Question 1

Examples of battery,if injury occurs,include:

Accepted Answer

A) Knocking off a hat. 
B) Throwing a rock. 
C) Shooting an arrow. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Knocking off a hat. 
B) Throwing a rock. 
C) Shooting an arrow. 
D) All of the above. D

Question 2

Unintentional torts require that the plaintiff prove:

Accepted Answer

A) The defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 
B) The defendant breached the duty of care. 
C) The plaintiff suffered injury. 
D) All of the above. 
A) The defendant owed a duty of care to the plaintiff. 
B) The defendant breached the duty of care. 
C) The plaintiff suffered injury. 
D) All of the above. D

Question 3

The term for an oral defamatory statement is libel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The courts look favorably on malicious prosecution lawsuits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Publication,in terms of defamation of character,means published in the newspaper,magazine,or in books.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Defamation of character requires the plaintiff to prove that:

Accepted Answer

A) The defendant made an untrue statement of fact about the plaintiff. 
B) The statement was intentionally or accidentally published to a third party. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) None of the above. 
A) The defendant made an untrue statement of fact about the plaintiff. 
B) The statement was intentionally or accidentally published to a third party. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) None of the above.

Question 7

In the tort of appropriation,the plaintiff can:

Accepted Answer

A) Recover the unauthorized profits made by the offending party. 
B) Obtain an injunction against further unauthorized use of their identities. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Recover the unauthorized profits made by the offending party. 
B) Obtain an injunction against further unauthorized use of their identities. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) None of the above.

Question 8

Opinions are often defamatory and actionable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The doctrine of transferred intent transfers the perpetrator's intent from the target to the actual victim of the act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In Wal-Mart Stores v.Goodman the civil jury found that Wal-Mart had acted reasonably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In a suit for malicious prosecution,the courts require plaintiffs to prove:

Accepted Answer

A) The plaintiff in the original lawsuit instituted or was responsible for instituting the original lawsuit. 
B) There was no probable cause for the first lawsuit. 
C) The plaintiff in the original lawsuit brought it with malice. 
D) All of the above. 
A) The plaintiff in the original lawsuit instituted or was responsible for instituting the original lawsuit. 
B) There was no probable cause for the first lawsuit. 
C) The plaintiff in the original lawsuit brought it with malice. 
D) All of the above.

Question 12

Under the shopkeeper's privilege,merchants may stop,detain,and investigate suspected shoplifters without being held liable for false imprisonment if:

Accepted Answer

A) There is reasonable grounds for the suspicion. 
B) Suspects are detained for only a reasonable time. 
C) Investigations are conducted in a reasonable manner. 
D) All of the above. 
A) There is reasonable grounds for the suspicion. 
B) Suspects are detained for only a reasonable time. 
C) Investigations are conducted in a reasonable manner. 
D) All of the above.

Question 13

Law protects persons from the unauthorized:

Accepted Answer

A) Touching. 
B) Restraint. 
C) Other contacts. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Touching. 
B) Restraint. 
C) Other contacts. 
D) All of the above.

Question 14

Examples of the tort of invasion of the right to privacy include:

Accepted Answer

A) Reading someone else's mail. 
B) Wiretapping. 
C) Searching another's personal computer. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Reading someone else's mail. 
B) Wiretapping. 
C) Searching another's personal computer. 
D) All of the above.

Question 15

Assault is:

Accepted Answer

A) The threat of immediate harm or offensive contact. 
B) Any action that arouses reasonable apprehension of imminent harm. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) None of the above. 
A) The threat of immediate harm or offensive contact. 
B) Any action that arouses reasonable apprehension of imminent harm. 
C) Both of the above. 
D) None of the above.

Question 16

False imprisonment requires that the victim be locked up in a municipal or other official jail or prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tort is the French word for:

Accepted Answer

A) Damages. 
B) Fees. 
C) Wrong. 
D) All of the above. 
A) Damages. 
B) Fees. 
C) Wrong. 
D) All of the above.

Question 18

People normally do not have exclusive legal rights to control and profit from the commercial use of their name and personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

There is no such thing as the tort of outrage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Examples of battery,if injury occurs,include:

Unintentional torts require that the plaintiff prove:

The term for an oral defamatory statement is libel.

The courts look favorably on malicious prosecution lawsuits.

Publication,in terms of defamation of character,means published in the newspaper,magazine,or in books.

Defamation of character requires the plaintiff to prove that:

In the tort of appropriation,the plaintiff can:

Opinions are often defamatory and actionable.

The doctrine of transferred intent transfers the perpetrator's intent from the target to the actual victim of the act.

In Wal-Mart Stores v.Goodman the civil jury found that Wal-Mart had acted reasonably.

In a suit for malicious prosecution,the courts require plaintiffs to prove:

Under the shopkeeper's privilege,merchants may stop,detain,and investigate suspected shoplifters without being held liable for false imprisonment if:

Law protects persons from the unauthorized:

Examples of the tort of invasion of the right to privacy include:

Assault is:

False imprisonment requires that the victim be locked up in a municipal or other official jail or prison.

Tort is the French word for:

People normally do not have exclusive legal rights to control and profit from the commercial use of their name and personality.

There is no such thing as the tort of outrage.

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Exam 6: Torts and Product Liability

Examples of battery,if injury occurs,include:

Unintentional torts require that the plaintiff prove:

The term for an oral defamatory statement is libel.

The courts look favorably on malicious prosecution lawsuits.

Publication,in terms of defamation of character,means published in the newspaper,magazine,or in books.

Defamation of character requires the plaintiff to prove that:

In the tort of appropriation,the plaintiff can:

Opinions are often defamatory and actionable.

The doctrine of transferred intent transfers the perpetrator's intent from the target to the actual victim of the act.

In Wal-Mart Stores v.Goodman the civil jury found that Wal-Mart had acted reasonably.

In a suit for malicious prosecution,the courts require plaintiffs to prove:

Under the shopkeeper's privilege,merchants may stop,detain,and investigate suspected shoplifters without being held liable for false imprisonment if:

Law protects persons from the unauthorized:

Examples of the tort of invasion of the right to privacy include:

Assault is:

False imprisonment requires that the victim be locked up in a municipal or other official jail or prison.

Tort is the French word for:

People normally do not have exclusive legal rights to control and profit from the commercial use of their name and personality.

There is no such thing as the tort of outrage.

The Nature of Law and Critical Legal Thinking

The American Court System

Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Criminal Law and Ethics

Constitutional Law and Freedoms

Contracts and E-Commerce

Real and Personal Property

Family Law

Wills,Trusts,and Estates

Business Organizations

Agency, Employment, and Equal Opportunity Law

Credit, Suretyship, and Bankruptcy

Intellectual Property and Internet Law

Administrative Law, Consumer, Investor, and Environmental Protection

Concepts in Law

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