1) All of the following may result in the tort of battery EXCEPT:

Select one:

a.A surgeon performs surgery on a person who did not want it.

b.A man asks a woman for kiss and she presses her lips against his.

c.A man spits in the face of another who he believes has insulted him.

d.A woman asks a man for a kiss, but instead he gropes her sexually.

2) All of the following situations may result in a strict liability tort EXCEPT:

Select one:

a.A car driven by someone speeding excessively causes an accident.

b.A neighbor's pet tiger escapes and mauls your child.

c.A truck carrying nuclear waste crashes when the driver falls asleep.

d.A car with a faulty accelerator causes an accident.

3) If a prospective business owner told you he wanted to organize his business in a way that would not require registration and would allow him to exercise the fullest control, you would likely advise him to choose which of the following business entity types?

Select one:

a.Limited liability company

b.Corporation

c.Limited partnership

d.Sole proprietorship

4) To prove assault, a plaintiff must show all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one:

a.That the defendant's action caused actual fear to the plaintiff.

b.That the defendant's act was intentional.

c.That the defendant's action was unexcused.

d.That the defendant's action caused reasonable apprehension.

5) For intentional torts, the element of intent requires which of the following?

Select one:

a.That the defendant intended to harm a person or property.

b.That the defendant had a duty of care that is violated.

c.That the defendant intended to do the act which caused harm.

d.That the defendant acted with malice in harming a person or property.

6) Protected classes of people who are protected against employment discrimination generally include all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one:

a.A racial minority.

b.Overweight people.

c.People of a certain religion.

d.An ethnic minority.

7) Wrongful discharge cases:

Select one:

a.are limited to claims that are based on discrimination.

b.are usually based on an employer breaching a contract for employment.

c.may be brought where an employer fires an employee for refusing to do illegal act.

d.may only be brought by employees whose status is that of an at-will employee.

8) While a plaintiff alleging negligence against a company may prove the company had a duty, the company breached its duty, and that the plaintiff suffered legally recognizable injuries, the plaintiff would still have to prove which of the following?

Select one:

a.The company committed the breach on purpose.

b.The company was strictly liable for its breach.

c.The company had no defenses to its breach.

d.The company was the cause of the injuries.

9) Ownership interests in a corporation are known as:

Select one:

a.limited partnerships.

b.stock.

c.membership interests.

d.private placements.

10) Intangible personal property is:

Select one:

a.Property that does not physically exist.

b.Also chattel.

c.Property that can be touched.

d.Personal property attached to real property.