Purdue PA165 2019 December Unit 8 Quiz Latest

PA165 Introduction to Torts

Unit 8 Quiz

Question 1 Self-defense and defense of others are two defenses applicable to

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Products liability.

Ultrahazardous activities.

Common usages.

Animal owner liability cases.

None of the above.

Question 2 If the ultimate user fails to properly maintain a product, then he or she cannot recover under strict products liability for injuries.

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True

False

Question 3 Fault is irrelevant to strict liability cases.

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True

False

Question 4

Domitae naturae refers to

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Wild animals.

Domestic animals.

Dead animals.

Stray animals.

None of the above.

Question 5 Proximate cause, as applied to absolute liability cases, is substantially different from the term as used in negligence cases.

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True

False

Question 6

Abnormally dangerous activities are those that are inappropriately performed in the place in which the victim was harmed.

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True

False

Question 7 Under strict products liability, the manufacturer or seller need not be in the business of selling products such as the defective item causing the injury.

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True

False

Question 8 An ultrahazardous activity must proximately cause the plaintiff's injuries in order for the defendant to be held strictly liable.

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True

False

Question 9 In which cases would a court most likely apply a balancing test comparing the benefits to the hazards of a particular activity?

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Negligence cases.

Intentional tort cases.

Abnormally dangerous activity cases.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Question 10 Which of the following defenses are applicable to strict products liability cases?

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Contributory negligence.

Assumption of risk.

Ultimate user's misuses of product.

Both A and B

Both B and C.