Chapter 6 Quiz

Question 1

Negligence generally involves the following acts: malfeasance, misfeasance, and nonmaleficence.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The violation of another person’s physical integrity is

Answer 2

Battery

Question 3

_____ is the willful and intentional misrepresentation that could cause harm or loss to an individual or property.

Answer 3

Fraud

Question 4

To be enforceable, contracts must contain ____.

Answer 4

All of these answers are correct.

Question 5

_____ law is society’s expression of the limits of acceptable human and institutional behavior.

Answer 5

Criminal

Question 6

_____ is a common law doctrine by which federal and state governments historically have been immune from liability for harm suffered from the torturous conduct of employees.

Answer 6

Sovereign immunity

Question 7

To recover damages caused by negligence, one must prove _____.

Answer 7

All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

One of the objectives of criminal law is to maintain public order and safety.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

_____ is a legal obligation of care, performance, or observance imposed on one to safeguard the rights of others.

Answer 9

Duty

Question 10

_____ is the unintentional commission or omission of an act that a reasonably prudent person would or would not perform under given circumstances.

Answer 10

Negligence