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1.
(p. 185)
Tort law is primarily state law.
2.
(p. 187)
When it comes to assault, apprehension and fear are considered as the same thing.
3.
(p. 188)
Consent, if proven, is a defense to battery.
4.
(p. 188)
Defense of property cannot be a defense to a claim of battery.
5.
(p. 191)
Subjective opinions are subject to an action for defamation in the same way as
statements of alleged fact.
6.
(p. 189)
In China, defamation can be a civil or criminal action.
7.
(p. 192)
Privilege is an affirmative defense in a defamation action.
8.
(p. 196)
If a defamation statement was originally broadcast by a company in the United States
and was rebroadcast in the United Kingdom without the consent of the originator of the
broadcast, the U.S. company may still be held liable in the United Kingdom court.
9.
(p. 196)
The use of moral pressure is insufficient to establish false imprisonment.
10.
(p. 201)
Simply offering a better deal is not enough to create liability for intentional interference
with contract when only a prospective contract exists.
11.
(p. 185)
Which of the following is a tort?
12.
(p. 185)
Which of the following is true of the term "tort"?
13.
(p. 185)
Which of the following is true regarding tort litigation?
14.
(p. 185)
Which of the following are common classifications of torts?
15.
(p. 186)
_________ torts occur when the defendant takes an action intending certain
consequences will result or knowing certain consequences are likely to result.
16.
(p. 186)
_____ torts occur when the defendant is careless and acts in a way that subjects other
people to an unreasonable risk of harm.
17.
(p. 185)
________ torts occur when the defendant takes an action that is inherently dangerous and
cannot ever be undertaken safely, no matter what precautions the defendant takes.
18.
(p. 186)
Which of the following is true regarding the intent needed for an intentional tort?
19.
(p. 197)
What did the court rule in regard to the plaintiff's claim of intentional infliction of
emotional distress in
Olson v. CenturyLink
, the case in the text in which the plaintiff alleged that
representatives of the defendant, a provider of telephone services, wrongly failed to process his
application, disconnected his telephone service, and hung up on him during telephone
conversations?
20.
(p. 187)
A(n) _________ occurs when one person places another in fear or apprehension of an
immediate, offensive bodily contact.
21.
(p. 187)
Which of the following is true regarding the apprehension necessary for the tort of
assault?
22.
(p. 187)
Robby calls Bobby on the telephone and threatened to come over and break his nose.
Which of the following is true?
23.
(p. 192)
Which of the following was the result in
Thomas P. Lamb v. Tony Rizzo
, the case in the
text in which the defending newspaper reporter claimed that he could not be held liable to the
plaintiff for making alleged defamatory statements because the plaintiff's reputation as a
kidnapper and murderer serving three life sentences was so bad that his reputation could not be
further harmed?
24.
(p. 188)
Mike gets angry because Ben made a better grade on a test than he did. They get into an
argument, and Mike takes a swing at Ben intending to hit him. Ben shoves Mike in order to avoid
the blow. Which of the following is true regarding Ben's actions?
25.
(p. 191)
Which of the following gives immunity to providers of interactive computer services for
liability they might otherwise incur on account of material disseminated by them but created by
others?
26.
(p. 192)
Which of the following may a person accused of defamation raise as a defense?
27.
(p. 192)
When a[n] _______________ privilege exists, one cannot be sued for defamation for any
false statements made, regardless of intent or knowledge of the falsity of the claim.
