1) Effective operation of a business requires that business managers a. rely on lawyers to form the right questions and answers for legal issues. b. do not have to become experts in the activities of their businesses. c. simply rely on the decisions made by those in authority above them. d. do not have to familiarize themselves with the law. e. must know the law and must understand the legal risks associated with the everyday choices that they make. 2) When we talk about predictability being a major element of law, we mean that a. although the law is predictable, the outcome of a given dispute between people is not. b. people should be more likely to be able to predict when they can circumvent a law. c. the law itself is not predictable, only the cases that are decided. d. by using common sense, the decision of any court can be determined in advance. e. people should be able to find out where they stand and how to act with reasonable certainty. 3) A doctor makes a serious error during the course of diagnosing a patient. The patient subsequently dies. The deceased patient's family members bring a lawsuit against the doctor. All the experts who testify agree that the doctor failed to meet the standard of care but that e. people should be able to find out where they stand and how to act with reasonable certainty. 3) A doctor makes a serious error during the course of diagnosing a patient. The patient subsequently dies. The deceased patient's family members bring a lawsuit against the doctor. All the experts who testify agree that the doctor failed to meet the standard of care but that if appropriate care had been provided, the patient would have died in any event. The family members' case against the doctor will a. succeed because all the experts agree the doctor provided substandard care. b. fail because the doctor likely provided the patient with informed consent. c. succeed because the law imposes strict liability upon doctors in similar circumstances. d. fail because the plaintiff cannot prove causation which is an essential element of the tort of negligence. e. none of the above 4) Gurpreet Singh is employed by Nikhil's Groceries. Arun, the owner of Arun's Groceries approaches Gurpreet and convinces Gurpreet to leave Nikhil's Groceries and work for Arun's Groceries. Nikhil's Groceries may sue run's Groceries for a. breach of employer employee contract. b. breach of employee contract. c. Interference with employee affairs. d. breach of contract. e. inducing breach of contract. 5) The role of tort law is to a. compensate victims for harm suffered from the activities of others. b. assist judges by providing rules to determine how much money to pay victims of crime. c. punish wrongdoers in the same way that criminal law punishes criminals. d. determine who caused a motor vehicle accident. e. impose strict rules to prevent the commission of crimes. 6) A tort is a. a criminal act. b. a misrepresentation. c. a breach of contract. d. the punishment imposed on a person for a wrongful act done to the person or property of another. e. a wrongful act done to the person or property of another