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FORM B USINESS LAW I: MIDTERM EXAM #2 NAME: SECTION DAYS/TIME MULTIPLE CHOICE: For each of the following problems, write the letter of the correct answer in the corresponding space on the answer sheet. (I point each) A) libel 1) Defamation that happens through an oral statement someone makes is known as B) assault C) battery D) slander 2) Which of the following would a court likely deem an invasion of privacy? A) Mary takes a picture of two people looking at each other lovingly at a park and posts it on facebook. B) At a Dodgers game, Kim is caught on the "Kiss Cam" kissing Eliza, with whom he's cheating on his girlfriend C) Bob has a crush on his next door neighbor and climbs up into a tree to take a picture of her as she sunbathes topless in her backyard. D) Samantha writes a love letter to her co-worker Joseph and he shows it to his officemate. 3) Which of the following is true of the tort of fraud? A) It is the intentional defaming of a person out of money, property, or something else of value B) It is when a defendant makes makes a false representation of a material fact. C) A defendant is liable for the tort of fraud regardless of whether the plaintiff on the misrepresentation D) The wrongdoer makes a false representation of either material or immaterial fact. 4) Harvey was at his college reunion where he met Raymond, his former roommate. Harvey and Raymond did not get along well at the reunion. Offended by something Raymond mentioned, Harvey punched him in the face, which broke his jaw. Harvey is liable for the tort of A) breach of duty of care B) disparagement C) battery D) assault 5) Ashley slips and falls in a Tarjet store after tripping on shipping boxes left in an aisle that she hadn't seen because she was trying to see if she could do a whole shopping trip while blindfolded. She breaks her leg and is forced to miss work for a week. The jury decides that Tarjet was 50% at fault, but that she was also 50% at fault because she was negligent by shopping blindfolded. If the jury decides her total in damages is $36,000 (for her medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering), then under a comparative fault system Ashley should get: A) $36,000 B) $ 18,000 B) $18,000 in pain and suffering but only 50% of her economic damages C) $18,000 for medical bills and lost wages, but only 50% of her noneconomic damages 6) Allenby Spares Inc. is a shop that sells spare automotive parts from various manufacturers. A customer buys a faulty brake from Allenby Spares Inc. The brake is manufactured by TurboDiezel Inc. The customer is involved in an accident caused by the brake not working right in his vehicle. Which of the following is true? A) Allenby Spares cannot be held strictly liable since the brake was manufactured by TurboDiezel. TurboDiezel cannot be held strictly liable as the company is not the seller in this case. Neither Allenby nor TurboDiezel can be held strictly liable for the faulty brake. Allenby Spares can be held strictly liable for the faulty brake as it is part of the distribution chain