Question 1

False imprisonment occurs when a person is restrained by another intentionally and without justification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

False imprisonment is a tort only if the confinement or restraint is justified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

To commit an intentional tort, one person must intend to harm a certain other person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Publishing false information about another's product is conversion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Variety Auto Maker, Inc., uses, in its television ads, a recording by Wendy. For this use, Variety pays a fee to the owner of the rights to the recording. Over time, the song comes to be associated with Variety's products. Wendy re?sents this association and sues Variety. Variety has committed

Accepted Answer

A)   appropriation.
B)   wrongful interference with a business relationship.
C)   wrongful interference with a contractual relationship.
D)   none of the choices.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Lew angrily accuses Meg, a broker with New Financial Services, of fraudulently inducing him to invest in Open Pit Oil Company, whose wells are dry. The reliance that gives rise to liability for fraud is normally based on a statement of

Accepted Answer

A)   emotion.
B)   fact.
C)   opinion.
D)   puffery.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Federal law permits the use of unsolicited commercial e-mail but prohibits certain types of spamming activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Slander involves the oral communication of defamatory language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Any lawful contract can form the potential basis for an action based on wrongful in?terference with a contractual relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An Internet service provider is not normally liable for its users' defamatory remarks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

To commit an intentional tort, a person must intend to perform an act that causes harm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Tortfeasor is the term for a person who commits a tort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Direct Marketing, Inc., floods the e-mail boxes of the employees of Eagle Products Corporation with unsolicited ads to the extent that the employees cannot e-mail each other. Direct has most likely committed

Accepted Answer

A)   assault.
B)   conversion.
C)   trespass to personal property.
D)   none of the choices.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Elin participates in an off-road vehicle race on Freedom Ranch land, with Freedom's consent for the two days of the race. During the race, Elin's vehicle breaks down. She leaves it on Freedom's land for ten days before removing it. Elin has committed

Accepted Answer

A)   trespass to invitation.
B)   trespass to land.
C)   trespass to personal property.
D)   none of the choices.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Jaqy distributes a handbill among her neighbors accusing one of them-Ked-of being a convicted sex offender. The statement is defamatory only if

Accepted Answer

A)   a neighbor repeats it.
B)   Ked suffers emotional distress.
C)   the statement is true.
D)   the statement is false.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

To commit trespass to land, a person must harm the land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

After two years of research and an investment of a substantial amount of money, Coast-to-Coast Company (CC) develops a new product that it hopes will produce substantial profits. CC learns that a competitor, National Sales, Inc., has made and begun to sell a nearly identical prod?uct. CC learns from a reliable source that National paid a CC employee to obtain the plans for CC's product when it was in development. What legal re?course does CC have against National?

Accepted Answer

In terms of legal recourse against Natio...

Question 18

As a joke, Fran hides Gary's business law textbook so that he cannot find it during the week before the exam. Fran is liable for

Accepted Answer

A)   appropriation.
B)   disparagement of property.
C)   trespass to personal property.
D)   wrongful interference with a business relationship.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Clem, a Delite Dairy salesperson, follows Edna, a salesperson for Festive Foods, a Delite competitor, as Edna visits stores to make sales. Clem solicits each of Edna's customers. Clem is most likely liable for

Accepted Answer

A)   conversion.
B)   trespass to personal property.
C)   wrongful interference with a business relationship.
D)   none of the choices.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

As a joke, Jem takes Kyla's business law textbook and hides it so that Kyla cannot find it during the week before the exam. Jem may have committed

Accepted Answer

A)   appropriation.
B)   conversion.
C)   intentional infliction of emotional distress.
D)   trespass to personal property.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Exam 6: Intentional Torts

Slander involves the oral communication of defamatory language.

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As a joke, Fran hides Gary's business law textbook so that he cannot find it during the week before the exam. Fran is liable for

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Publishing false information about another's product is conversion.

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Any lawful contract can form the potential basis for an action based on wrongful in?terference with a contractual relationship.

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Elin participates in an off-road vehicle race on Freedom Ranch land, with Freedom's consent for the two days of the race. During the race, Elin's vehicle breaks down. She leaves it on Freedom's land for ten days before removing it. Elin has committed

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In terms of legal recourse against Natio...
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To commit an intentional tort, one person must intend to harm a certain other person.

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False imprisonment is a tort only if the confinement or restraint is justified.

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Federal law permits the use of unsolicited commercial e-mail but prohibits certain types of spamming activities.

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False imprisonment occurs when a person is restrained by another intentionally and without justification.

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An Internet service provider is not normally liable for its users' defamatory remarks.

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Lew angrily accuses Meg, a broker with New Financial Services, of fraudulently inducing him to invest in Open Pit Oil Company, whose wells are dry. The reliance that gives rise to liability for fraud is normally based on a statement of

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To commit an intentional tort, a person must intend to perform an act that causes harm.

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Jaqy distributes a handbill among her neighbors accusing one of them-Ked-of being a convicted sex offender. The statement is defamatory only if

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Clem, a Delite Dairy salesperson, follows Edna, a salesperson for Festive Foods, a Delite competitor, as Edna visits stores to make sales. Clem solicits each of Edna's customers. Clem is most likely liable for

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Tortfeasor is the term for a person who commits a tort.

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As a joke, Jem takes Kyla's business law textbook and hides it so that Kyla cannot find it during the week before the exam. Jem may have committed

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To commit trespass to land, a person must harm the land.

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Direct Marketing, Inc., floods the e-mail boxes of the employees of Eagle Products Corporation with unsolicited ads to the extent that the employees cannot e-mail each other. Direct has most likely committed

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Variety Auto Maker, Inc., uses, in its television ads, a recording by Wendy. For this use, Variety pays a fee to the owner of the rights to the recording. Over time, the song comes to be associated with Variety's products. Wendy re?sents this association and sues Variety. Variety has committed

Correct Answer
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Exam 6: Intentional Torts

Slander involves the oral communication of defamatory language.

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As a joke, Fran hides Gary's business law textbook so that he cannot find it during the week before the exam. Fran is liable for

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Publishing false information about another's product is conversion.

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Any lawful contract can form the potential basis for an action based on wrongful in?terference with a contractual relationship.

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Elin participates in an off-road vehicle race on Freedom Ranch land, with Freedom's consent for the two days of the race. During the race, Elin's vehicle breaks down. She leaves it on Freedom's land for ten days before removing it. Elin has committed

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To commit an intentional tort, one person must intend to harm a certain other person.

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False imprisonment is a tort only if the confinement or restraint is justified.

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Federal law permits the use of unsolicited commercial e-mail but prohibits certain types of spamming activities.

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False imprisonment occurs when a person is restrained by another intentionally and without justification.

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An Internet service provider is not normally liable for its users' defamatory remarks.

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Lew angrily accuses Meg, a broker with New Financial Services, of fraudulently inducing him to invest in Open Pit Oil Company, whose wells are dry. The reliance that gives rise to liability for fraud is normally based on a statement of

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To commit an intentional tort, a person must intend to perform an act that causes harm.

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Jaqy distributes a handbill among her neighbors accusing one of them-Ked-of being a convicted sex offender. The statement is defamatory only if

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Clem, a Delite Dairy salesperson, follows Edna, a salesperson for Festive Foods, a Delite competitor, as Edna visits stores to make sales. Clem solicits each of Edna's customers. Clem is most likely liable for

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Tortfeasor is the term for a person who commits a tort.

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As a joke, Jem takes Kyla's business law textbook and hides it so that Kyla cannot find it during the week before the exam. Jem may have committed

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To commit trespass to land, a person must harm the land.

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Direct Marketing, Inc., floods the e-mail boxes of the employees of Eagle Products Corporation with unsolicited ads to the extent that the employees cannot e-mail each other. Direct has most likely committed

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Variety Auto Maker, Inc., uses, in its television ads, a recording by Wendy. For this use, Variety pays a fee to the owner of the rights to the recording. Over time, the song comes to be associated with Variety's products. Wendy re?sents this association and sues Variety. Variety has committed

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