Tort Law (MCQs)

What is the primary objective of Tort Law?
a) To punish wrongdoers
b) To provide compensation to the injured party
c) To enforce contracts
d) To impose fines
Which of the following is a key element in tort law?
a) Consideration
b) Offer and acceptance
c) Duty of care
d) Free consent
Negligence is defined as the breach of which of the following?
a) Contract
b) Duty of care
c) Agreement
d) Warranty
Which of the following is an example of a tort?
a) Breach of contract
b) Defamation
c) Sale of goods
d) Performance of a contract
Which of the following is a defense to negligence?
a) Consideration
b) Contributory negligence
c) Offer and acceptance
d) Defamation
The tort of defamation consists of which two types?
a) Negligence and liability
b) Libel and slander
c) Contract and consent
d) Offer and acceptance
Which of the following refers to a false statement made in writing?
a) Slander
b) Negligence
c) Libel
d) Nuisance
Which tort involves the unlawful interference with someone’s enjoyment of their land?
a) Defamation
b) Nuisance
c) Trespass
d) Negligence
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a claim in negligence?
a) Duty of care
b) Contractual agreement
c) Breach of duty
d) Causation
Which of the following is a defense to a tort claim?
a) Invitation to offer
b) Volenti non fit injuria
c) Specific performance
d) Free consent
Which of the following is an intentional tort?
a) Battery
b) Negligence
c) Breach of contract
d) Sale of goods
A tort that involves an unlawful physical contact is called what?
a) Nuisance
b) Battery
c) Libel
d) Trespass
Which of the following defenses applies if the plaintiff willingly accepts a known risk?
a) Volenti non fit injuria
b) Strict liability
c) Causation
d) Misrepresentation
Which of the following torts involves unauthorized entry onto someone else’s land?
a) Trespass
b) Libel
c) Negligence
d) Defamation
In tort law, ‘strict liability’ refers to what?
a) Liability only with negligence
b) Liability based on breach of contract
c) Liability without proof of fault
d) No liability at all
The tort of false imprisonment involves what?
a) Detaining someone lawfully
b) Restraining someone without legal authority
c) Performing a wrongful act in public
d) Trespassing on private property
Which of the following is an example of a nuisance?
a) Writing defamatory statements
b) Polluting a neighbor’s land
c) Trespassing on someone’s property
d) Falsely imprisoning a person
Res ipsa loquitur is a doctrine that refers to what?
a) Causation
b) The facts speak for themselves
c) Intent to cause harm
d) Liability in contract
Which of the following refers to harm caused by someone’s use of their property?
a) Negligence
b) Private nuisance
c) Defamation
d) Trespass
What is the legal term for a false oral statement that damages someone’s reputation?
a) Libel
b) Slander
c) Trespass
d) Battery
Which of the following is a defense in a defamation case?
a) Negligence
b) Trespass
c) Truth
d) Strict liability
In a tort case, which of the following refers to financial compensation for damages?
a) Battery
b) Remedies
c) Offer
d) Performance
In which of the following torts is intent required?
a) Assault
b) Negligence
c) Nuisance
d) Slander
What type of tort involves interfering with someone’s use or enjoyment of their property?
a) Defamation
b) Battery
c) Nuisance
d) Trespass
Which of the following statements is true regarding negligence?
a) It is a breach of a duty of care that causes damage
b) It involves intent to harm
c) It requires proof of contract
d) It is the same as strict liability
In tort law, which type of damages is meant to punish the defendant?
a) Nominal damages
b) Punitive damages
c) Compensatory damages
d) Special damages
Which of the following torts involves the use of force or threat of force?
a) Libel
b) Assault
c) Nuisance
d) Trespass
In tort law, what does the term ‘causation’ refer to?
a) Intent to commit harm
b) The direct link between a breach and the harm caused
c) A defense to defamation
d) Consent to risk
The tort of malicious prosecution occurs when someone does what?
a) Defames another person
b) Files a false legal claim against someone without reasonable cause
c) Enters someone’s property without permission
d) Imprisons someone illegally
Which of the following is an example of a tort involving economic harm?
a) Trespass
b) Fraud
c) Battery
d) Nuisance

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