespass to chattel.

Personal property is often called

Dispossession is an important element of slander of title.

Trespass to chattel is similar to conversion.

Defamation by computer is best illustrated by which of the following examples?

Slander of title involves which of the following activities?

Which of the following statements is true with regard to toxic trespass?

Conversion requires injury to the real estate.

Which of the following constitutes trespass to land?

Which of the following is not a federal statute regulating environmental toxins?

A landowner's exclusive right to use his or her real estate is called

A person filing a spurious lien against someone's real estate commits slander of title.

Toxic trespass occurs when an ultrahazardous pollutant interferes with a landowner's use of his or her property.

Defamation by computer means that computers are used to say libelous things about others.

Introduction to Torts and Legal Analysis

Negligence

Proving Breach of Duty Medical and Legal Malpractice

Special Negligence Actions

Defenses to Negligence

Intentional Torts Injuries to Persons

Intentional Torts More Njuries to Persons

Defenses to Intentional Torts

Strict or Absolute Liability

Products Liability

Special Tort Actions

Tort Immunities

Tort Investigation

Filters