Chapter 8: Agency Relationships

Question 1

n an agency relationship involving two parties, the agent agrees to represent or act for the principal.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A familiar example of an agent is a(n):

Answer 2

corporate officer who serves in a representative capacity for the owners of the corporation

Question 3

The party represented by the agent is known as the

Answer 3

Principal

Question 4

With respect to their employers, employees who deal with third parties are generally deemed to be

Answer 4

Agents

Question 5

Agency relationships can exist outside an employer-employee relationship, and thus agency law has a broader reach than employment law does.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Any copyrighted work created by an employee within the scope of her or his employment at the request of the employer is called a

Answer 6

Work for hire

Question 7

Jamel hires independent contractor Stevenson to create users’ manuals for Jamel’s small appliances. How can Jamel be certain to own the copyright for these owners’ manuals?

Answer 7

He can create an agreement in writing that designates Stevenson’s work as work for hire