Obligations 1

Question 1

TRUE OR FALSE
Natural law may be defined as the divine inspiration in man of the sense of justice, fairness and righteousness, by internal dictates of reason alone.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE
Legislations are those issued as such by administrative officials under legislative authority.

Answer 2

FALSE
- Congress/House of Representatives instead of the LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY

Question 3

TRUE OR FALSE
The law on obligations and contracts is the body of rules which deals with the nature and sources of obligations and the rights and duties arising from particular contracts.

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

TRUE OR FALSE
Natural obligations which are based on positive law allow a right of action to compel performance and compliance.

Answer 4

FALSE
- Civil Obligation

Question 5

TRUE OR FALSE
Obligations arising from contracts have the force of law between the contracting parties hence it is considered equal to, or at times, superior to law.

Answer 5

FALSE
- Obligations are NOT MORE SUPERIOR than the law

Question 6

TRUE OR FALSE
A determinate thing is identified as such by its individuality

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

TRUE OR FALSE
The obligation to give a determinate thing includes that of delivering all its accessions and accessories, even though they may not have been mentioned

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE
Those obliged to deliver or to do something incur in delay from the time the obligee judicially or extra-judicially demands from them the fulfillment of their obligation.

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

TRUE OR FALSE
Liability arising from negligence in the performance of every kind of obligation is not demandable.

Answer 9

FALSE
- Demandable

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE
The debtor in an obligation is liable for the loss in case there is a fortuitous event.

Answer 10

FALSE
- Not liable in case of a FORTUITOUS EVENT

Question 11

TRUE OR FALSE
The creditors, after having purposely pursued the property in possession of the debtor to satisfy their claims, may exercise all rights and bring all actions of the latter for the same purpose.

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

TRUE OR FALSE
Legislations are to be treated as the highest law of the land.

Answer 12

FALSE
- CONSTITUTION is the highest law of the land

Question 13

TRUE OR FALSE
Accessions are the fruits of the thing or the additions or improvements upon the principal thing.

Answer 13

TRUE
- Accessions (including those necessary for the completion of the thing)
- Accessories (embellishments/additions)

Question 14

TRUE OR FALSE
Trees on a land are the accessories thereof.

Answer 14

FALSE
- Accessions (trees are fruits of the thing aka land)

Question 15

TRUE OR FALSE
Every person obliged to give something is also obliged to exert ordinary care thereof

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

__________________ is contracting for or receiving interest in excess of the amount that the law allows

Answer 16

USURY LAW

Question 17

____________________ is a future and uncertain event, upon the happening of which, the effectivity or extinguishment of the obligation or right subject to it depends

Answer 17

CONDITION

Question 18

_________________ the kind of period which is fixed as such by the courts as may under the circumstances, the parties had contemplated

Answer 18

JUDICIAL PERIOD

Question 19

____________________________ is one where only one prestation has been agreed upon but the obligor may render another in substitution

Answer 19

FACULTATIVE OBLIGATION

Question 20

____________________________ as to the parties, one where there is only one obligor and only one obligee

Answer 20

INDIVIDUAL OBLIGATION

Question 21

____________________________ is the period that the parties fixed and stipulate in the contract

Answer 21

CONTRACTUAL PERIOD

Question 22

____________________________ one where there are several prestations and all of them are to be complied with

Answer 22

CONJUNCTIVE OBLIGATION

Question 23

____________________________ one where there are as many debts as there are debtors and as many credits as there are creditors

Answer 23

JOINT OBLIGATION

Question 24

____________________________ an obligation where only one prestation has been agreed upon

Answer 24

SIMPLE OBLIGATION

Question 25

___________________________ is a juridical necessity to give, to do or not to do

Answer 25

OBLIGATION