21.Edward lied to his boss about Tom backing into a shelf with the forklift.The boss fired Tom.Tom sues Edward for slander.Tom should win his case.

True

False

22.Judges relying on prior case law follow legal precedent.

True

False

23.A defense to negligence is comparative negligence.

True

False

24.If a Court of Appeal affirms the trial court's judgment the appellant loses.

True

False

25.Torts are civil wrongs.Torts can be crimes too.They are either intentional or unintentional and are made up of elements.Intentional torts have at least three elements: intent, causation and damages.Unintentional torts include negligence and strict liability.Elements of negligence are duty, breach causation and damages.Elements of strict liability include situations involving injury from ultrahazardous activities, failure to control wild animals and product liability.

True

False

26.Two cars collide.Both drivers reached for their phones on the seats next to them when an Amber Alert went off.The driver in the first car looked up and stopped at a red light.The driver in the car behind him did not look up and plowed into the first car.Comparative negligence is not in issue under these facts.

True

False

27.Congress has 535 members.

True

False

28.Jack is sailing when a storm comes up.He ties his boat to the nearest dock and both the boat and dock are damaged in the storm.The owner of the dock has an action against Jack for

atrespass

bnegligence

cstrict liability

dbattery

29.Mary was injured when her curling iron shocked her.She has a cause of action for

aslander

bbattery

cassault

dstrict liability

30.Calling someone a racial slur that causes that person to lose sleep is an example of

alibel

bslander

cintentional infliction of emotional distress

dinvasion of privacy

31.Jenny took advantage of her aging aunt and convinced her to get a home improvement loan whose proceeds Jenny had the aunt sign over to her.The tort here is

afraud

bnegligent misrepresentation

cintentional misrepresentation

dundue influence

32.If a plaintiff fails to prove just one element of her cause of action she can still win her case.

True

False

33.Mike lies to Jeff about the condition of the car Jeff is buying from him.But Jeff already knows what is wrong with the car.True or false: is Mike liable for intentional misrepresentation?

True

False

34.Sarah emailed her boss that her co-worker Jane was skimming money from the register.If Sarah's statement was false Sarah would be liable for

alibel

bslander

cinvasion of privacy

dundue influence

35.Maria asks her real estate agent how many acres the property she is looking at has.The agent does not know but says she'll find out.She looks at a document that shows 3 acres but her eyesight is bad and the number looks fuzzy to her.Instead of getting her reading glasses to make sure she tells Maria 5 acres.The agent is liable for

anegligent misrepresentation

bmaterial misrepresentation