Graded Homework

Question 1

1. Assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation are examples of
   

   negligent torts

   intentional torts

   unintentional torts

   criminal tort acts

3 points

Question 2

1. If Jeff tells Tom that he believes that AT&T stock will sell low tomorrow because of a problem with technology and Tom sells his stock, this is an example of
   

   Wire Fraud

   SEC

   Insider Trading

   RICO

3 points

Question 3

1. If Bob tries to shoot Tim but the gun is out of bullets, Bob is not guilty of shooting a gun at another person because Bob does not have the necessary mens rea?

   True

   False

3 points

Question 4

1. If the Jones crime family commits one act of racketeering they can be charged under the RICO statute?

   True

   False

3 points

Question 5

1. If Tim takes Tom’s computer but thinks it is his own he lacks the actus reas for larceny.

   True

   False

3 points

Question 6

1. If Jeff takes Inc.’s funds and puts them into his own account, he can be guilty of embezzlement?

   True

   False

3 points

Question 7

1. If Joe cosigns for a car for Jim and Jim does not pay the car company can collect from Joe even if Joe did not understand the contract he signed.

   True

   False

3 points

Question 8

1. The DC Greats are playing soccer, kick the ball out of bounds and the ball hits the windshield of a passing car, the car begins to swerve. In the mean time a bird flies into the windshield causing the car to hit a tree, the bird would be an example of a
   

   superseding cause

   but for cause

   proximate cause

   contributory damages

3 points

Question 9

1. If Suzie walks into Tim’s neighbor’s fence that is hooked up to an electric box and has a large lightening bolt on the side, the court may hold that Tim may not be liable because
   

   Suzie used inappropriate cost-benefit

   Tim’s crime was a petty offense

   Tim lacked the actus reas

   Suzie actions violated the reasonable person standard

3 points

Question 10

1. If Mike hits Tom but Tom has his eyes closed, Tom is most likely not guilty of assault.

   True

   False

3 points

Question 11

1. If Joe thinks he breaks into Jim’s house and starts a fire but Joe is actually been given the house Joe is likely guilty of
   

   arson

   burgulary

   arson and burglary

   negligence

3 points

Question 12

1. Which of the following are elements of negligence
   

   duty, breach, causation, damages

   actus reas, mens rea

   intentional torts and unintentional torts

   consideration, duty, breach, damages

3 points

Question 13

1. If Jim is a customer at Shopko and he slips, Jim’s status as a customer can help prove negligence because
   

   There is comparative negligencce

   Shopko owes Jim a duty as a customer

   Jim is a tortfeasor

   Jim has committed battery

3 points

Question 14

1. If James takes Ellen’s diamond-studded watch from her desk at work while Ellen is at lunch and does not return it, he may be guilty of the crime of:

   battery

   forgery

   arson

   larceny.

3 points

Question 15

1. If Sam threatens Jill with a knife but doesn’t, in fact, touch her, Jill may sue for ________ if she honestly believed that Sam could hurt her.
   

   battery

   felony

   assault

   misdemeanor

3 points

Question 16

1. When a misrepresentation has been made to a consumer and the misrepresentation results in an injury, which of the following could serve as a basis for liability?
   

   Fraud

   Assumption of risk

   Product misuse

   Breach of privity

3 points

Question 17

1. Cyber crime can best be defined as:
   

   a crime against property.

   not a new type of crime but a new way of committing crime-in cyberspace.

   a crime that necessarily also involves a tort.

   organized crime.

3 points

Question 18

1. Luisa, in a hurry to get to her business law class on time, backs out of her driveway without taking the usual care and accidentally runs into Tony’s 2005 Toyota Camry, causing $2,500 worth of damage to Tony’s car. Luisa has committed which tort?
   

   Negligence

   Conversion

   Slander

   Invasion of privacy

3 points

Question 19

1. A misdemeanor is often for a petty offense

   True

   False

3 points

Question 20

1. Two notions serve as the basis for all torts: wrongs and compensation.

   True

   False