Bus Per Law Ch 6 Personal Injury Laws

Degree of causation of a tort great enough to be recognized by law is called __.

• proximate cause

• intimate cause

• incidental cause

• all of the above

• none of the above

In order to establish liability for a tort, all of the following must be proved EXCEPT __.

• duty

• breach of duty

• harm recognized by law

• vicarious liability

• none of the above

Which of the following types of torts are based on carelessness?

• intentional torts

• strict liability torts

• negligence

• causation

• none of the above

True/False: A single act can be both a tort and a crime.

• True

• False

True/False: A tort is considered to be an offense against society.

• True

• False

True/False: An insane person cannot be held liable for a tort.

• True

• False

True/False: If you act recklessly, but do not harm anyone, there usually is no tort.

• True

• False

True/False: Parents generally are held liable for the torts of their children.

• True

• False

Spoken defamation is __.

• libel

• battery

• slander

• assault

• none of the above

Which of the following is NOT a defense to negligence?

• contributory negligence

• comparative negligence

• violation of reasonable person standard

• assumption of risk

• none of the above