Tort Law Quiz

What are the three broad groups into which tort law can be divided?

• Wrong involving person/individual rights, Wrong involving rights to personal property, Wrong involving rights to real property

• Wrong involving corporate rights, Wrong involving rights to intellectual property, Wrong involving rights to digital property

• Wrong involving financial rights, Wrong involving rights to public property, Wrong involving rights to private property

• Wrong involving environmental rights, Wrong involving rights to community property, Wrong involving rights to shared property

Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort?

• Battery

• Negligence

• Breach of contract

• Trespass

What is negligence defined as in legal terms?

• Intentional conduct that involves acting or failing to act

• Unintentional conduct that involves acting or failing to act

• Conduct that involves breach of contract

• Conduct that involves criminal activity

What is one defense to intentional tort claims?

• Consent by the plaintiff

• Ignorance of the law

• Financial inability

• Lack of evidence

What are the three types of negligence?

• Nonfeasance, Misfeasance, Malfeasance

• Ordinary, Gross, Criminal

• Intentional, Unintentional, Strict

• Civil, Criminal, Administrative

What does ordinary negligence mean?

• Failure to exercise ordinary care

• Intentional harm to another

• Extreme departure from ordinary care

• Compliance with all safety standards

Which of the following is NOT an element of negligence?

• Duty of care

• Breach of duty

• Intent to harm

• Causation

What are the three types of damages?

• Nominal, Compensatory, Punitive

• Economic, Non-economic, Special

• Physical, Emotional, Financial

• Direct, Indirect, Consequential

What does "Res ipsa loquitur" mean?

• The thing speaks for itself

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

• In good faith

• By the law of the land

What is the difference between contributory negligence and comparative negligence?

• Contributory negligence allows partial recovery, while comparative negligence completely bars recovery.

• Contributory negligence completely bars recovery, while comparative negligence allows partial recovery.

• Both contributory and comparative negligence allow full recovery.

• Neither contributory nor comparative negligence allow any recovery.