Question 1

Which of the following would be least likely to be an invasion of privacy:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of a person's photograph without permission 
B) pleading with a movie star for an autograph 
C) publication of information about a person that comes from private sources 
D) publication of information about a person that places them in a false light to others 
E) walking into the home of a famous sports personality without permission

Question 2

The tort of emotional distress protects from conduct that goes beyond the bounds of decency,but not from:

Accepted Answer

A) petty insults 
B) bad language 
C) annoying behavior 
D) all the other specific choices 
E) none of the other specific choices

Question 3

Express assumption of risk is when:

Accepted Answer

A) the parties agree beforehand that the defendant will relieve the plaintiff of his or her legal duty towards the defendant 
B) the parties agree beforehand that the plaintiff will do everything in his power to protect the defendant from known risks 
C) the parties agree beforehand that the defendant is only responsible for unknown risks 
D) all of the other specific choices 
E) none of the other specific choices

Question 4

Slander involves spoken defamatory communication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Tort law evolves through time by court decisions that reflect social values and community standards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Assumption of risk is a(n)_______________ defense.

Accepted Answer

A) proactive 
B) positive 
C) conciliatory 
D) redundant 
E) none of the other choices

Question 7

Negligence torts differ from intentional torts in that:

Accepted Answer

A) the government is the prosecutor in negligence torts 
B) the victim does not receive compensation in a negligence tort case 
C) in negligence the harmful results of a person's conduct are not intentional 
D) intentional torts are also felonies 
E) none of the other choices

Question 8

The three privileges that may be used as a defense to a defamation action are conditional,constitutional,and:

Accepted Answer

A) Congressional 
B) conditional per se 
C) correlative 
D) legislative 
E) none of the other choices

Question 9

Joe goes to a bar.He gets into an argument with Danny about the merits of Monday Night Football.They start to fight and Joe ends up kissing the barroom floor.Joe can sue Danny:

Accepted Answer

A) for assault and battery and probably win 
B) for battery only and probably win 
C) but Danny will probably successfully argue self-defense 
D) but Danny will probably successfully claim the defense of excused harm 
E) for damage to reputation because everyone laughed at him

Question 10

Defamation includes the torts of slander and misappropriation of a likeness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

While Mrs.O'Leary may have been negligent in leaving an oil lamp in the barn for her cow to kick over,she would not be held liable for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 because the chain of events from the cow kicking the lantern to the destruction of the city was not:

Accepted Answer

A) foreseeable 
B) indisputable 
C) unavoidable 
D) all of the specific choices
E,none of the specific choices

Question 12

Evidence that shows a person's conduct is the reason why an event happened may establish the cause-in-fact of negligent tort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is not a defense that may be raised in case of assault or battery:

Accepted Answer

A) privilege 
B) defense of property 
C) consent 
D) self-defense 
E) all of the other choices may be defenses

Question 14

A person has acted negligently if:

Accepted Answer

A) they were incapable of reaching the victim before the harm occurred 
B) they tried to prevent the harm,but could not due to a lack of professional knowledge 
C) their conduct was not that of a reasonable person 
D) they admit to not liking the victim 
E) none of the other choices

Exam 6: Elements of Torts

Which of the following would be least likely to be an invasion of privacy:

The tort of emotional distress protects from conduct that goes beyond the bounds of decency,but not from:

Express assumption of risk is when:

Slander involves spoken defamatory communication.

Tort law evolves through time by court decisions that reflect social values and community standards.

Assumption of risk is a(n) _______________ defense.

Negligence torts differ from intentional torts in that:

The three privileges that may be used as a defense to a defamation action are conditional,constitutional,and:

Joe goes to a bar.He gets into an argument with Danny about the merits of Monday Night Football.They start to fight and Joe ends up kissing the barroom floor.Joe can sue Danny:

Defamation includes the torts of slander and misappropriation of a likeness.

While Mrs.O'Leary may have been negligent in leaving an oil lamp in the barn for her cow to kick over,she would not be held liable for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 because the chain of events from the cow kicking the lantern to the destruction of the city was not:

Evidence that shows a person's conduct is the reason why an event happened may establish the cause-in-fact of negligent tort.

Which of the following is not a defense that may be raised in case of assault or battery:

A person has acted negligently if: