WorksheetsTort Law
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following is the key aim/function of Tort Law?
Deterrence
Compensation
Punishment
Retribution
A tort that results when one person carelessly injures another
Intentional tort
False imprisonment
Negligence
Nuisance
Conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and moral welfare of people.
Strict liability
criminal action
civil action
Assumption of risk
Give (someone) something, typically money, in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury incurred.
Compensate
Confrontation
Proximate
Monetary value
A legal doctrine that says that some activities are so dangerous that liability will always follow any injury that results from those activities
Assumption of risk
Contributory negligence
Strict liability
Comparative negligence
A defense against negligence whenever the defendant can show that the victim did something that helped cause his or her own injuries
Comparative negligence
Contributory negligence
strict liability
Assumption of risk
A reasonable standard of care to prevent injury to others.
Breach of Duty
Duty of Care
Proximate Cause
Actual Harm
Failure to use reasonable care when dealing with another person.
Duty of Care
Proximate Cause
Actual Harm
Breach of Duty
To know beforehand.
Foreseeable
Predict
Assume
Psychic
A person who commits a tort is defined as
Tort
Tortfeasor
Crime
None of the above
The victim must suffer an injury, have property destroyed, or lose a lot of money ....
Falls under which element of negligence?
Duty of Care
Breach of Duty
Proximate Cause
Actual Harm
To determine if the defendant's conduct was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury, the court applies the:
proximate cause test
actual cause test
forensic test
foreseeability test
The remedies available in tort law usually include:
a public apology by the tortfeasor printed in the local newspaper
prison time for the tortfeasor
financial compensation to the victim for injuries caused by the tortfeasor
financial compensation for the victim and prison time for the tortfeasor
Which of the following do characterize torts?
(There might be more than one correct answer)
A wrong against an individual or property
Branch of public law
Defendant will be sued in the criminal courts
If liable the defendant will have to pay damages
Law of torts developed through case law
If you drive a car, you are expected to follow the rules of the road and not injure others. This represents
proximate cause
duty of care
negligent obligation
none of the above
Which principle was laid out in the case of Donoghue v Stevenson [1932]?
Proximate cause
Invasion of privacy
Duty of care (neighbour principle)
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Which principle has evolved from the rule laid down in Rylands v Fletcher [1868]?
Strict liability
Duty of care
Proximate cause
Assumption of risk
If you fail to exercise reasonable care in a situation, and cause damage or injury, you may be:
injured
accused of negligence
breached
accused of an intentional tort
When the defendant fails to act as a reasonable person would have done in the same situation it is a:
duty of care
defamation
breach of duty
nuisance
