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5 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 5
Although the submission of a tender normally only constitutes the making of an offer, in
Blackpool & Fylde Aero Club v Blackpool Borough Council, the Council was obliged to accept
the Aero Club's tender, which had been submitted within the deadline.
Select one: True or False
True
False
Term 2 of 5
What does it mean when we say that the courts apply an objective test of intentions to ascertain
what contracting parties have agreed to?
The courts look at the parties' apparent intentions reasonably interpreted from their
conduct in all the circumstances.
The courts look at the parties' actual intentions at the time of contracting and search for
common ground.
Term 3 of 5
If an item is displayed for sale in a store, when has an offer been made and when has it been
accepted?
The vendor makes the offer by displaying the goods; the customer accepts it by paying for
an item at the cash desk.
Incorrect. If the display was an offer, then the seller would lose her freedom not to deal
with a particular customer and all sales would be compulsory. The display of goods is an
invitation to treat, not an offer (Pharmaceutical Society of GB v. Boots Cash Chemists
(1953)).
The customer makes the offer by presenting an item at the cash desk; the vendor accepts it
by checking the goods out and taking payment.
The vendor makes the offer by displaying the goods; the customer accepts it by putting an
item in his basket or otherwise taking possession of it.
5 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 5
Although the submission of a tender normally only constitutes the making of an offer, in
Blackpool & Fylde Aero Club v Blackpool Borough Council, the Council was obliged to accept
the Aero Club's tender, which had been submitted within the deadline.
Select one: True or False
True
False
Term 2 of 5
What does it mean when we say that the courts apply an objective test of intentions to ascertain
what contracting parties have agreed to?
The courts look at the parties' apparent intentions reasonably interpreted from their
conduct in all the circumstances.
The courts look at the parties' actual intentions at the time of contracting and search for
common ground.
Term 3 of 5
If an item is displayed for sale in a store, when has an offer been made and when has it been
accepted?
The vendor makes the offer by displaying the goods; the customer accepts it by paying for
an item at the cash desk.
Incorrect. If the display was an offer, then the seller would lose her freedom not to deal
with a particular customer and all sales would be compulsory. The display of goods is an
invitation to treat, not an offer (Pharmaceutical Society of GB v. Boots Cash Chemists
(1953)).
The customer makes the offer by presenting an item at the cash desk; the vendor accepts it
by checking the goods out and taking payment.
The vendor makes the offer by displaying the goods; the customer accepts it by putting an
item in his basket or otherwise taking possession of it.
