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LEG 100Quiz 2 Week 5 Questions and Answers • Question 1 4 out of 4 points When promissory estoppel is used by the courts, it is because there is NOT an enforceable contract present. S... elected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 2 4 out of 4 points The element of a contract that states the parties must be adults of sound mind is consent. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 3 4 out of 4 points The single recovery principle requires a court to settle a matter once and for all by awarding a lump sum for past and future expenses. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 4 4 out of 4 points The doctrine of contributory negligence is followed in most states. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 5 4 out of 4 points Most states recognize some form of comparative negligence. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 6 4 out of 4 points The doctrine of contributory negligence is followed in most states. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 7 4 out of 4 points Most states recognize some form of comparative negligence. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 8 4 out of 4 points Which of the following statements is correct regarding the difference between tort and criminal law? Selected Answer: Criminal law is prosecuted by the government. Correct Answer: Criminal law is prosecuted by the government. • Question 9 4 out of 4 points Which of the following is a valid defense to a defamation claim? Selected Answer: The statement was only an opinion. Correct Answer: The statement was only an opinion. • Question 10 4 out of 4 points Contracts generally do not require bargaining that leads to an exchange between the parties. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 11 4 out of 4 points Kenneth was exposed to radiation on his job in an environmental cleanup. In a lawsuit against his employer, the court must decide the full extent of both present and future damages rather than allowing Kenneth to return to court years later if medical problems develop at that time. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 12 4 out of 4 points Punitive damages are intended to punish the defendant for conduct that is extreme and outrageous. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 13 4 out of 4 points Revocation is the withdrawal of an offer by the offeror. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 14 4 out of 4 points Public officials can win a defamation case only by proving the defendant's actual malice. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 15 4 out of 4 points The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech is an absolute right. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 16 4 out of 4 points The elements in a defamation case are: Selected Answer: defamatory statement; falsity; communication; and injury. Correct Answer: defamatory statement; falsity; communication; and injury. • Question 17 4 out of 4 points The doctrine of contributory negligence is followed in most states. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 18 4 out of 4 points Contracts generally do not require bargaining that leads to an exchange between the parties. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 19 4 out of 4 points The element of a contract that states the parties must be adults of sound mind is consent. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 20 4 out of 4 points A sports fan, injured by a hockey puck that flew into the stands during an NHL game, would be subject to the defense of assumption of the risk in a suit to recover for her injuries. Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e [Show More]

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