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California First-Year Law Students' Exam Civil Liability — practice questions

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A civil wrong committed against another who suffers damage as a result is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →Torts divide into negligence and torts that are:Read the answer and worked solution →A tort resulting from a conscious and purposeful act is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →A tort arising because someone failed to exercise a duty of care is:Read the answer and worked solution →Tort law exists mainly to compensate people who have suffered:Read the answer and worked solution →An intentional tort where a person reasonably fears imminent harm is:Read the answer and worked solution →Creating and spreading malicious falsehoods about another person is:Read the answer and worked solution →Defamation that is spoken rather than written is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The first element of a negligence claim is a legal:Read the answer and worked solution →Someone exercising care based on what they know and how they perceive a situation is described as a:Read the answer and worked solution →A nurse caring for a patient owes an implied duty arising from a special:Read the answer and worked solution →After a duty is established, the next element of negligence is failing to meet the standard, or a:Read the answer and worked solution →A negligence claim also needs measurable harm capable of remedy in monetary:Read the answer and worked solution →Whether a defendant could have predicted the harm resulting from an act is a question of:Read the answer and worked solution →Liability imposed without any fault on the defendant's part is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Courts created a standard for activities that are:Read the answer and worked solution →The basis for imposing strict liability is the extent of the:Read the answer and worked solution →An owner of a dog known to be aggressive may face liability that is:Read the answer and worked solution →In product cases, defendants can include manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and:Read the answer and worked solution →The doctrine meaning that the thing speaks for itself is called res ipsa:Read the answer and worked solution →A product so dangerous that the danger exceeds what a user would expect is judged by the standard of being:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the intentional tortsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the negligence elementsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the tort gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the law wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Intentional or negligentRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the tort wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Torts bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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A civil wrong committed against another who suffers damage as a result is called a:

  1. Tort
  2. Term
  3. Tally
  4. Trace
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Correct answer: A. Tort

1. The matter is civil rather than criminal. 2. One party has wronged another and caused damage. 3. That wrong is a tort. _Source: OpenStax Business Law I Essentials 2e, Chapter 6, The Tort System._

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Torts divide into negligence and torts that are:

  1. Instrumental
  2. Intentional
  3. Incidental
  4. Institutional
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Correct answer: B. Intentional

1. One category arises from carelessness. 2. The other arises from a deliberate act. 3. That deliberate category is intentional torts. _Source: OpenStax Business Law I Essentials 2e, Chapter 6, The Tort System._

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A tort resulting from a conscious and purposeful act is described as:

  1. Intentional
  2. Incidental
  3. Institutional
  4. Instrumental
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Correct answer: A. Intentional

1. The defendant meant to do the act in question. 2. That is what separates it from carelessness. 3. Such a tort is intentional. _Source: OpenStax Business Law I Essentials 2e, Chapter 6, The Tort System._

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