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Chapter 4 Torts and Cyber Torts TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS 1.

The purpose of tort law is to punish criminal wrongdoers. false

2.

False imprisonment is a legal term for “privilege to detain.” false

3.

The use of a person’s likeness for commercial purposes without permission is not an invasion of privacy. false

4.

Competitive behavior is wrongful interference if it results in the breaking of a contract. false

5.

Disparagement of property is another term for appropriation. false

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 6.

At Parkside Bistro, Ogden believes that he was overcharged and shoves Nellie, the waiter. Nellie sues Ogden, alleging that the shove was a battery. Ogden is liable a. if Parkside did not overcharge Ogden. b. if the shove was offensive. ************** c. if Ogden acted out of malice. d. under no circumstances—the shove was not a battery.

7.

Toni files a suit against Universal Media Corporation for defamation. Actual malice must be shown for recovery of damages if Toni is a. a corporate officer. b. a non-employee. c. a private individual. d. a public figure. ***************

8.

From a computer in a distant location, Sergio searches Tia’s personal computer without her permission. Sergio is most likely liable for a. appropriation. b. conversion. c. invasion of privacy. ************* d. no tort.

9.

Field Trenchers Inc. initiates a lawsuit against its competitor Master Excavators Inc. out of malice and without probable cause. Master suffers a loss of profits due to the litigation, but Field loses the suit. Field is most likely liable for a. abuse of process. b. malicious prosecution. ************** c. no tort. d. wrongful interference with a business relationship.

10.

Oak Valley Mall contains two video game stores, Pirates Pick and Game Quest. Pirates’s manager Ryan stands in the mall near Game Quest’s entrance to divert customers to his store. Game Quest’s manager Sara asks Ryan to leave. He refuses. Ryan has committed a. conversion. b. no tort. c. trespass to land. d. wrongful interference with a business relationship. **********

11.

Joy invites Ken into her apartment. Ken commits trespass to land if he a. enters the apartment with fraudulent intent. b. harms the apartment in any way. c. makes disparaging remarks about Joy to others. d. refuses to leave when Joy asks him to go. **************

12.

Hilliard, a clerk at a Games Unlimited store, takes a video game player from the store without permission. Hilliard is liable for a. appropriation. b. conversion. **************** c. disparagement of property. d. wrongful interference with a business relationship.

13.

Kelly is injured when she slips and falls on Lee’s sidewalk. To determine whether Lee owed a duty of care to Kelly, Lee is subject to the standard of a. a realistic person. b. a reasonable person. ************** c. a recognizable person. d. a reliable person.

14.

Leon files a suit against Moira, a medical doctor, alleging negligence. As a physician, Moira is held to the standard of a. a blameless individual. b a faultless ordinary person. c. a reliable professional. d. a reasonable physician. **********

15.

Nick sees Opal, a stranger, in peril, but does not attempt to rescue her. Opal could successfully sue Nick for a. negligence per se. b nothing. *********** c. a violation of the “danger invites rescue” doctrine. d. res ipsa loquitur.

16.

Kay carelessly bumps into Lyle, knocking him to the ground. Kay has committed the tort of negligence a. only if Lyle is injured. ************** b. only if Lyle is not injured. c. under any circumstances. d. under no circumstances.

17.

Clyde enters Desert Decathlon, an athletic competition in which Clyde has often competed. Regarding the risk of injury, Clyde assumes the risks a. attributable to the Decathlon in any way. b. different from the risks normally associated with the Decathlon. c. greater than the risks normally associated with the Decathlon. d. normally associated with the Decathlon. ****************

18.

Taylor slips and falls in Urban Mall and is injured. She files a suit against the mall for $500,000. Under a “pure” comparative negligence rule, Taylor could recover damages a. only if both parties were equally at fault. b. only if Taylor was less than 50 percent at fault. c. only if Taylor was more than 51 percent at fault. d. under any circumstances. *******************

19.

An Illinois state statute requires commercial vehicle drivers to “fully attend to the operation of the vehicle.” Jerry, a driver for Crosstown Taxi Company, is driving and talking on his cell phone when his cab collides with Kayla’s car, injuring her. Kayla’s best theory for recovery against Jerry and Crosstown is a. a Good Samaritan statutes. b. negligence per se. **************** c. res ipsa loquitur. d. the “danger invites rescue” doctrine.

20.

An anonymous person posts online a defamatory message about Dewitt. Not knowing the poster’s identity, Dewitt files a suit against “John Doe.” Using the authority of the court, Dewitt can obtain from the poster’s Internet service provider a. an apology. b. damages. c. the identity of the poster. *************** d. nothing....