Section B: True or False Questions. (10 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section by indicating True or false

1. An offer can be revoked at any time before it is accepted because there is no binding contract before acceptance.

2. The constitution of Botswana is the main source for the Botswana legal system since all laws derive their validity from this document.

3. Before the white settlers came the Chiefs acted as judges in traditional courts.

4. A contract is valid and enforceable only if it is written.

5. An agent can act without authority in times of emergencies.

6. The aim of quantum meruit is Not to restore the claimant to the position they would have been in if the contract had never been made, and is therefore known as a restitutory award.

7. Rescinding a contract means that it is canceled or rejected and the parties are restored to their pre-contract condition.

8. If something said in negotiations proves to be untrue, the party misled can claim for breach of contract if the statement became a term of the contract

9. The employee has the right to expect the employer to display good behavior in the workplace (to comply with company policy and procedure, and to comply with the company Disciplinary Code and Procedure, and to behave in the workplace in a manner acceptable in the norms of society)

10. A decree of specific performance will be given, where performance would severely prejudice third parties Hayes v King Williams Town Municipality (1951);