Deck 20: Defamation:

Question 1

Extrinsic facts are needed only for statements that are defamatory on their face.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
communicated to someone other than the plaintiff

Answer 2

J

Question 3

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
written defamation

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Actual malice must always be proven by any plaintiff who sues the media for defamation.

Question 5

On a Google forum, Oliver calls Jim a wife-beater.________

A)Google and Oliver have defamed Jim.
B)Google but not Oliver has defamed Jim.
C)Oliver but not Google has defamed Jim.
D)The statement is a protected opinion.

Question 6

A fact is a statement that can be objectively established as true or false.

Question 7

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard of accuracy

Question 8

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
needed because the statement is not defamatory on its face

Question 9

Alice is the mayor of the city.The local newspaper publishes a story that falsely accuses Alice of unethical behavior.________.

A)The newspaper must prove that it was unaware of the falsity of the story.
B)Alice can win only if she proves that the newspaper published the story with actual malice.
C)The newspaper must prove that it was no more than negligent in printing the story.
D)Alice can win if she proves that the newspaper published the story negligently.

Question 10

A qualified privilege can be lost if it is not exercised in a reasonable manner for a proper purpose.

Question 11

Extrinsic facts may need to be pleaded in the colloquium of the complaint to establish that the defamatory statement was of and concerning the plaintiff.

Question 12

Providers of interactive computer services on the Internet have an immunity from tort liability based on defamatory statements made by others on the online service of the providers.

Question 13

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
objectively verifiable

Question 14

Defamatory opinions can never be actionable.

Question 15

Defamation consists of two separate torts: libel and slander.

Question 16

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
not objectively verifiable

Question 17

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
someone (other than a public official) who has special prominence

Question 18

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
the right to act contrary to another's right without liability

Question 19

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
privilege protecting opinion

Question 20

Charles, a weight lifter, sues Greg for slander when Greg tells Charles that he "obviously takes illegal steroids."________

A)There was no slander because the statement was an opinion.
B)There was no slander because Charles was a public figure.
C)There was no slander because extrinsic facts are needed to understand the defamatory meaning.
D)There was no slander because the statement was not published.

Question 21

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
retaliatory action

Question 22

Who has an absolute privilege to defame?

Question 23

When do those who merely deliver or transmit the defamatory statement, such as bookstores, become liable?

Question 24

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
oral statement that accuses one of a crime

Question 25

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
a portion of the defamation complaint

Question 26

In a suit against the media by a public official or public figure, what must be proven if the defamatory statement pertained to a matter of private concern?

Question 27

What is a public figure? What two kinds exist?

Question 28

In a suit against the media by a public official or public figure, what must be proven if the defamatory statement pertained to a matter of public concern?

Question 29

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
government employee

Question 30

A defendant can make a false statement innocently or by fault.List three possible standards of fault.

Question 31

Publication is an element of libel or slander.When does publication occur?

Question 32

What is a SLAPP suit?

Question 33

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
actual economic losses

Question 34

When is a statement of fact defamatory?

Question 35

What is fair comment, and when does it prevent liability for defamation?

Question 36

What is a private person?

Question 37

MATCHING
a.libel
i.public official
b.slander per se
j.public figure
c.privilege
k.actual malice
d.opinion
l.publication
e.fact
m.special damages
f.fair comment
n.slander per quod
g.extrinsic fact
o.SLAPP suit
h.inducement
oral defamation that is not slander per se

Question 38

What is a public official?