Multiple Choice (circle the correct answer.

1. Compensatory damages are also known as: A. actual damages. B. punitive damages. C. nominal damages. D. statutory damages.

2. For a person to be convicted of criminal behavior, which of the following statements should be true? A. The state must demonstrate a prior statutory prohibition of the act. B. It should be proved that the person was insane at the time of commitment of the criminal act. C. The criminal defendants should be presumed guilty. D. The person should commit a criminal act before a statute prohibiting the act is brought into effect.

3. Which of the following is a test of merchantability for all sales contracts? A. The goods conform to any promises or statements of fact made on the container or label. B. The goods are of different kind, quality, and quantity within each unit. C. The goods need not necessarily be packaged or labeled adequately. D. The goods conform to the general description of the goods available in the market.

4. People who do not conform to a statute are sometimes considered to be negligent per se. This means that: A. the defendant should be penalized even if the negligence did not cause the plaintiff any harm. B. negligence and breaking a law should be penalized equally. C. not knowing about a statutory requirement is not as bad as intending to do something wrong. D. statutes can create the legal duty required to establish negligence.

5. The responsible corporate officer doctrine A. directs that corporate officials and agents may be held liable for crimes they fail to prevent by neglecting to control the misconduct of those subject to their control. B. states that officials cannot be tried for homicide and related crimes. C. states that corporate officials have no liability if they have no knowledge of the activities in question. D. directs that corporate officials may be tried only for crimes that they personally commit.

6. _____ are used to punish the defendant and deter the defendant and others from repeating behavior that is particularly offensive. A. Punitive damages B. Actual damages C. Compensatory damages D. Nominal damages

7. The _____ protects the buyer in ownership of the goods bought. A. implied warranty of title B. implied warranty of merchantability C. implied warranty of fitness D. implied warranty of description

8. An intervening force, which happens after the defendant's negligent act and contributes to the plaintiff's injury, can excuse the defendant from liability if it: A. could have been anticipated. B. was proximate. C. was unforeseeable. D. was an intentional tort and not an unintentional one.