Purdue PA165 Unit 5 Quiz Latest 2019 December

PA165 Introduction to Torts

Unit 5 Quiz

Question 1 Both intentional torts and negligence cases require intent.

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                True

                False

Question 2 All of the following are intentional torts except

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battery.

negligence.

fraud.

defamation.

all of the above are intentional torts.

Question 3 To be successful in claiming defamation, a public figure must show that a statement was made with actual malice.

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                True

                False

Question 4 In which type(s) of cases would res ipsa loquitur most commonly be used?

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Medical malpractice

Motor vehicle accidents

Slip-and-fall cases

All of the above

None of the above

Question 5 The person committing a tort is called

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the tortor.

the torquere.

the tortfeasor.

the tortoise.

none of the above.

Question 6 The first pleading filed in a civil lawsuit, which contains the statement of wrong done to the plaintiff, is called the

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answer

complaint

motion

deposition

Question 7 Proximate cause is sometimes called

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strict liability.

the law of cause and effect.

legal cause.

res ipsa loquitur.

Question 8 Libel is written defamation, whereas slander is oral defamation.

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                True

                False

Question 9 In a negligence lawsuit, who most often decides how the reasonable person would have acted?

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The appellate courts

The state legislature

The arbiter-of-law

The trier-of-fact

None of the above

Question 10 Under common-law negligence, reasonable care is defined by

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experience.

statute.

the reasonable person standard.

the judge’s preference.

none of the above.

Question 11 Compensatory damages are commonly awarded in negligence cases.

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                True

                False

Question 12 Mary threw a snowball at James but it hit John instead. Mary has committed a battery against James.

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                True

                False

Question 13 Assault is best defined as

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battery.

unconsented physical contact.

a breach of the king’s peace.

all of the above.

none of the above.

Question 14 All of the following are elements of trespass to land except

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unauthorized entry onto another’s real estate.

intent to injure another’s real property.

interfering with an owner’s exclusive use of his or her land.

entering another’s land without permission.

all of the above are elements.

Question 15 Negligence requires intent to commit a harmful act.

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                True

                False

Question 16 Which of the following is not an element of negligence?

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Duty of reasonable care

Breach of duty

Causation

Proximate cause

All of the above are negligence elements

Question 17 Negligence is defined as

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the intentional injury of another person or a person’s property.

liability regardless of fault or intent.

failure to exercise all possible care to avoid injuring others.

failure to exercise reasonable care to avoid injuring others.

none of the above.

Question 18 Trespass to land requires injury to the real estate.

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                True

                False

Question 19 Intentional torts may best be defined as

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the failure to exercise reasonable care.

conduct that is fashioned to harm another person or his or her property.

conduct for which the defendant is liable regardless of fault or intent.

behavior that is also criminal.

none of the above.

Question 20 Which of the following is not an element of fraud:

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False statement intented to deceive

Knowlege of falisty of statement

Existence of a duty

Statement designed to entice victim into surrending something of value

All of the above

Question 21 Which example best illustrates conversion?

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Taking someone else’s bicycle from a parking rack and riding it across town.

Stepping into a store after closing hours.

Having an overdue library book checked out in your name.

Parking your car in a no-parking zone.

None of the above.

Question 22 Proximate cause is defined in terms of the foreseeability of injury.

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                True

                False

Question 23 The government, through its prosecutors, uses tort law to punish violators who injure other persons or their property.

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                True

                False

Question 24 Duty is defined as

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Legal obligation.

The obligation to do something.

The obligation not to do something.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Question 25 Modern tort law originated from the ___________ common law.

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Italian

Irish

German

English

African