AAU BUS 230 Module 2 Quiz: Principles of Business Law I (2014)

Question Points1. Impaneling a jury means:a. dismissing a jury at the conclusion of the trial.b. exempting jurors from jury duty.c. selecting people to serve as jurors for a case set for trial.d. notifying jurors at their homes that they have been called to serve as jurors.2. Damages resulting from cyber torts are primarily reputational or economic.a. Trueb. False3. A grand jury determines the guilt or innocence of an accused person.a. Trueb. False4. Under the law, torts are classified as:a. nntentional, negligent, and criminal.b. criminal, intentional, and strict liability.c. intentional, negligent, and strict liability.d. criminal, negligent, and strict liability.5. Of the following, the one that is not a defense to a criminal action is:a. involuntary intoxication.b. duress.c. consent.d. justification.6. The questioning of a witness for the plaintiff by the attorney for the defendant is called:a. direct examination.b. cross-examination.c. indirect examination.d. redirect examination.7. In which of the following situations does a battery occur?a. Johnson is tackled during a college football game he is playing in and suffers an injury to his back.b. O’Grady is injured by a punch in the nose received by a boxing opponent during a boxing match.c. Biggs is hit in the head by a wild pitch and seriously injured while batting in a hardball game.d. Williams is deliberately tripped and seriously injured by an unfriendly movie patron trying to get ahead of Williams in the ticket line.8. Certain acts have been declared crimes by:a. a jury.b. a judge.c. the district attorney.d. the U.S. Congress and state legislatures.9. Of the following, the crime that would probably be considered a misdemeanor is:a. setting fire to a neighbor’s house.b. stealing a pack of diet soda.c. robbing a store at gunpoint.d. robbing a store at gunpoint.10. An example of a tort that is not intentional is:a. fraud.b. wrongful death.c. negligence.d. infliction of mental distress.11. The first papers served in a civil action are:a. the complaint and summons.b. a summons and answer.c. a complaint and answer.d. a deposition and subpoena.12. In most states the doctrine of comparative negligence has been replaced by the doctrine of contributory negligence.a. Trueb. False13. Which of the following acts is not a crime?a. Slander.b. Arson.c. Embezzlement.d. Shoplifting.14. Battery is any act that puts a person in fear of being physically harmed by another.a. Trueb. False15. Damages awarded as punishment for an intentional tort are called:a. punitive damages.b. Compensatory damages.c. Comparative damages.d. None of the choices apply.16. Johnson leaves her garbage in open containers, causing obnoxious odors in her neighborhood. This is an example of:a. nuisance.b. fraud.c. trespass.d. invasion of privacy.17. The terms “foreseeability” and “proximate cause” are associated with the tort of:a. conversion.b. trespass.c. slander.d. negligence.18. If a person feels that he or she has been injured by the actions of someone else, he or she may start a court action against that person to obtain relief by filing a:a. complaint.b. judgment.c. subpoena.d. summons.19. A petty offense is:a. punishable by a year in jail.b. one that results in a permanent criminal record.c. not considered a criminal act.d. none of the choices apply.20. A felony is:a. less serious than a misdemeanor.b. more serious than a violation, infraction, or petty offense.c. by law not a true crime.d. punishable by imprisonment in a local institution such as county jail for more than one year.