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Three Rivers Community College BBG 231 Business Law Practice Quizzes Chapter 6 Intentional Torts T/F Multiple Choice 1)Blowing smoke in someone's face can constitute battery

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Three Rivers Community College

BBG 231

Business Law Practice Quizzes

Chapter 6 Intentional Torts

T/F Multiple Choice

1)Blowing smoke in someone's face can constitute battery.

A)           True

B)            False

 

2              Truth is not a defense to defamation.

A)           True

B)            False

 

3              Intentional torts are crimes.

A)           True

B)            False

 

4              The tort of trespass requires harm to property.

A)           True

B)            False

 

5              When Debra provides an employee reference for Ned, Debra's statements are conditionally privileged.

A)           True

B)            False

 

6              Any entry by a person onto land in the possession of another is a trespass, even if the entry is done with the possessor's permission.

A)           True

B)            False

 

7              Disparagement is a claim brought by an individual, while defamation refers to a company's products or services.

A)           True

B)            False

 

8              To be liable for invasion of privacy, the private information at issue must have been widely disseminated.

A)           True

B)            False

 

9              The plaintiff’s burden of proof in a tort case must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

A)           True

B)            False

 

10           Upon entering class, the professor announces a pop quiz. John has not studied and may sue the professor for the intentional infliction of mental distress.

A)           True

B)            False

 

11           The following is a defense to the tort of false imprisonment.

A)           contributory negligence.

B)            alternate means of escape.

C)            extreme annoyance.

D)           none of the above.

 

12           The intent of punitive damages is to:

A)           punish.

B)            compensate for pain and suffering.

C)            to provide nominal relief.

D)           none of the above.

 

13           Amanda quietly walked up to her business law professor from behind and hit him over the head with her textbook.

A)           Amanda has committed battery.

B)            Amanda has committed assault.

C)            Amanda has committed both assault and battery.

D)           By teaching business law, the professor consented to being hit on the head.

 

14           Battery does NOT require:

A)           actual physical contact.

B)            apprehension.

C)            enduring emotional harm.

D)           all of the above.

 

15           An intentional tort includes:

A)           harm.

B)            intent.

C)            neither (a) nor (b).

D)           both (a) and (b).

 

16           When a suit is brought for a primary purpose other than the one for which such proceeding are designed, one can bring the following type of suit:

A)           malicious prosecution.

B)            abuse of process.

C)            invasion of privacy.

D)           none of the above.

 

17           The following is an example of interference with economic relations:

A)           trespass.

B)            Disparagement. Intentional Interference with Contract Intentional Interference with Economic Expectations

C)            assault.

D)           none of the above.

 

18           A touching can be a battery only if it would be offensive to:

A)           a person unusually sensitive to touching.

B)            a person of ordinary sensibilities.

C)            a person with an extraordinary need for vast personal boundaries.

D)           none of the above.

 

19           Which of the following requires that a suit was brought with a wrongful motive?

A)           malicious prosecution.

B)            abuse of process.

C)            wrongful use of civil proceedings.

D)           all of the above.

 

20           Both crimes and intentional torts require:

A)           proof of guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt."

B)            punishment by way of imprisonment.

C)            intent.

D)           all of the above.

 

21           Interference with contract applies to persons who:

A)           breach a contract.

B)            intentionally induce another to breach a contract.

C)            intentionally induce another to seek contractual remedies.

 

D)           none of the above.

 

22           A defense to invasion of privacy is:

A)           newsworthiness.

B)            privilege.

C)            truth.

D)           none of the above.

 

23           The local newspaper printed an article about the mayor. The author of the article claimed the mayor cheated on a test in college and was expelled. If the accusation is false, in order to sue for defamation the mayor must prove which of the following?

A)           Absolute privilege

B)            Conditional privilege

C)            Actual malice

D)           Conditional malice

 

24           Which of the following is not an invasion of privacy?

A)           A doctor calling a patient at work to discuss the dosage of prescription medications.

B)            A bill collector calling the debtor at home several times a day.

C)            The police illegally searching a suspect’s home.

D)           Obscene phone calls

 

25           Fred asked his neighbor Madeline to care for his cat while he was on vacation. Madeline agreed and Fred brought the cat to Madeline and left for the beach. Upon returning home, Fred thought that the cat would be happier at Madeline’s house and never retrieved the cat. If Madeline asks Fred to retrieve the cat and Fred’s does not, Madeline may use Fred for the tort of:

A)           Illegal dumping

B)            Trespassing

C)            Intentional interference with personal property

D)           Assault

 

26           Conversion is to tort law as          is to criminal law.

A)           Felonies

B)            Misdemeanors

C)            Stealing

D)           none of the above

 

27           Which of the following is a common defense to battery?

A)           Privilege

B)            Truth

C)            Consent

D)           none of the above

 

28           Upon entering class, the professor announces a pop quiz. John has not studied and knows he will fail the quiz. In a panicked state, John jumps from his seat and begins running for the door. Before he can exit the room, the professor locks the door from the inside and John can not open it. John may sue the professor for which of the following torts?

A)           Actual malice

B)            Conversion

C)            Trespassing

D)           False imprisonment

 

29           Which of the following torts does not require probable cause?

A)           Abuse of process

B)            Malicious prosecution

C)            Wrongful use of civil proceeding

 

D)           All of the above require probable cause

 

30           Which of the following defamation cases requires proof of actual damages?

A)           A false statement about Troy is printed in the newspaper

B)            Henry stands up in Business Law class and falsely states that Troy has committed a serious crime.

C)            Alice falsely states that Troy is professional incompetent to Troy’s supervisor in a conversation at the copy machine.

D)           Jerrick falsely tells Michelle that Troy has a girlfriend.