Which of the Following Is True with Regard to the Torts

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true with regard to the torts of assault and battery?

A) The amount of damages paid to Joe,injured by another's battery,will be an amount to cover the extent of injury suffered by a normal person regardless of Joe's actual injuries.
B) For consent to be an effective legal defence to a claim of battery,the person hit must have been surprised by the incident.
C) A person will always succeed with the defence of self-defence even if he or she used excessive force.
D) Both torts are "actionable per se"; that is,a person can successfully sue without having to prove damages.
E) Assault is the threat of interference viewed as harmful by the victim.