LEGAL 100 WEEK 5 QUIZ Questions and Answers,100% CORRECT

LEGAL 100 WEEK 5 QUIZ Questions and Answers • Question 1 4 out of 4 points An agency agreement terminates if the activity involved becomes illegal. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 2 4 out of 4 points An agency relationship can be created Answer Selected Answer: by the conduct of the parties. Correct Answer: by the conduct of the parties. • Question 3 The principle of liability stating that an employer is liable for a 4 out of 4 points physical tort committed by an employee acting within the scope of employment and a nonphysical tort of an employee acting with authority is called Answer Selected Answer: respondeat superior. Correct Answer: respondeat superior. • Question 4 4 out of 4 points Mrs. O'Leary hired Jenna to sell her house in Michigan. She executed a power of attorney in favor of Jenna authorizing her to do "anything and everything associated with the sale of real estate, acting as a prudent person." On May 30, Jenna finalized a deal with Brandon for the purchase of the house. Brandon and Jenna signed the real estate contract that day. Jenna learned the next day that Mrs. O'Leary had died May 29. Answer Selected Answer: The contract is void since the agency terminated May 29. Correct Answer: The contract is void since the agency terminated May 29. • Question 5 4 out of 4 points If Denise is hired to work as a cashier, she has the implied authority to do acts reasonably necessary to carry out her job. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 6 4 out of 4 points The elements in a defamation case are: Answer Selected Answer: defamatory statement; falsity; communication; and injury. Correct Answer: defamatory statement; falsity; communication; and injury. • Question 7 4 out of 4 points Public officials can win a defamation case only by proving the defendant's actual malice. Answer 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? Answer 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 The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech is an absolute right. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 10 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. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 11 4 out of 4 points Which of the following represents a landowner's lowest liability? Answer Selected Answer: trespassing adults Correct Answer: trespassing adults • Question 12 4 out of 4 points A defendant engaging in an ultrahazardous activity is almost always liable for any harm that results. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 13 4 out of 4 points In a negligence case, the plaintiff must establish Answer Selected Answer: duty of due care, breach, factual cause, foreseeable harm, and damages. Correct Answer: duty of due care, breach, factual cause, foreseeable harm, and damages. • Question 14 4 out of 4 points In strict liability, if a company sells a beverage in a can that has sharp edges and injures several consumers, it will be held liable even if it didn't know about the problem. Answer Selected Tru Answer: e Correct Tru Answer: e • Question 15 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. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 16 4 out of 4 points The element of a contract that states the parties must be adults of sound mind is consent. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e • Question 17 Regarding contracts, in seeking to determine whether there is a 4 out of 4 points meeting of the minds, the courts look to how a reasonable person would objectively view the language or actions of the parties. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 18 4 out of 4 points Jaime offered to buy Kevin's bike. Jamie is the Answer Selected Answer: offero r. Correct Answer: offero r. • Question 19 4 out of 4 points One purpose of contract law is to determine which agreements are worthy of legal enforcement. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e • Question 20 Contracts generally do not require bargaining that leads to an exchange between the parties. Answer 4 out of 4 points Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e