Deck 4: Assault

Question 1

Which of the following is not an element of every assault?

A) act
B) causation of the apprehension
C) harmful or offensive contact
D) intent to cause (a) apprehension of an imminent harmful or (b) offensive contact or the imminent harmful or offensive contact itself

Answer 1

C

Question 2

You can never be liable for assaulting a person whom you didn't know was present.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Every fear of harm constitutes apprehension, but every apprehension does not involve fear of harm.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A threat to kill someone if he or she does not pay a bill is a/an ________ threat.

Question 5

Battery requires the contact to be

A) reasonable
B) harmful and offensive
C) harmful or offensive
D) fearful

Question 6

To assault someone you must hit him or her.

Question 9

The same conduct can constitute a civil assault, a civil battery, and a crime.

Question 13

Give an example of an apprehension of a contact that would not constitute assault because the contact would not be offensively made.

Question 16

If Sleeping Beauty never wanted to be kissed, explain why she could sue Prince Charming for battery but not assault.

Question 17

Threats made by cyberstalking or cyberbullying often are not assaults because of the absence of an apparent ________ ability to carry out the threat.