• If Albert executes a Will, providing therein that all of his lineal descendants, regardless of generation, would share equally in his estate, his descendants would be said to take the property ___________________.

a. per capita

b. by intestate succession

c. by course of descent

d. per stirpes

• Barry is swimming at Galveston Beach when he notices a child wading out into the water.He watches as the child goes further and further out, the waves beginning to engulf the child.Suddenly, the child begins to flail his arms and struggle to stay above the water.Barry has a dinner date and is concerned that he not be late as he knows this beauty will not wait for him if he is not on time.He decides not to help the child, nor does he notify anyone else that the child might drown. Barry was under no duty to act even though it was very clear to him that the child was in great peril.

a. True

b. False

• Angela innocently drives her car into Fred, rendering him unconscious.Angela panics and leaves Fred lying in the middle of the road, where he is run over by a second car driven by Doris.Angela is liable to Fred for the additional injuries inflicted by Doris as she had a duty to exercise reasonable care to minimize the harm to him.

a. True

b. False

• A reasonable person standard of conduct may be established by legislation or administrative regulation.If a statute is found to impose civil liability upon a violator, the great majority of courts will hold that an unexcused violation constitutes ____________.

a. respondeat superior

b. mala prohibita

c. res ipsa loquitur

d. negligence per se

• The tort of _______________________ is the act of intentionally confining a person against her will within fixed boundaries if the person is conscious of the confinement or harmed by it.

a. invasion of privacy

b. defamation

c. infliction of emotional distress

d. false imprisonment