Intentional Torts

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of intentional torts, which are civil wrongs that are committed intentionally.
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Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort?

  1. Negligence

  2. Assault

  3. Battery

  4. Trespass to chattels


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Assault is an intentional tort that involves causing the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact.

What is the difference between assault and battery?

  1. Assault is an intentional act that causes harmful or offensive contact, while battery is an intentional act that causes the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact.

  2. Assault is an intentional act that causes the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, while battery is an intentional act that causes harmful or offensive contact.

  3. Assault is an intentional act that causes harmful or offensive contact, while battery is an intentional act that causes the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact.

  4. Assault is an intentional act that causes the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, while battery is an intentional act that causes harmful or offensive contact.


Correct Option: B,D
Explanation:

Assault is an intentional act that causes the reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, while battery is an intentional act that causes harmful or offensive contact.

What are the elements of a battery?

  1. Intent, harmful or offensive contact, and causation

  2. Intent, reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, and causation

  3. Intent, harmful or offensive contact, and damages

  4. Intent, reasonable apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, and damages


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The elements of a battery are intent, harmful or offensive contact, and causation.

What is the difference between false imprisonment and malicious prosecution?

  1. False imprisonment is the intentional confinement of a person without lawful authority, while malicious prosecution is the malicious initiation of a criminal prosecution against a person.

  2. False imprisonment is the malicious initiation of a criminal prosecution against a person, while malicious prosecution is the intentional confinement of a person without lawful authority.

  3. False imprisonment is the intentional confinement of a person without lawful authority, while malicious prosecution is the malicious initiation of a civil lawsuit against a person.

  4. False imprisonment is the malicious initiation of a civil lawsuit against a person, while malicious prosecution is the intentional confinement of a person without lawful authority.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

False imprisonment is the intentional confinement of a person without lawful authority, while malicious prosecution is the malicious initiation of a criminal prosecution against a person.

What are the elements of a false imprisonment?

  1. Intent, confinement, and causation

  2. Intent, reasonable apprehension of confinement, and causation

  3. Intent, confinement, and damages

  4. Intent, reasonable apprehension of confinement, and damages


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The elements of a false imprisonment are intent, confinement, and causation.

What is the difference between trespass to chattels and conversion?

  1. Trespass to chattels is the intentional interference with the possession of personal property, while conversion is the intentional exercise of dominion over personal property.

  2. Trespass to chattels is the intentional exercise of dominion over personal property, while conversion is the intentional interference with the possession of personal property.

  3. Trespass to chattels is the intentional interference with the possession of personal property, while conversion is the intentional deprivation of personal property.

  4. Trespass to chattels is the intentional deprivation of personal property, while conversion is the intentional interference with the possession of personal property.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trespass to chattels is the intentional interference with the possession of personal property, while conversion is the intentional exercise of dominion over personal property.

What are the elements of a trespass to chattels?

  1. Intent, interference with possession, and damages

  2. Intent, reasonable apprehension of interference with possession, and damages

  3. Intent, interference with possession, and causation

  4. Intent, reasonable apprehension of interference with possession, and causation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The elements of a trespass to chattels are intent, interference with possession, and causation.

What is the difference between defamation and slander?

  1. Defamation is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation, while slander is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation in the form of spoken words.

  2. Defamation is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation in the form of spoken words, while slander is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation.

  3. Defamation is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation, while slander is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation in the form of written words.

  4. Defamation is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation in the form of written words, while slander is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Defamation is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation, while slander is the publication of a false statement that injures a person's reputation in the form of spoken words.

What are the elements of a defamation?

  1. Publication, falsity, and damages

  2. Publication, falsity, and intent

  3. Publication, falsity, and special damages

  4. Publication, falsity, and general damages


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The elements of a defamation are publication, falsity, and damages.

What is the difference between fraud and misrepresentation?

  1. Fraud is the intentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their detriment, while misrepresentation is the unintentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their detriment.

  2. Fraud is the unintentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their detriment, while misrepresentation is the intentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their detriment.

  3. Fraud is the intentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their benefit, while misrepresentation is the unintentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their benefit.

  4. Fraud is the unintentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their benefit, while misrepresentation is the intentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their benefit.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fraud is the intentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their detriment, while misrepresentation is the unintentional misrepresentation of a material fact that induces another person to act to their detriment.

What are the elements of a fraud?

  1. Intent, misrepresentation of a material fact, reliance, and damages

  2. Intent, misrepresentation of a material fact, justifiable reliance, and damages

  3. Intent, misrepresentation of a material fact, reliance, and special damages

  4. Intent, misrepresentation of a material fact, justifiable reliance, and special damages


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The elements of a fraud are intent, misrepresentation of a material fact, reliance, and damages.

What is the difference between negligence and intentional torts?

  1. Negligence is the breach of a legal duty that causes harm to another person, while intentional torts are civil wrongs that are committed intentionally.

  2. Negligence is the breach of a legal duty that causes harm to another person, while intentional torts are civil wrongs that are committed unintentionally.

  3. Negligence is the breach of a legal duty that causes harm to another person, while intentional torts are criminal wrongs that are committed intentionally.

  4. Negligence is the breach of a legal duty that causes harm to another person, while intentional torts are criminal wrongs that are committed unintentionally.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Negligence is the breach of a legal duty that causes harm to another person, while intentional torts are civil wrongs that are committed intentionally.

What are the three main types of intentional torts?

  1. Assault, battery, and false imprisonment

  2. Trespass to chattels, conversion, and defamation

  3. Fraud, misrepresentation, and negligence

  4. Assault, battery, and negligence


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The three main types of intentional torts are assault, battery, and false imprisonment.

What is the difference between an intentional tort and a strict liability tort?

  1. Intentional torts require the defendant to have intended to cause harm, while strict liability torts do not.

  2. Intentional torts require the defendant to have intended to cause harm, while strict liability torts require the defendant to have been negligent.

  3. Intentional torts require the defendant to have intended to cause harm, while strict liability torts require the defendant to have been reckless.

  4. Intentional torts require the defendant to have intended to cause harm, while strict liability torts require the defendant to have been intentional.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Intentional torts require the defendant to have intended to cause harm, while strict liability torts do not.

What are the defenses to an intentional tort?

  1. Consent, self-defense, and necessity

  2. Consent, self-defense, and privilege

  3. Consent, self-defense, and justification

  4. Consent, self-defense, and immunity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The defenses to an intentional tort are consent, self-defense, and necessity.

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