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1
Negligence is conduct that falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm.
A)True
B)False
2
If individuals possess superior knowledge or understanding (such as a doctor), they are held to a higher standard than those individuals who are not professionally trained or who do not posses that type of expertise.
A)True
B)False
3
A presumption of negligence is rebuttable.
A)True
B)False
4
The final element of res ipsa loquitur is that the plaintiff must establish that she was not the cause of the accident.
A)True
B)False
5
The most common civil actions in the area of tort law are based on foreseeability.
A)True
B)False
6
Minors are an exception to the reasonable person standard.
A)True
B)False
7
_________________ is the failure to use reasonable care to avoid harm to another person or to do that which a reasonable person might do in a similar circumstance.
A)Negligence
B)Negligence per se
C)Gross negligence
D)Outright negligence
8
The failure to use even a small amount of care to avoid foreseeable harm is known as ______________.
A)negligence
B)negligence per se
C)gross negligence
D)primary negligence
9
Understanding gained by actual experience is known as _____________.
A)inference
B)reasonableness
C)foreseeability
D)knowledge
10
A (an) _______________ is a legal standard that is based on conduct and perceptions external to a particular person.
A)state standard
B)parental standard
C)objective standard
D)subjective standard





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