Dan is about to open a restaurant. Which of the following is not one of the licenses or
permits the local government may require that he obtain?
a. A restaurant operator’s license
b. A liquor license
c. A recycling license
d. A health permit
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A restaurant is named Barbecue Delight. Which of the following best describes the
name?
a. It is a service mark.
b. It is a trademark.
c. It is a copyright.
d. It is a variance.
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Based on the Civil Rights Act of 1991, compensatory and punitive damages are
remedies available to plaintiffs who have been discriminated against on all but which
one of the following?
a. Age
b. Religion
c. Disability
d. Race
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In what room of a hotel does an innkeeper not have a duty to exercise reasonable care?
a. Card room
b. Public bathrooms
c. Meeting rooms
d. None; the innkeeper’s duty to use reasonable care to protect its patrons applies in all
rooms of the hotel
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Which of the following is an example of false imprisonment?
a. A guest who is lodging at a casino hotel fails to pay the hotel bill.
b. A casino refuses to pay on a bet because of suspicious circumstances.
c. A casino detains a bettor based on the manager’s guess that the patron was using fake
coins in a slot machine.
d. A supervisor continually makes sexual innuendos about an employee.
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When an airline overbooks and passengers must be bumped, which of the following is
the correct order for determining which passengers are bumped?
a. Volunteers, followed by the last to arrive at the gate
b. The airline’s priority rules, followed by the last to arrive at the gate
c. Volunteers, followed by the airline’s priority rules
d. The last to arrive at the gate followed by volunteers
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A hotel has a policy that requires a person who is registering to display his or her
driver’s license. People with certain disabilities are unable to drive and thus do not have
a driver’s license. What, if anything, is the hotel required to do if such a person seeks to
register?
a. The policy is reasonable; the hotel can refuse to register the person.
b. The hotel must modify the policy to accept some form of identification from the
disabled person.
c. The hotel need not modify its policy, since a change in the type of identification it
requires would fundamentally change the nature of its operations.
d. The hotel need only modify its policy if it is remodeling its facilities.
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Which of the following is a set of rules designed to simplify and modernize the law
governing the sale of goods?
a. Dram shop acts
b. The Constitution
c. The Uniform Commercial Code
d. Stare decisis
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In most states, the minimum percent by weight of alcohol in a person’s blood needed to
prove intoxication is:
a. .08
b. .09
c. .10
d. .12
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Heather, a guest at a hotel, was injured when she caught her foot in a hole in the
pavement on an outdoor tennis court operated by the hotel. Which of the following is
true concerning the hotel’s liability?
a. The hotel will not be liable because Heather assumed the risk.
b. The hotel will not be liable because the injury did not occur inside the building that
houses the guest rooms.
c. The hotel will be liable because it was negligent for failing to repair the hole or alert
guests of its presence.
d. The hotel will be liable because the assumption of risk doctrine does not apply to
sporting events.
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A hotel guest went swimming alone in the hotel pool at 2:00 a.m. and drowned. He was
not discovered until 8:00 a.m. His family sued the hotel, claiming negligence per se
because the hotel did not have a shepard’s hook by the pool, as required by law. True or
false: The doctrine of negligence per se will result in liability of the hotel in this case.
Answer:
A fast-food franchisor required its franchisees to sell a certain type of ice cream and no
other. Which of the following would not be a consideration in determining whether this
arrangement violates antitrust laws?
a. The franchisor owns 20 percent of the ice cream company from which it requires its
franchises to purchase.
b. The franchisor’s reason for requiring the franchisees to use the specified ice cream is
to increase the profits of the franchisor.
c. The franchisor has all the necessary licenses to operate the restaurant.
d. The franchisor does not dominate the ice cream market.
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What is true about an innkeeper’s right to refuse to provide accommodations to a
would-be guest because the person is wearing jeans, as compared to a restaurateur’s
right to refuse service to a patron so attired?
a. The hotel cannot refuse the guest; the restaurant can.
b. The restaurant cannot refuse the patron; the hotel can.
c. Either could refuse the person in jeans.
d. Neither could refuse the person in jeans.
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A motion is:
a. A juror’s request to deliver his or her theory of the case to the judge
b. A request to a judge for relief that is made while a lawsuit is ongoing
c. A request for a relief break to use the restroom while court is in session
d. The walkway the judge uses from his or her office to the courtroom
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If a judge, while applying an international treaty in the course of deciding a case,
disagrees with parts of the treaty, what should the judge do?
a. Apply its term regardless of his or her personal disagreements with the treaty
b. Reject the treaty
c. Modify the treaty to the judge’s liking
d. Ask Congress to reconsider the treaty while the case is pending
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A hurricane was expected in the vicinity of a hotel. The police ordered everyone within
a 25-mile radius to evacuate, and television stations broadcast the plans for evacuation.
The hotel ignored the warnings and did not inform its guests of the evacuation directive.
As a result, the hurricane caused extensive damage to guests’ property. Is the hotel
liable for the loss under these circumstances?
a. No, a hotel is not liable when the cause of the damage was an act of God.
b. No, a hotel has no liability for guests’ property.
c. Yes, a hotel is liable when it could have avoided the damage by the exercise of
reasonable care.
d. Yes, a hotel is absolutely liable for all loss caused to guests’ property when they are at
the inn.
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Many theme parks attract large numbers of visitors on a daily basis. Which of the
following best describes reasonable crowd control?
a. Limiting the number of visitors that can enter a theme park at a given time based on
family size
b. Increasing admission prices on known high-volume days at the park
c. Closing popular rides at peak times to detour crowds
d. Erecting small barriers or decorative fencing that separates existing patrons from
those patrons that are next in line
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Why have many hotels abandoned their pool slides?
a. The cost to maintain them is prohibitive.
b. They present a great risk of injury to users.
c. They are outlawed by statutes in most states.
d. They are not popular with guests.
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Salmonella is a type of fungus.
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The receptionist at a restaurant is five months pregnant. Although she is capable of
performing all of her job responsibilities, the employer prefers that a non-pregnant
person greet diners. True or false: The employer can terminate the employment of the
pregnant woman and replace her with a non-pregnant person.
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The number of states that have adopted the Uniform Commercial Code is
____________________________________________________________________.
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A ______________________________ is an order from a judge commanding a police
officer to search a designated place for evidence of criminal activity.
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Three parts of a window that a hotel should inspect regularly to avoid accidents include
the ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________.
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Outside entrance doors to hotels can present security challenges. Two ways to help
secure these doors are ________________________________________,
________________________________________.
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____________________ are agreements between two or more parties that are
enforceable in court.
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The system of justice utilized in the United States in an ____________________
system.
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Insurance to protect against dram shop liability is called
____________________________________________________________________.
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