Torts Practice Exam Quiz Form
Test your knowledge of torts law with this practice exam. Answer all questions below to the best of your ability.
Which of the following is NOT an intentional tort?
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Battery
Negligence
Assault
False imprisonment
Select all elements required to establish negligence.
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Duty
Breach
Causation
Damages
Intent
Briefly define the tort of battery.
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Which case established the 'reasonable person' standard in negligence?
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Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Donoghue v. Stevenson
Vosburg v. Putney
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California
Name one defense to a claim of intentional tort.
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Select the types of damages available in tort actions.
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Compensatory damages
Punitive damages
Nominal damages
Restitution damages
On a scale from 1 (least likely) to 5 (most likely), how likely is a court to find liability for negligence if the defendant owed no duty to the plaintiff?
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Least likely
1
2
3
4
Most likely
5
1 is Least likely, 5 is Most likely
Which of the following is a strict liability tort?
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Defamation
Product liability
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Trespass to chattels
Explain the difference between assault and battery in tort law.
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Which of the following best describes proximate cause?
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The actual cause of harm
A cause that is legally sufficient to result in liability
The immediate cause of the injury
A cause that is remote from the harm
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