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BUSN 420 Week 2 Quiz


1.	Question :	(TCO 1) Jean is playing a computer game on a bad disk that melts in her drive, starting a fire that injures her hands. Jean files a suit against K-Tech, Inc., the game's manufacturer. K-Tech is held liable under the doctrine of strict liability. A significant application of this doctrine is in the area of _____

 	Student Answer:		  cyber torts.

 			  intentional torts.

 		 	  product liability.

 			  unintentional torts.

 	



Question 2.	Question :	(TCO 1) Kelly is injured when she slips and falls on Layla's sidewalk. To determine whether Layla owed a duty of care to Kelly, Layla is subject to the standard of _____

 	Student Answer:		  a realistic person.

 		 	  a reasonable person.

 			  a recognizable person.

 			  a reliable person.

 		



Question 3.	Question :	(TCO 1) Bette backs out of City Parking Garage, colliding with Dill's car. Dill may recover $7,500 to cover the cost of the repairs if Bette failed to act as _____

 	Student Answer:		  a blameless person.

 			  a faultless person.

 			  a reliable person.

 		 	  a reasonable person.

 		



Question 4.	Question :	(TCO 1) Ezra, an accountant, intentionally misstates a material fact to mislead Fruit Packing Industries, Inc., a client. Fruit Packing justifiably relies on the misstatement to its detriment. Ezra is most likely liable for _____

 	Student Answer:	 	  actual fraud.

 			  constructive fraud.

 			  destructive fraud.

 			  virtual fraud.

 	



Question 5.	Question :	(TCO 1) Pluto accuses Quark, an accountant, of committing defalcation. This is _____

 	Student Answer:	 	  embezzlement.

 			  general misconduct.

 			  professional negligence.

 			  throwing something out of a window.

 	



Question 6.	Question :	(TCO 3) The Idaho Supreme Court rules against Jiffy Mart in a case against Kwik Stop Stores, Inc. Jiffy Mart files an appeal with the United States Supreme Court. The Court does not hear the case. This _____

 	Student Answer:	 	  is a decision on the merits with value as a precedent.

 			  indicates agreement with the Idaho court's decision.

 			  means nothing.

 		 	  means that the Idaho court's decision is the law in Idaho.

 		



Question 7.	Question :	(TCO 3) Hua, a resident of Illinois, owns a warehouse in Indiana. A dispute arises over the ownership of the warehouse with Jac, a resident of Kentucky. Jac files a suit against Hua in Indiana. Regarding this suit, Indiana has _____

 	Student Answer:		  federal question jurisdiction.

 			  in personam jurisdiction.

 		 	  in rem jurisdiction.

 			  no jurisdiction.

 	



Question 8.	Question :	(TCO 3) Quality Products, Inc., files a suit against Retail Sales Corporation. Sid is a witness for quality. Tod is a witness for retail. Quality may direct interrogatories to _____

 	Student Answer:	 	  retail only.

 			  retail, Sid, or Tod.

 			  Sid only.

 			  Sid or Tod only.

 	



Question 9.	Question :	(TCO 3) In Ed's suit against First National Bank, the discovery phase would include all of the following except _____

 	Student Answer:	 	  Ed's complaint.

 			  Ed's deposition.

 			  Ed's requests for First National's admissions.

 			  First National's replies to Ed's interrogatories.

 	



Question 10.	Question :	(TCO 3) To prepare for a trial between Large Lots Development Corporation (LLDC) and Mini Mansion Construction Company (MMCC), MMCC's attorney places LLDC's president under oath. A court reporter makes a record of the attorney's questions and the officer's answers. This is _____

 	Student Answer:		  a cross-examination.

 		 	  a deposition.

 			  an imposition.

 			  an interrogatory.