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STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—1ȱQUIZȱ
LegalȱConceptsȱ
Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ
whetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱ
ȱAnswersȱ
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1.ȱTheȱtermsȱofȱaȱcontractȱmustȱbeȱacceptedȱbyȱtheȱpartyȱtoȱwhomȱȱ ȱ 1._____ ȱ
ȱitȱwasȱcommunicated.ȱ
2.ȱAnȱagreementȱtoȱcommitȱaȱcrimeȱcanȱbeȱconsideredȱaȱcontract.ȱȱ2._____ ȱ
3.ȱAȱbilateralȱcontractȱisȱoneȱthatȱisȱformedȱbyȱaȱmutualȱexchangeȱofȱȱ3._____ ȱ
ȱlegallyȱbindingȱpromises.ȱ
4.ȱAnȱofferorȱmustȱappearȱtoȱbeȱseriousȱwhenȱmakingȱanȱoffer.ȱȱ4._____ ȱ
5.ȱWordsȱspokenȱinȱangerȱareȱnotȱconsideredȱanȱoffer.ȱȱ5._____ ȱ
6.ȱPreliminaryȱnegotiationsȱareȱconsideredȱtoȱbeȱoffers.ȱȱ6._____ ȱ
7.ȱAȱpurportedȱofferȱthatȱlacksȱessentialȱinformationȱisȱlegallyȱȱ ȱ 7._____ ȱ
ȱineffective.ȱ
8.ȱAnȱexecutedȱcontractȱisȱaȱcontractȱthatȱhasȱnotȱbeenȱfullyȱperformed.ȱȱ8._____ ȱ
9.ȱAȱpersonȱwhoȱisȱnotȱtheȱintendedȱoffereeȱcanȱacceptȱtheȱoffer.ȱȱ9._____ ȱ
10.ȱAdvertisementsȱthatȱaskȱtheȱoffereeȱtoȱperformȱanȱactȱasȱaȱwayȱofȱȱ ȱ 10. ____ ȱ
ȱacceptingȱcannotȱbeȱconsideredȱoffers.ȱ
LegalȱApplicationsȱ
11.ȱCheyaȱasksȱherȱcollegeȱroommateȱhowȱmuchȱmoneyȱsheȱwouldȱgiveȱherȱforȱaȱ
scientificȱgraphingȱcalculatorȱthatȱsheȱnoȱlongerȱneeds.ȱTheȱroommateȱreplies,ȱ
“I’dȱprobablyȱgiveȱyouȱaroundȱ$50ȱforȱit.”ȱHasȱCheyaȱmadeȱaȱlegalȱoffer?ȱ
Explainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ
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12.ȱDuaneȱJohnstonȱraisesȱAngusȱbeef.ȱAȱrepresentativeȱfromȱaȱlargeȱmeatȱplantȱ
receiveȱtheȱremainingȱmoneyȱwhenȱtheȱcattleȱareȱshippedȱinȱtwoȱweeks.ȱDidȱ
Duaneȱandȱtheȱrepresentativeȱmakeȱaȱbindingȱcontract?ȱExplainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—1ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ
Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ
forȱyourȱanswers.ȱ
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1.ȱTheȱwidowȱofȱtheȱwidelyȱpublishedȱauthor,ȱJohnȱCheever,ȱenteredȱintoȱaȱwrittenȱ
contractȱwithȱAcademyȱChicagoȱPublishers.ȱTheȱcontractȱtermsȱstatedȱthatȱMrs.ȱ
Cheeverȱ(alongȱwithȱFranklinȱH.ȱDennis,ȱanȱAcademyȱeditor)ȱwasȱtoȱpermitȱandȱ
sheȱobjectedȱtoȱpublicationȱofȱtheȱbook,ȱandȱsheȱattemptedȱtoȱreturnȱtheȱpartialȱ
advance.ȱDoȱtheȱpartiesȱreallyȱhaveȱanȱenforceableȱcontract?ȱExplain.ȱ[Academyȱ
ChicagoȱPublishersȱv.ȱCheever,ȱ578ȱN.E.ȱ2dȱ981(1991)]ȱ
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2.ȱTreeceȱisȱviceȬpresident,ȱboardȱofȱdirectorȱmember,ȱandȱ50ȱpercentȱstockȱownerȱ
ofȱofȱVendȬAȬWin,ȱaȱWashingtonȱcorporationȱinȱtheȱbusinessȱofȱdistributingȱ
punchboards.ȱHeȱspokeȱbeforeȱtheȱWashingtonȱStateȱGamblingȱCommissionȱinȱ
supportȱofȱpunchboardȱlegitimacyȱandȱVendȬAȬWin’sȱapplicationȱforȱaȱ
temporaryȱlicenseȱtoȱdistributeȱpunchboards.ȱDuringȱtheȱtestimony,ȱTreeceȱ
wouldȱbeȱtakenȱtoȱChicagoȱforȱinspection.ȱBarnesȱproducedȱhisȱsecondȱ
punchboardȱduringȱaȱlaterȱmeetingȱbeforeȱtheȱGamblingȱCommission.ȱTreeceȱ
andȱtheȱCorporationȱrefusedȱtoȱpay,ȱandȱBarnesȱbroughtȱsuitȱforȱbreachȱofȱ
contract.ȱDidȱTreece’sȱspeechȱcreateȱanȱenforceableȱcontract?ȱExplain.ȱ[Barnesȱv.ȱ
2-2ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—1ȱRETEACHȱ
ȱ
Directions:ȱWriteȱtheȱanswersȱtoȱQuestionsȱ1–9ȱinȱtheȱblanksȱprovided.ȱTheȱanswerȱ
toȱQuestionȱ10ȱshouldȱappearȱverticallyȱinȱtheȱboxes.ȱ
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ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ10.ȱ
1.ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱȱ
2.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
3.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
4.ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
6.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱȱ
7.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
8.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ__ȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
9.ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
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ȱȱ1.ȱProposalȱtoȱdoȱsomethingȱȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱJudgesȱuseȱtheȱtestȱofȱtheȱ____________________ȱpersonȱtoȱdetermineȱwhetherȱanȱ
offerȱwasȱmade.ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱA(n)ȱ____________________ȱarrangementȱisȱnotȱaȱcontract.ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱPersonȱwhoȱmakesȱanȱofferȱȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱWordsȱspokenȱinȱ____________________ȱorȱterrorȱareȱnotȱconsideredȱcontracts.ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱAnȱofferor’sȱwordsȱmustȱbeȱexaminedȱinȱtheȱlightȱofȱallȱtheȱrelevantȱ
____________________ȱandȱcircumstances.ȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱAȱpromiseȱcanȱbeȱ____________________ȱfromȱtheȱofferee’sȱconductȱasȱwellȱasȱ
fromȱwords.ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱRequirementȱthatȱtheȱpartiesȱtoȱaȱcontractȱbeȱableȱtoȱcontractȱforȱthemselvesȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱContractȱthatȱisȱformedȱbyȱaȱmutualȱexchangeȱofȱlegallyȱbindingȱpromisesȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ
10.ȱPrice,ȱsubjectȱmatter,ȱandȱquantityȱareȱconsideredȱ____________________ȱtermsȱ
ofȱanȱoffer.ȱ
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
LESSONȱ6—1ȱENRICHMENT
Thisȱlessonȱdefinedȱcontracts.ȱInterviewȱaȱfriendȱorȱrelativeȱwhoȱhasȱenteredȱintoȱaȱ
transactionȱforȱaȱservice—e.g.,ȱhavingȱaȱdeckȱbuilt,ȱaȱhouseȱpainted,ȱaȱcarȱserviced,ȱ
etc.ȱ(Note:ȱThisȱinterviewȱwillȱbeȱexpandedȱonȱinȱtheȱEnrichmentȱActivityȱforȱLessonȱ
6–3.)ȱDetermineȱifȱtheȱtransactionȱmeetsȱtheȱsixȱmajorȱrequirementsȱthatȱmustȱbeȱ
satisfiedȱbeforeȱaȱcourtȱwillȱtreatȱtheȱtransactionȱasȱaȱcontract.ȱUseȱtheȱspaceȱ
providedȱtoȱexplainȱhowȱtheȱtransactionȱfulfillsȱeachȱrequirement.ȱ
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1.ȱOfferȱandȱacceptanceȱ
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2.ȱGenuineȱassentȱ
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3.ȱLegalityȱ
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4.ȱConsiderationȱ
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5.ȱCapacityȱ
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6.ȱWritingȱ
2-4ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—2ȱQUIZȱ
LegalȱConceptsȱ
Directions:ȱFillȱinȱtheȱblank(s)ȱwithȱtheȱmostȱappropriateȱtermȱorȱphraseȱtoȱcompleteȱ
theȱsentence.ȱ
ȱAnswersȱ
ȱ1.ȱTheȱrightȱofȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱallowsȱanȱofferorȱtoȱ
withdrawȱanȱofferȱbeforeȱitȱisȱaccepted.ȱ
1._______________________ȱ
ȱ2.ȱAnȱacceptanceȱtoȱanȱofferȱmustȱbeȱreceivedȱ
withinȱtheȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱstatedȱinȱtheȱoffer.ȱ
2._______________________ȱ
ȱ3.ȱWhenȱanȱoffereeȱrejectsȱtheȱoffer,ȱtheȱofferȱisȱ
ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ.ȱ
3._______________________ȱ
ȱ4.ȱA(n)ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱresultsȱwhenȱtheȱoffereeȱchangesȱ
theȱofferor’sȱterms.ȱ
4._______________________ȱ
ȱ5.ȱA(n)ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱisȱmadeȱwhenȱanȱoffereeȱgivesȱ
theȱofferorȱsomethingȱofȱvalueȱinȱreturnȱforȱaȱ
promiseȱtoȱkeepȱtheȱofferȱopen.ȱ
5._______________________ȱ
ȱ6.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱareȱthoseȱwhoȱregularlyȱdealȱinȱ
boughtȱorȱsoldȱgoods.ȱ
6._______________________ȱ
ȱ7.ȱAȱcounterofferȱterminatesȱtheȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱoffer.ȱ7._______________________ȱ
ȱ8.ȱTheȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱmakesȱfirmȱoffersȱbindingȱforȱtheȱ
8._______________________ȱ
ȱ9.ȱAȱcontractualȱproposalȱbyȱaȱmerchantȱforȱtheȱsaleȱ
orȱpurchaseȱofȱgoodsȱstatingȱinȱaȱsignedȱwritingȱ
howȱlongȱitȱisȱtoȱstayȱopenȱisȱcalledȱaȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ.ȱ
9._______________________ȱ
10.ȱDeathȱorȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ?ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱonȱtheȱpartȱofȱtheȱofferorȱorȱ
theȱoffereeȱterminatesȱtheirȱoffer.ȱ
10._______________________ȱ
Chapter 6 Offer and Acceptance 2-5
2-6ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
LegalȱApplicationsȱ
11.ȱJansonȱisȱaȱmerchantȱwhoȱdealsȱinȱchildren’sȱtoys.ȱOnȱOctoberȱ21,ȱsheȱmakesȱanȱ
priceȱofȱtheȱtoysȱhasȱrisenȱsharply.ȱIsȱJansonȱrequiredȱtoȱkeepȱtheȱofferȱopen?ȱ
Explain.ȱ
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12.ȱȱ JenniferȱoffersȱtoȱsellȱherȱcollectionȱofȱradioȬcontrolledȱcarsȱtoȱTessȱforȱ$1500.ȱ
TessȱtellsȱJenniferȱsheȱwantsȱtoȱthinkȱitȱover.ȱTessȱlaterȱphonesȱJenniferȱandȱsays.ȱ
worthȱmoreȱthanȱ$1500,ȱandȱsheȱcallsȱJenniferȱbackȱandȱacceptsȱtheȱoriginalȱ
offer.ȱIsȱJenniferȱlegallyȱobligatedȱtoȱsellȱtheȱcarsȱtoȱTessȱforȱ$1500?ȱExplainȱyourȱ
answer.ȱ
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—2ȱPRACTICEȱACTIVITYȱ
Readȱtheȱfollowingȱcasesȱandȱanswerȱtheȱquestionsȱaboutȱthem.ȱAttachȱaȱpageȱifȱadditionalȱ
spaceȱisȱneededȱforȱanswers.ȱ
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1.ȱTheȱSimmons’ȱsonȱisȱdeceased.ȱWhenȱtheirȱsonȱwasȱinȱcollege,ȱheȱtookȱoutȱaȱlifeȱ
insuranceȱpolicyȱvaluedȱatȱ$5,000,ȱwhichȱwasȱofferedȱforȱfreeȱbyȱtheȱalumniȱ
associationȱforȱnineȱmonths.ȱTheȱpolicyȱgaveȱtheȱoptionȱofȱcontinuingȱasȱaȱ
theȱpremium,ȱandȱtheȱSimmonsȱthenȱfiledȱforȱtheȱ$25,000.ȱTheȱinsuranceȱ
companyȱrefusedȱtoȱpay.ȱCanȱtheȱparentsȱrecoverȱfromȱtheȱinsuranceȱcompany?ȱ
Explain.ȱ[Simmonsȱv.ȱAllȱAmericanȱLifeȱIns.ȱCo.,ȱ838ȱP.ȱ2dȱ1088ȱ(Ore.ȱCt.ȱApp.ȱ
1992)]ȱ
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2.ȱDonaldȱmailedȱaȱwrittenȱofferȱandȱaȱdepositȱtoȱDwayneȱforȱaȱpieceȱofȱpropertyȱ
DwayneȱownedȱthatȱDonaldȱwantedȱtoȱbuy.ȱInȱhisȱwrittenȱoffer,ȱDonaldȱ
stipulatedȱthatȱhisȱofferȱwouldȱexpireȱonȱFebruaryȱ4,ȱatȱwhichȱtimeȱDwayneȱwasȱ
acceptanceȱfromȱDonald,ȱDwayneȱconsideredȱtheȱnegotiationsȱterminatedȱandȱ
soldȱtheȱpropertyȱtoȱsomeoneȱelse.ȱDonaldȱsuedȱclaimingȱbreachȱofȱcontract.ȱIsȱ
Donald’sȱclaimȱcorrect?ȱExplain.ȱ[Sullivanȱv.ȱEconomicȱResearchȱProperties,ȱ455ȱSo.ȱ
2dȱ630ȱ(Fla.ȱCt.ȱApp.ȱ1984)]ȱ
Chapter 6 Offer and Acceptance 2-7
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—2ȱRETEACHȱ
Directions:ȱWriteȱtheȱanswersȱtoȱQuestionsȱ1–10ȱinȱtheȱblanksȱprovided.ȱTheȱanswerȱ
toȱQuestionȱ11ȱshouldȱappearȱverticallyȱinȱtheȱboxes.ȱ
ȱ
ȱȱȱȱ 11.ȱ
1.ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ
3.ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
4.ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
5.ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
7.ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ
9.ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
10.ȱ__ȱȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ__ȱ
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1.ȱAȱsigned,ȱwrittenȱofferȱmadeȱbyȱaȱmerchantȱ
2.ȱPersonȱwhoȱregularlyȱdealsȱinȱgoodsȱ
3.ȱContractsȱareȱagreementsȱenteredȱintoȱ____________________ȱbyȱtheȱpartiesȱandȱ
subjectȱtoȱtheirȱcontrol.ȱ
4.ȱAgreementȱwhereȱtheȱoffereeȱgivesȱtheȱofferorȱsomethingȱofȱvalueȱinȱreturnȱforȱaȱ
promiseȱtoȱkeepȱtheȱofferȱopen.ȱ
5.ȱAȱnewȱofferȱwhereȱtheȱtermsȱofȱanȱoriginalȱofferȱwereȱchangedȱ
6.ȱMentalȱstateȱofȱanȱofferorȱthatȱterminatesȱhisȱorȱherȱofferȱ
7.ȱInȱadditionȱtoȱinsanity,ȱtheȱ____________________ȱȱofȱanȱofferorȱterminatesȱtheȱ
offer.ȱ
8.ȱOffersȱareȱvalidȱforȱaȱreasonableȱlengthȱofȱ____________________ȱwhenȱnoȱ
specificȱlengthȱofȱlifeȱisȱstated.ȱ
9.ȱA(n)ȱ____________________ȱofferȱisȱterminatedȱbyȱaȱcounteroffer.ȱ
10.ȱTheseȱrulesȱmakeȱfirmȱoffersȱbindingȱforȱtheȱtimeȱstatedȱ
11.ȱTheȱrightȱtoȱwithdrawȱanȱofferȱbeforeȱitȱisȱacceptedȱ
2-8ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—2ȱENRICHMENTȱ
Thereȱareȱaȱvarietyȱofȱwaysȱtoȱterminateȱanȱoffer,ȱasȱoutlinedȱinȱthisȱlesson.ȱ
Interviewȱaȱcontractȱlawyerȱorȱcertainȱindividualsȱwhoȱenterȱintoȱcontractsȱ
frequentlyȱasȱpartȱofȱtheirȱcareer.ȱAskȱthemȱtoȱgiveȱyouȱexamplesȱofȱcontractsȱthatȱ
wereȱterminated.ȱThenȱseeȱifȱyouȱcanȱfitȱtheseȱexamplesȱintoȱtheȱcategoriesȱlistedȱ
below.ȱ
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1.ȱRevocationȱbyȱtheȱofferorȱ
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2.ȱTimeȱstatedȱinȱtheȱofferȱ
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3.ȱReasonableȱlengthȱofȱtimeȱ
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4.ȱRejectionȱbyȱtheȱoffereeȱ
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5.ȱCounterofferȱ
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6.ȱDeathȱorȱinsanityȱofȱeitherȱtheȱofferorȱorȱoffereeȱ
Chapter 6 Offer and Acceptance 2-9
STUDENT _______________________________________ CLASS _______________________ DATE _________
ȱLESSONȱ6—3ȱQUIZȱ
LegalȱConceptsȱ
Directions:ȱPlaceȱaȱTȱforȱTrueȱorȱanȱFȱforȱFalseȱinȱtheȱAnswersȱcolumnȱtoȱshowȱ
whetherȱeachȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱstatementsȱisȱtrueȱorȱfalse.ȱ
ȱȱ Answersȱ
ȱȱ1.ȱAnȱofferȱmadeȱtoȱoneȱpersonȱcanȱbeȱacceptedȱbyȱanother.ȱ1._______ȱ
ȱȱ2.ȱȱ Theȱmirrorȱimageȱruleȱrequiresȱthatȱtheȱtermsȱinȱtheȱacceptanceȱ
mustȱbeȱcloseȱtoȱtheȱtermsȱcontainedȱinȱtheȱoffer.ȱ
2._______ȱ
ȱȱ3.ȱȱ Anȱofferȱcanȱbeȱmadeȱtoȱaȱparticularȱgroupȱorȱtoȱtheȱpublic.ȱ3._______ȱ
ȱȱ4.ȱAnyȱvariationȱmadeȱtoȱaȱcontractȱdealingȱwithȱtheȱsaleȱofȱgoodsȱ
isȱaȱcounterofferȱifȱagreedȱinȱadvance.ȱ
4._______ȱ
ȱȱ5.ȱAȱmentalȱdecisionȱtoȱacceptȱanȱofferȱisȱnotȱanȱacceptance.ȱ5._______ȱ
ȱȱ6.ȱAȱbilateralȱacceptanceȱoccursȱwhenȱanȱoffereeȱindicatesȱ
acceptanceȱbyȱperformingȱhisȱorȱherȱobligationsȱunderȱtheȱ
contract.ȱ
6._______ȱ
ȱȱ7.ȱAȱunilateralȱacceptanceȱoccursȱwhenȱanȱoffereeȱindicatesȱ
acceptanceȱbyȱgivingȱaȱpromise.ȱ
7._______ȱ
ȱȱ8.ȱȱ Contractualȱcommunicationsȱsuchȱasȱoffersȱandȱcounteroffersȱ
canȱonlyȱbeȱcommunicatedȱinȱwriting.ȱ
8._______ȱ
ȱȱ9.ȱAnȱacceptanceȱisȱtheȱonlyȱformȱofȱcontractualȱcommunicationȱ
thatȱisȱeffectiveȱwhenȱsent.ȱ
9._______ȱ
10.ȱȱ Oralȱacceptancesȱareȱeffectiveȱtheȱmomentȱtheȱwordsȱareȱspokenȱ
directlyȱtoȱtheȱofferor.ȱ
10._______ȱ
11.ȱAȱfaxedȱacceptanceȱofȱaȱcontractȱbecomesȱeffectiveȱ
instantaneouslyȱwhenȱtheȱtransmissionȱlinesȱareȱopenȱandȱbothȱ
sendingȱandȱreceivingȱequipmentȱworkȱproperly.ȱ
11.ȱ______ȱ
12.ȱȱ Courtsȱinȱsomeȱstatesȱapplyȱtheȱmirrorȱimageȱruleȱonlyȱwhenȱtheȱ
termȱinȱtheȱofferȱisȱmaterial.ȱ
12.ȱ______ȱ
2-10ȱChapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
LegalȱApplicationȱ
13.ȱJuanȱwasȱvacationingȱatȱaȱMexicanȱresortȱwhenȱheȱlostȱaȱvaluableȱnecklace.ȱHeȱ
necklaceȱandȱcontactedȱhim.ȱJuanȱtoldȱherȱheȱwouldȱgiveȱherȱonlyȱ$300ȱforȱ
returningȱtheȱnecklaceȱsinceȱheȱhadȱtoȱwaitȱsoȱlongȱforȱit.ȱCanȱJuanȱrevokeȱhisȱ
$500ȱofferȱforȱthisȱreason?ȱExplainȱyourȱanswer.ȱ
