Introduction Chapter 1 Exam Prep - Tort Law 7e | Updated Test Bank Horsey by Kirsty Horsey. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Test Bank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 01
1) What is a tort?
a. A criminal wrong
b. A civil wrong
c. An equitable wrong
d. A claim for compensation
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 02
2) Which of the following is not a tort?
a. Libel
b. Assault
c. Negligence
d. Obscenity
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 03
3) The traditional distinction between tort and contract is that contracts are voluntarily undertaken obligations, whereas the wrongs which make up the law of tort are breaches of imposed obligations.
a. True
b. False
Type: matching question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 04
4) The following interests are protected by which tort or action?
a. Reputation = Defamation
b. Enjoyment of land = Nuisance
c. Personal injury = Trespass to the person
d. Property damage = Negligence
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 05
5) What is the wronged party in a tort claim called?
a. Claimant
b. Defendant
c. Tortfeasor
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 06
6) Which of these statements is true?
a. All torts are crimes.
b. All crimes are torts.
c. Some torts are crimes.
d. No crimes are torts.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 07
7) Which of the following forms of justice are argued to underlie tort law? Please select all that apply.
a. Corrective justice
b. Distributive justice
c. Retributive justice
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 01 Question 08
8) When was the Human Rights Act enacted?
a. 1998
b. 2000
c. 1972
d. 1997
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 01 Question 09
9) The Human Rights Act (HRA) imposes a duty on the state to respect and act consistently with the human rights set down in the European Convention on Human Rights. Where it does not do so, section 7 of the HRA enables an individual to make a claim in private law against the state.
a. True
b. False
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 01 Question 10
10) Lord Young’s Common Sense, Common Safety report was commissioned by David Cameron to put ____ ‘back into’ health and safety measures?