Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Not every assault involves harmful or offensive contact. This is only necessary for a battery. An assault can be committed through an intentional action that causes another person to reasonably believe they are about to be subjected to harmful or offensive contact.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

It is not a valid excuse to claim that you didn't know the presence of a person before assaulting them. Ignorance is not a defense in criminal or civil cases.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Every fear of harm involves apprehension, but apprehension can also be caused by other factors, such as uncertainty or anticipation.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of A threat to kill someone if he...

Question 5

Battery requires the contact to be

Accepted Answer

Battery occurs when the contact is either harmful or offensive, meaning that the contact can be physically harmful or offensive to a reasonable person's sense of dignity.

Question 6

To assault someone you must hit him or her.

Accepted Answer

Assault can involve physical contact, but it can also occur without physical contact through threatening behavior or verbal threats.

Question 7

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                        Premises: knowledge or awareness

Accepted Answer

The Answer of transferred intent and assault and offensive and is...

Question 8

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                        Premises: an intentional tort

Accepted Answer

The Answer of transferred intent and harmful and assault and is...

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

This is true. The same behavior can be considered an assault in a civil court, a battery in a civil court, and a crime in criminal court.

Question 10

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                        Premises: involving illness or impairment of the body

Accepted Answer

The Answer of act and conditional threat and imminent and is...

Question 11

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                        Premises: intent to make an offensive contact in the future

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The Answer of imminent and transferred intent and conditional threat is...

Question 12

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                        Premises: pertaining to an attack on one's personal dignity

Accepted Answer

The Answer of apparent present ability and transferred intent and is...

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Give an example of an apprehension of...

Question 14

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                        Premises: pertaining to someone not unduly sensitive

Accepted Answer

The Answer of act and assault and offensive and transferred is...

Question 15

Match between columns
                        Premises: voluntary movement of the body

Accepted Answer

The Answer of assault and apparent present ability and transferred is...

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of If Sleeping Beauty never wanted to be...

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.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Threats made by cyberstalking or cyberbullying often...

Question 18

Match between columns
                        Premises: without undue delay

Accepted Answer

The Answer of harmful and act and imminent and reasonable is...

Question 19

Match between columns
                        Premises: reasonably appearing able to do something now

Accepted Answer

The Answer of transferred intent and harmful and conditional threat is...

Question 20

Match between columns
                        Premises: intent to commit a battery might lead to liability for assault

Accepted Answer

The Answer of conditional threat and apprehension and apparent present is...

Quiz 4: Assault

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

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

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

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

Battery requires the contact to be

To assault someone you must hit him or her.

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

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

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

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

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