Quiz on Tort Law

What does the term "Tort" mean?

• Right

• Wrong

• Law

• Interest

What does tort law involve?

• Rights that protect a person's legally protected interests

• Wrongs that interfere with a person's legally protected interests

• Laws that protect a person's legally protected interests

• Interests that interfere with a person's legally protected rights

Which of the following is an example of tort law?

• Contract law

• Criminal law

• Defamation

• Property law

Which of the following is another example of tort law?

• Negligence

• Family law

• Constitutional law

• Corporate law

What is negligence?

• A. A criminal act involving theft

• B. A tort that involves a breach of a duty of care, causing loss or harm

• C. A contract dispute between two parties

• D. A form of intentional harm

When is a person obliged to take care to avoid negligence?

• A. When it is reasonably foreseeable that other people could be harmed by their actions or omissions

• B. Only when they are specifically instructed to do so

• C. When they feel like it

• D. Only in professional settings

Which of the following is NOT a principle established by the law of negligence?

• A. Protects an individual's right to be safe from harm

• B. Establishes legal principles about when a duty of care is owed, and the standard of care required

• C. Allows people to seek an appropriate remedy against those who breached a duty of care

• D. Provides financial incentives for individuals to take risks

What does the law of negligence allow people to do?

• A. Ignore safety regulations

• B. Seek an appropriate remedy against those who breached a duty of care

• C. Avoid all responsibilities

• D. Establish new laws

Which of the following is a limitation established by the law of negligence?

• A. What remedies may be sought

• B. The amount of compensation for emotional distress

• C. The duration of legal proceedings

• D. The number of witnesses required in court

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements that must be proven in a negligence claim?

• Duty of care

• Breach

• Causation

• Intent