Test Bank for Tort Law, 7th Edition Edwards (All Chapters included)
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Complete Test Bank for Tort Law, 7th Edition by J. Stanley Edwards, Traci L. Cull ; ISBN13: 9780357454800. (Full Chapters included Ch 1 to 19).....1. Overview of Tort Law.
2. Overview of a Tort Case.
3. Intentional Torts.
4. Negligence: Duty.
5. Negligence: Breach of Duty.
6. Negligence: Causa...
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,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01-Overview of Tort Law
True / False
1. Under all circumstances, those who create risks should bear the burden of injuries they create rather than those who fall
prey to such injury.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
2. A tort is a civil wrong in which a victim is compensated in the form of damages for the injuries they suffer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. Whether conduct is reasonable is sometimes difficult to determine.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. The ideas of justice, fairness, and equality are the cornerstones of public policy concerns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. Understanding public policy is essential to tort law.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. “Slippery slope” arguments reflect administrative concerns of courts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
7. Issues of personal and public morality cannot be taken into consideration in tort law.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
8. If there is a statute that exists for a case, the judge is mandated to follow it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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, Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01-Overview of Tort Law
9. The Restatement is a set of guidelines created by the courts.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
10. The Restatement has been adopted in all states.
a, True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. A tort is considered an offense against society.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
12. The purpose of suing under tort law is to punish the offender.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
13. There is no overlap between tort law and criminal law.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
14. The plaintiff in a tort case has the burden of proving their case by a preponderance of the evidence.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
15. Some actions can result in a criminal offense as well as a tort offense.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
16. In tort law, duties are imposed by law rather than by being voluntarily assumed or consented to by the parties.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
17. In a tort action, the remedy is to compensate the prevailing party with the benefit of the bargain.
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