1)Voluntary assumption of risk

a.Means that a defendant will not be responsible for injuries they sustain

b.Means that a defendant will be completely responsible for any losses which may be suffered by another person

c.Means that a person has voluntarily assumed the risk that they may be injured

d.None of the above

2)Tort law refers to

Select one:

a. A wrong committed by one person against another

b. Criminal activities

c. Many different criminal offences

d.All of the above

e.None of the above

3)At Common Law a trespasser

Select one:

a.Is owed the highest duty of care

b.Is generally considered to assume all risk of injury when entering on lands owned by another

c.Is not owed a duty of care by the landowner

d.Must be warned of all dangers on a property

e.Must be warned not to enter on a dangerous property

4)Manufacturers

a.May be responsible for injuries caused in the normal use of their products by consumers

a.Are not responsible to consumers who are injured by using their products

b.Are only responsible to a retailer for injuries resulting from product use

c.Are governed by a contractual relationship and liability is determined by the contract

d.Are often not responsible for damages resulting from the use of their product

5)Battery means

a.Violent conduct against another person

b.Threatening to touch or strike another person

c.Unintentional touching or striking of another person

d.The unlawful touching or striking of another person

e.Unintentional harm of another person

6)Assault means

a.Unlawful touching or striking of another person

b.Threatening and touching which causes injury to a person

c.A threat of violence or injury to a person

d.The application of force causing injury

e.Violence against another person

7)A patron at a nightclub has too much to drink and becomes obnoxious to other patrons as well as to his server when she refuses to bring him another beer. The proprietor of the nightclub then asks him to leave immediately. Which of the following statements is false

a.The patron becomes a trespasser if he refuses to leave the nightclub

b.The proprietor has the right to use reasonable force to escort the patron off the property if he refuses to leave

c.The patron becomes a trespasser, even if he leaves when asked

d.It is useless to call the police to a privately owned nightclub

e.3 and 4

8)Among the types of monetary compensation for torts available to plaintiffs is one which, although the amount of compensation may be small, nevertheless recognizes there has been a violation of the plaintiff's rights. These damages are known as

a.General damages

b.Punitive damages

c.Nominal damages

Special damages

d.Nominal damages

e.Exemplary damages

9)Where an individual's rights to enjoy his or her property are seriously affected by pollution from a pulp and paper company, the most likely outcome of a nuisance lawsuit would be

a.Damages

b.An injunction to close down the pulp mill

c.Both damages and an injunction

d.That the rights of the individual would prevail over those of an industry upon which a community was dependent

e.An injunction and specific performance

10)The tort of nuisance

a.Refers to the interference with another's enjoyment of property

b.Could include forms such as noise, vibration, fumes, and contaminants

c.Aims to balance the use and enjoyment of competing landowners

d.Must result in more than minor problem

e.All of the above