True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Taking somebody’s television without
permission is called trespass to chattel.
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2.
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Dispossession is an important element of slander of
title.
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3.
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Conversion requires injury to the real
estate.
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4.
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Trespass to land requires injury to the real
estate.
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5.
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Commercial disparagement involves false statements
about a person’s business, goods, or
services.
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6.
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Defamation by computer means that computers are
used to say true things about others.
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7.
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A person filing a false lien against
someone’s real estate commits slander of title.
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8.
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Toxic trespass occurs when an ultrahazardous
pollutant interferes with a landowner’s use of
his or her property.
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9.
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CERCLA is the acronym for a federal statute
regulating defamation by computer.
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10.
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Trespass to chattel is similar to
conversion
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which of the following constitutes trespass to
land?
a. | Entering a store after closing hours to use the
restroom | b. | Looking into your neighbor’s second-story window
from your bedroom with a telescope | c. | Taking a fellow
student’s textbook after class | d. | Entering a gas
station on a Sunday to use the public telephone | e. | None of the
above |
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Which of the following is not an element of
trespass to land?
a. | Unauthorized entry onto another’s real
estate | b. | Intent to injure another’s real
property | c. | Interfering with an owner’s exclusive use of his
or her land | d. | Entering
another’s land without permission | e. | All of the above
are elements of trespass to land. |
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A landowner’s exclusive right to use his or
her real estate is called
a. | dispossession. | b. | scienter. | c. | chattel. | d. | deprivation. | e. | none of the
above. |
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What are the two types of entry in trespass to
land?
a. | Real and personal | b. | Actual and constructive | c. | Intentional and
unintentional | d. | Personal and
physical | e. | None of the above |
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15.
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Trespasses to land in which no actual harm comes to
the landowner are sometimes called
a. | willful and wanton
trespasses. | b. | technical
trespasses. | c. | trivial
trespasses. | d. | trespasses to
chattels. | e. | none of the
above. |
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Which of the following is not a federal
statute directed at toxic torts?
a. | The Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act | b. | The Toxic Substances Control
Act | c. | The Nuclear Waste Disposal Delivery
Act | d. | The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act | e. | All of the above
are federal statutes directed at toxic torts. |
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Which of the following best illustrates trespass to
chattel?
a. | Using one of the computers at the college’s
computer lab | b. | Filling your
swimming pool with a garden hose connected to your unfriendly neighbor’s water
supply | c. | Taking the complimentary soap and shampoo from your
motel room | d. | Taking an
unattended umbrella to a department store’s lost-and-found
department | e. | Driving down a
barricaded street |
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Property that can be seen and touched, other than
land, is often called
a. | personal property. | b. | chattel. | c. | real
property. | d. | both A and B. | e. | both A and C. |
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Trespass to chattel includes which of the following
elements?
a. | Unauthorized possession or interference with the use of
another’s chattel | b. | Intent to deprive
or interfere with the owner’s use of personal property | c. | The tortfeasor transfer of chattel for use by a neighbor’s
charity | d. | Both A and B | e. | Both B and C |
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How is conversion different from trespass to
chattel?
a. | Conversion involves real property, whereas trespass to
chattel involves personal
property. | b. | Conversion is a
crime, whereas trespass to chattel is a tort. | c. | Conversion
requires the tortfeasor to put the chattel to his or her own use, whereas
trespass to chattel does
not. | d. | Conversion requires malicious intent, whereas trespass
to chattel does not. | e. | There is no
difference between conversion and trespass to chattel. |
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Which example best illustrates
conversion?
a. | Taking someone else’s bicycle from a parking rack
and riding it across town | b. | Stepping into a
store after closing hours | c. | Having an overdue
library book checked out in your name | d. | Parking your car
in a no-parking zone | e. | None of the
above |
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Slander of title involves which of the following
activities?
a. | Making false statements about the quality of a
business’s goods | b. | Making false
statements about the quality of a business’s services | c. | Making false statements about a business’s
reputation | d. | All of the
above | e. | None of the above |
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In slander of title, the term publication
best means
a. | appearing in a newspaper or
magazine. | b. | no communication to third
parties. | c. | recording a deed at the county recorder’s
office. | d. | filing a false lien against real
estate. | e. | none of the
above. |
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Commercial disparagement includes which of the
following?
a. | Disparagement of goods | b. | Disparagement of services | c. | Disparagement of business | d. | All of the above | e. | None of the
above |
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Defamation by computer is best illustrated by which
of the following examples?
a. | Writing libelous statements about someone on a
computer | b. | Erasing public records from a governmental computer
database | c. | Inputting false information about a person’s
credit into a computer database | d. | All of the
above | e. | None of the above |
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