Question 6:Libel consists of spoken defamatory statements:

(a)Broadcast on television

(b)Recorded in print

(c)Recorded electronically

(d)All of the above

Question 7:Slanderous per se statements include statements that a person has:

(a)A loathsome communicable disease

(b)Committed improprieties while engaging in a profession or trade

(c)Committed crimes involving moral turpitude

(d)All of the above

Question 8:A person invited onto the land of another may commit the tort of trespassing if:

(a)The property is damaged during the visit

(b)The person is asked by the owner to leave but refuses to comply

(c)The property is entered during the evening hours

(d)The person makes disparaging remarks about the owner to third parties Question 9: In the absence of a recognizable injury, the plaintiff in a negligence lawsuit may be:

(a)Limited to recovering punitive damages

(b)Unable to recover anything

(c)Able to recover damages only if the defendant's actions were motivated by spite

(d)Both (a) and (c)

Question 10: Which of the following statements is true?

(a)If an injury would not have occurred in the absence of the defendant's act, then there is causation in fact

(b)Proximate causation is concerned with whether the connection between the defendant's actions and the resulting injury is sufficient to warrant holding the defendant legally responsible

(c)Issues of causation are relevant only when the injury is remote and unforeseen

(d)Both (a) and (b)

Question 11: An example of a superseding intervening force is:

(a)An act of God

(b)Medical malpractice

(c)A rescue attempt

(d)None of the above

Question 12: A person who detains someone for shoplifting may be:

(a)Liable for false imprisonment if they hold the defendant for an unreasonably long period of time

(b)Exonerated for false imprisonment if the defendant shoplifted store merchandise in the past

(c)Liable for false imprisonment under any circumstances

(d)None of the above

Question 13: Contributory negligence in tort cases may be:

(a)A complete defense

(b)Raised only if the plaintiff was more at fault than the defendant

(c)Raised only if the plaintiff and defendant were equally at fault

(d)Available only to minors

Question 14: A state statute requires the owners of amusement parks to maintain their equipment in specific condition for the protection of their patrons. Mel, who owns an amusement park, fails to maintain the equipment as required, and Sid, a patron, is injured thereby. Mel's violation of the statute may be held to constitute:

(a)Res ipsa loquitur

(b)Negligence per se

(c)A dram shop act

(d)None of the above

Question 15: The elements of fraudulent misrepresentation include:

(a)The misrepresentation of facts or conditions with knowledge that they are false or with reckless disregard for the truth

(b)The intent to induce another to rely on the misrepresentation

(c)Justifiable reliance by the deceived party that results in damages

(d)All of the above

Question 16: Abnormally dangerous activities that could result in liability under the doctrine of strict liability include:

(a)Keeping a lion at a zoo

(b)Using dynamite on one's land

(c)Storing household chemicals in one's garage

(d)Both (a) and (b)

Carl hires Hilda to sing at his carnival. Carl's competitor Snively , who knows of the contract, convinces Hilda to sing at Snively's circus instead.

Question 17: Refer to the inf01mation above. Snively may have committed the tort of:

(a)Conversion

(b)Wrongful interference with a contractual relationship

(c)Slanderoftitle

(d)Slander of quality

Question 18: Refer to the information above. If Hilda sings for Snively, Hilda may be liable for:

(a)Breach of contract

(b)Wrongful interference with a contractual relationship

(c)Wrongful interference with a business relationship

(d)All of the above

Question 19: Permissible interferences with contractual or business relationships may include:

(a)Extensive television advertising campaigns

(b)Discount pricing

(c)Offering free gifts with every purchase

(d)All of the above

Question 20: Defamation's component parts include:

(a)Libel

(b)Slander

(c)Both (a) and (b)

(d)None of the above

Question 21: When a third person refrains from dealing with a plaintiff because of the improper publication of a defamatory statement about the plaintiff's goods, the defendant will have likely committed the tort of:

(a)Trade libel

(b)Slander of quality

(c)Disparagement of property

(d)All of the above

TRUE - FALSE:

Question 22: The underlying motive behind the intentional act does not matter in tort law. (Tor

F)

Question 23: Slander involves the oral communication of defamatory language. (T or F) Question 24: A statement that an unmarried man is unchaste can be slanderous per se. (Tor F)

Question 25: Conversion is a trespass to personal property that so da ages the property that the trespasser may be required to buy the damaged property from the owner. (T or F)

Question 26: A shoplifter being detained by a store manager will always be barred from suing a store for false imprisonment. (T or F)

Question 27: Under the comparative negligence statutes in many states, a plaintiff can recover only if the plaintiffs own negligence is not greater than 50 percent. (T or F)

Question 28: Under the law, an individual's right to privacy includes the right to the exclusive use of his or her identity. (Tor F)

Question 29: The courts use a reasonable person standard in deciding whether conduct resulted in a breach of a duty of care. (T or F)

Question 30: A plaintiff can never be a tortfeasor. (T or F)