My Quiz 1

What is a Tort?

• a criminal act

• a set of laws

• a civil wrong

• none of these

Where does word tort come from?

• LATIN word

• AMERICAN word

• ENGLISH word

Crime is wrong against whole society and Tort is wrong against individual-

• True

• False

What is the main source of tort law?

• Common law

• Statutory law

• Both of the above

• None of the above

Types of torts are-

• Negligence

• Breach of duty

• Injury

• All of the above

Which of the following is TRUE about civil law?

• the plaintiff is the state

• the defendant goes to jail if held liable

• damages are often in the form of money

• all of these are true

What is meant by liability?

• the person held responsible for wrong

• the plaintiff's damages

• the judges finding

• the amount of money owed

Trespass includes interference with or to the Person. Is it:

• true

• false

The negligence element of causation includes the "but for" test:

• true

• false

Liability in tort is imposed by..........

• Contract

• Bills of Quantity

• Law

• Document