Purdue PA165 Unit 6 Quiz Latest 2019 December

PA165 Introduction to Torts

Unit 6 Quiz

Question 1 In the coming and going rule,

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Employers are not vicariously liable for the negligence of their employees.

Employers are vicariously liable for the negligence of their employees.

This is the same as the frolic and detour rule.

None of the above.

Question 2 Some legal scholars believe that comparative negligence produces fairer results than contributory negligence.

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True

False

Question 3 The plaintiff and the defendant decide how to apportion comparative negligence in a lawsuit.

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True

False

Question 4 Which of the following is the best illustration of assumption of risk?

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Tanya drives a cement mixer. Dobie is a construction worker. While unloading cement from the truck, Tanya noticed that Dobie was standing near a large hole behind him. She said nothing, and, as Dobie stepped back to avoid the flowing concrete, he fell into the hole.

Colleen is a litigation paralegal. She drafts a will for a client to be reviewed by her supervising attorney, Amy. Amy fails to do this. The will was written improperly, and the client sues for legal malpractice.

Angela works in a pastry shop. She notices that there is an electrical short in one of the machines she is using. Rather than shutting the machine off, she continues using it and is electrocuted.

Janet is a reference librarian. As she was researching a patron’s question, a bookshelf fell upon and injured her.

None of the above.

Question 5 Assumption of risk is an applicable defense even if the plaintiff was unaware of the dangers involved.

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True

False

Question 6 Assumption of risk includes all of the following elements except

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Plaintiff’s voluntary assumption.

Known risk.

Full appreciation of dangers involved.

Breach of duty.

All of the above are elements of assumption of risk.

Question 7 Statutes of limitations are irrelevant to negligence defenses.

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True

False

Question 8 Under assumption of risk, the plaintiff’s claim is barred even if he or she involuntarily engaged in dangerous activities.

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True

False

Question 9 An independent contractor is distinguishable from an employee because

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An employer controls how an independent contract performs work.

An employer must deduct social security taxes for an independent contractor.

An employer does not control how an independent contractor performs work.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Question 10 Respondeat superior means

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The higher court responds.

The respondent is liable.

Let the superior answer.

Let the respondent provide.

None of the above.