TEST ITEM FILE
Craig Allen
THE LAW AND BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION IN
CANADA
Fourteenth Edition
J.E. Smyth
University of Toronto
D.A. Soberman
Queen’s University
A.J. Easson
Queen’s University
S.A. McGill
Wilfrid Laurier University
Toronto
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Chapter 1: Law, Society, and Business
1) A simple definition of law would be misleading because law is so
a. bound up with the rule of law.
b. diverse and complex.
c. difficult to define.
d. none of the above
e. all of the above
Answer: b
Diff: 2
Type: MC
Topic: The Role of Law
Skill: Recall
2) We .need .to .have .law .because .it
a. regulates .individuals’ .interactions .with .one .another.
b. gives .the .government .the .power .to .act .for .the .benefit .of .society .in .general.
c. provides .an .element .of .certainty .in .determining .contractual .and .property .rights.
d. protects .persons, .property, .and .society, .and .prohibits .conduct .that .society .believes
.is .harmful.
e. all .of .the .above
Answer: .e
.Diff: .2
Type: .MC
Topic: .The .Role .of .Law
.Skill: .Recall
3) The .fact .that .laws .that .appear .to .be .unjust .must .still .be .obeyed .suggests .that
a. justice .is .merely .the .result .of .the .influence .of .ethics.
b. justice .is .merely .a .product .of .social .morals.
c. there .is .a .difference .between .good .laws .and .bad .ones.
d. in .reality, .we .must .think .of .justice .as .nothing .more .than .the .result .of .our .legal .system.
e. those .who .make .the .laws .just .do .not .care.
Answer: .d
.Diff: .3
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.Chapter .1: .Law, .Society, .and .Business
Type: .MC
Topic: .The .Role .of .Law
.Skill: .Applied
4) The .Canadian .legal .profession .is .organized .on .a .provincial .basis .with .each
.province .having .its .own .“bar” .society. . However, .a .member .of .any .provincial .bar
.may .appear .before
a. the .House .of .Lords .in .England.
b. the .International .War .Crimes .Tribunal.
c. the .Supreme .Court .of .Canada.
d. any .Human .Rights .Tribunal .in .any .province.
e. any .Landlord .and .Tenant .Board .Tribunal .in .any .province.
Answer: .c
.Diff: .3
.Type:
.MC
Topic: .Legal .Risk .Management
.Skill: .Recall
5) Joe .hired .Julie, .a .lawyer, .to .defend .him .on .assault .charges. . At .their .first .meeting
.he .told .her .the .details .concerning .his .involvement .in .the .assault. . After .a .dispute
.between .Joe .and .Julie .in .relation .to .legal .fees, .Joe .decided .to .retain .a .new .lawyer.
. The .police .attended .at .Julie’s .office .to .ask .her .questions .concerning .what .Joe .told
.her .about .the .assault. . In .these .circumstances
a. the .solicitor/client .privilege .does .not .allow .Julie .to .reveal .any .communications .she
.had .with .Joe .without .his .approval.
b. given .that .the .solicitor/client .relationship .has .ended, .Julie .is .at .liberty .to .disclose
.the .information.
c. the .solicitor/client .privilege .does .not .extend .to .admissions .by .clients .of .wrongdoing
.so .communications .must .be .disclosed.
d. Julie .is .at .liberty .to .disclose .any .information .in .relation .to .the .dispute .with .Joe
.over .fees .but .not .in .relation .to .communications .about .the .assault.
e. the .Canada .Evidence .Act .permits .Julie .to .disclose .any .information .once .the
.retainer .has .ended.
Answer: .a
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.Chapter .1: .Law, .Society, .and .Business
Diff: .3
.Type:
.MC
Topic: . Legal .Risk .Management
.Skill: .Applied
6) A .compliance .officer .employed .by .a .business .for .purposes .of .monitoring
.legislative .requirements .applicable .to .the .business .ensures
a. that .outside .counsel .are .hired .by .the .business .on .a .general .retainer .basis .to .respond
.to .urgent .matters.
b. that .the .business .complies .with .all .regulatory .and .legislative .requirements .to
.avoid .claims, .fines .and .other .possible .penalties .or .sanctions.
c. that .probationary .employees .are .screened .and .monitored .appropriately .by .the
.business .in .the .90 .day .period.
d. that .the .business .pays .outstanding .fines.
e. that .someone .attends .on .all .Small .Claims .Court .matters .where .outside .counsel .are
.not .required.
Answer: .b
.Diff: .3
.Type:
.MC
Topic: .Legal .Risk .Management
.Skill: .Applied
7) When .we .say .that .the .law .is .part .of .every .facet .of .business, .we .mean .that
a. it .is .central .to .business .interaction .with .customers, .suppliers, .competitors,
.and .government.
b. business .cannot .succeed .without .understanding .the .law.
c. it .outlines .what .we .do, .how .to .do .it, .and .what .not .to .do.
d. the .failure .of .businesses .to .comply .with .the .law .may .result .in .criminal,
.regulatory, .and/or .civil .liability.
e. all .of .the .above
Answer: .e
.Diff: .2
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