Deck 2: Foreseeability in Tort Law

Question 1

An objective standard exists when something is measured by what a particular person actually knew, felt, or did.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

MATCHING
a.foreseeable
b.spectrum of forseeability
c.intent
d.knowledge with substantial certainty
e.subjective standard
f.objective standard
g.reasonable person
measured solely by an individual

Answer 2

E

Question 3

When you ask whether someone should have known something, you are applying a/an ________ standard.

Answer 3

objective

Question 4

What do we mean when we say something is foreseeable?

Question 5

MATCHING
a.foreseeable
b.spectrum of forseeability
c.intent
d.knowledge with substantial certainty
e.subjective standard
f.objective standard
g.reasonable person
the extent to which something can be anticipated

Question 6

MATCHING
a.foreseeable
b.spectrum of forseeability
c.intent
d.knowledge with substantial certainty
e.subjective standard
f.objective standard
g.reasonable person
measured by comparison

Question 7

MATCHING
a.foreseeable
b.spectrum of forseeability
c.intent
d.knowledge with substantial certainty
e.subjective standard
f.objective standard
g.reasonable person
one of the alternative ways to establish intent

Question 8

MATCHING
a.foreseeable
b.spectrum of forseeability
c.intent
d.knowledge with substantial certainty
e.subjective standard
f.objective standard
g.reasonable person
the desire to bring something about

Question 9

MATCHING
a.foreseeable
b.spectrum of forseeability
c.intent
d.knowledge with substantial certainty
e.subjective standard
f.objective standard
g.reasonable person
know beforehand

Question 10

The reasonable person test is an objective standard.

Question 11

What are the two tests for intent?

Question 12

MATCHING
a.foreseeable
b.spectrum of forseeability
c.intent
d.knowledge with substantial certainty
e.subjective standard
f.objective standard
g.reasonable person
ordinary, prudent

Question 13

Which factors are not used in an assessment of the foreseeability of an event?

A)preparation analysis
C)legal research
B)specific sensory data
D)area and activity analysis

Question 14

The spectrum of foreseeability

A)covers a range from highly unusual to a certainty
B)is determined by the jury
C)is determined by the judge
D)depends on an assessment made after the fact

Question 15

Name eight categories of inquiry that can be used to assess the foreseeability of something.

Question 16

You determine whether something was foreseeable from hindsight-by examining all of the facts after they have occurred.

Question 17

When you ask whether someone actually knew something, you are applying a/an ________ standard.