1. The term common law refers to:

(a) A type of legal system based on the British legal system

(b) The law made by judges

(c) A type of case law

(d) all of the above

(e) None of the above

2. In a civil trial:

(a) The party who started the legal action is called the plaintiff

(b) The burden of proof is on the Crown

(c) The standard of proof is beyond all reasonable doubt

(d) all of the above

(e) None of the above

3. According to the adversarial system of trial:

(a) The parties are responsible for the conduct of their own cases

(b) The parties decide what evidence should be put before the court

(c) the judge takes the part of a neutral referee

(d) All of the above

(e) None of the above

4. A claim that a company has breached the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) will most likely be first heard by: (a) High Court

(b) Federal Parliament

(c) House of Lords

(d) Federal Court

(e) Magistrates Court

5. The maximum number of people to whom an offer can be made at any one time is:

(a) One

(b) One hundred

(c) One thousand

(d) There is no limit.

6. Which of the following is likely to be an offer rather than an invitation to treat?

(a) An advertisement in a newspaper

(b) A call for tenders

(c) A product for sale on a website

(d) A product for sale in a vending machine

7. Which of the following is most likely to have been intended to be legally enforceable?

(a) A promise by a charity to its volunteer worker

(b) A promise by a lawyer to this friend at a party

(c) A promise by a lawyer to a client in his office

(d) A promise by a student to her boyfriend

8. The aim of tort law is to:

(a) Imprison the offender

(b) Impose a fine on the offender

(c) Compensate the plaintiff

(d) Punish the defendant for committing a crime

(e) Prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed a crime