法律英语证书考试试题

法律英语证书考试试题

1.Abuyercanacceptgoodsby：

A.Statinganintentiontotakethem.

B.Failingtorejectthem.

C.Treatingthegoodsasifthebuyerownedthem.

D.Alloftheabove.

2.MaryagreestosellausedcartoBillfor$5,000.AfterBill

pays,Marytellshimtocomeoverandpickupthecar.However,Bill

waitsuntilWednesdaytopickupthecar.Inthemeantime,thecaris

stolen.Whobearsthelosshere?Assumethatwehaveneitherashipment

contractnoradestinationcontract,andthatMaryhasneversolda

carebefore.

A.Mary.

B.Bill

C.NeitherMaryandBill.

D.BothMaryandBill.

3.MaryagreestosellausedcartoBillfor$5,000.AfterBill

pays,Marytellshimtocomeoverandpickupthecar.However,Bill

waitsuntilWednesdaytopickupthecar.Inthemeantime,thecaris

stolen.Whobearsthelosshere?Assumethatwehaveneitherashipment

contractnoradestinationcontract,andthatMaryhasneversolda

carebefore.

A.Mary.

B.Bill

C.NeitherMaryandBill.

D.BothMaryandBill.

4.Inorderforsomeonetobeconvictedofacrime,whichofthe

followingelementsmustbepresent?

A.Thedefendanthadasociallymaladjustedchildhood.

B.Thedefendanthadnointenttocommittheact.

C.Thedefendantperformedaprohibitedact.

D.Thedefendantperformedamorallyquestionableact.

5.BoboftenlefthisfriendMarkinchargeofhisbicyclestore.One

Saturdayevening,afterMarkhadleftfortheweek,Bobdiscovered

thathewasmissing$9,000incash.Markmaybeguiltyof：

A.Robbery.

B.Embezzlement.

C.Misappropriation.

D.Conversion.

6.Whenprofitsearnedillegallyarechanneledthroughalegitimate

businessforthepurposeofgivingthefundstheappearanceof

legitimacy,theactofoccurs：

A.Insidertrading.

B.Economicespionage.

C.Moneylaundering.

D.Burglary.

7.Whenprofitsearnedillegallyarechanneledthroughalegitimate

businessforthepurposeofgivingthefundstheappearanceof

legitimacy,theactof______occurs：

A.Insidertrading.

B.Economicespionage.

C.Moneylaundering.

D.Burglary.

8.IfJamestakesEllen'sdiamond-studdedwatchfromherdeskat

workwhileEllenisatlunchanddoesnotreturnit,hemaybeguilty

ofthecrimeof：

A.Battery.

B.Larceny.

C.Arson.

D.Forgery

9.Ahomicidecommittedwithoutmalicetowardsthevictimisknown

as：

A.First-degreemurder.

B.Manslaughter.

C.Amisdemeanor.

D.Extortion

10.Ifyouarechargedwithacrime,youmightbeabletodefend

yourselfandescapeliabilityifyou：

A.Committedaprohibitedact.

B.Werevoluntarilyintoxicatedatthetimeofthecrime.

C.Wereovertheageofsixty-fiveatthetimeofcrime.

D.Wereinvoluntarilyintoxicatedatthetimeofcrime.

11.OnemorningintheLaundromat,DuneberryapproachedKirkseyand

said,“Ifyoudon'tpayme$500byJuly2nd,I'11beatyoutoa

pulp."Aweeklater,onJuly2nd,DuneberrymetKirkseyatalocal

baranddemandedthemoney.KirkseyhandedDuneberrythe$500.After

receivingthemoney,DuneberrythenpunchedKirkseyinthestomachand

hurriedlyleftthebar.Undermodernstatutorylaw,Duneberrywillmost

likelybefoundguiltyofwhichofthefollowingcrimes：

A.Extortionandbattery.

B.Extortionandrobbery.

C.Assaultandbattery.

D.Assaultandrobbery

12.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTdescribeafelony?

A.Iffoundguilty,youaresentencedtoprisonforuptosix

months.

B.Iffoundguilty,yougotoafederalorstatepenitentiary.

C.Iffoundguilty,youmayfacethedeathpenalty.

D.Iffoundguilty,youmayfacelifeimprisonment.

13.WhichofthefollowingisnotclassifiedinEnglishlawasatort?

A.Defamation.

B.Negligence.

C.Breachofcontract.

D.Nuisance

14.EuniceYounisissittinginaswingchairwatchingherhusband

Yasser,plantingtulipbulbsfromhisnativeTurkey.Jacques

Kevorkian,whohatesYasserbecauseoftheArmeniangenocide,butisa

friendofEunice's,whosepresentisknowntohim,drawsascimitar

andthreatenstobeheadYasser.Eunice,whoisfivemonthspregnant,

suffersseverepsychologicaltraumaasaresultofthisspectacleand

miscarriesshortlythereafter.InanactionbyEuniceagainstJacques

forintentionalinflectionofemotionaldistresscausingher

miscarriage,Eunicewill：

A.Lose,becauseJacquesdidnotknowEunicewaspregnant.

B.Win,becauseitishighlyprobablethatJacques?extremeand

outrageousconductwouldinflectemotionaldistressonEunice.

C.Lose,sinceJacques'stortuousactswereaimedagainstYasser,

soonlyYassercanrecoverforemotionaldistress.

D.Win,becausesheisYasser'swife.

15.Intentis：

A.Afactorrequiredtosustainatort.

B.Strictliability.

C.Thedesiretocauseacertainresultortoactwithsubstantial

knowledgethataninjurywillresult.

D.Wheredesertnomadslive

16.Falseimprisonmentis：

A.Placingaconvicteddefendantinamaximumsecurityprison.

B.Adescriptionofwhenajudgeandjurydisagreeoverasentence.

C.Acriminalimprisonmentforcivilwrong.

D.Theintentional,unlawfulconfinementofapersonagainstthat

personJswill.

17.Whichofthefollowingis/arerequiredinordertohavea

“tender”ofgoods?

A.Thesellermustputandholdconforminggoodsatthebuyer's

disposal.

B.Thesellermustgivenoticetothebuyerthatthegoodsare

available.

C.Thesellermustgivenoticetothebuyerandholdthegoodsfora

reasonabletime.

D.Alloftheabovearerequiredfortender.

18.Rescissionmaybedefinedas：

A.Thesubstitutionofonecontractpartyforanother.

B.Therevisionofacontract?stermstoreflecttradeusage.

C.Thefullperformanceofacontract.

D.Theunmakingofacontracttoreturnthecontractpartiestothe

positionstheywereinbeforethecontractwasformed.

19.SupposethatyoupurchaseapurebredScottishTerrierpuppy.You

pay$800forthedogbecauseitcomesfromchampionstock.Thedog's

ownerdidnotdiscussthedog'spedigreewithyou.Ifyoudiscover

laterthatthedogisnotworth$800,butonly$400,canyouhavethe

contractrescindedorcanceledbasedonyourmistake?

A.Yes,iftheownerknewthedogwasclearlynotworth$800.

B.Yes,becauseyouhadadutytoinvestigate.

C.Probablynot,becauseyoumadeamistakeaboutthedog's

value,notamistakeofamaterialfact.

D.Probablyso,becauseyoumadeamistakeofanimmaterialfact.

20.LizcontractswithBrian.Lizagreestocook20dinnersfor

Brian,inexchangeforwhichBrianwillrepairalloftheplumbingin

Liz'shouse.Isthisconsiderationlegallysufficient?

A.No,becauseitisclearthatonedinnerisnotworthasmuchas

repairingalloftheplumbinginLiz'shouse.

B.No,becausethiskindofbargainviolatespublicpolicy.

C.Yes,basedontheclearlackofanybargain.

D.Yes,becauseLizhaspromisedsomethingofvalue

21.ReggieRuggownstheSpartacusHe-MaleHairAugmentation

Emporiun,anenterprisededicatedtosellingwigsandtoupeesand

providinghair-weavingservicestobaldingmen.Reggie'smost

outstandingemployeeisHortenseHerrseut.Onedayuponwhichbusiness

hasbeenunusuallybrisk,ReggietellsHortense,“Youhavedone

reallygoodlately.IfyoucankeepitupuntilChristmas,youwillget

a$500bonus.”Reggie?spromisecouldbebestcharacterizedas：

A.Validconsideration.

B.Anillusorypromise.

C.Anoutputcontract.

D.Arequirementscontract

22.EddyMalestromisawholesalesellerofhomewhirlpoolbathsand

VercingetorixVoorteckxisaretailerofthesame.Theconcludean

agreementforthepurchaseof100whirlpoolbathsetsfordeliveryon

May5th.Eddydulydelivers99setsonMay5thconforminginall

particularstocontractspecifications：

A.VercingetorixmaynotrejectEddy'sperformancebecauseEddyhas

substantiallyperformed.

B.VercingetorixmaynotrejectEddy'sperformanceunlessEddy's

breachwasintentional.

C.VercingetorixmayrejectEddy,sperformancebasedonEddy's

materialbreach.

D.VercingetorixmayrejectEddy'sperformancebecauseitwasnot

preciselywhattheiragreementdemanded

23.Andronicus,aninternationaldogdealer,offerstopay

Justinian,anprofessionaldogbreeder,$40,00onAugust12thtobuy

Justinian'sTibetanmastiff“Gyastso”，tobedeliveredonJuly12th

thatyear.JustiniandeliversthedogtoAndronicusonJuly12th.On

August1st,Andronicusrepudiates.Justinian,scauseofactionagainst

Andronicuswillaccrue：

A.ImmediatelyonAugust1st.

B.AnytimebetweenJuly12thandAugust12th.

C.EitherAandB.

D.August12th

24.Withregardtocorporations：

A.Theymaybeheldliableforcrimes,justasindividualsmaybe.

B.Theymayneverbeheldliableforcrimes.

C.Theydonotreallyexist,sotheycannotbeliableforcrimes,

onlyfortorts.

D.Theymayonlybeheldliableforcrimesiftheyareprivately

owned.

25.Apersonmaybefoundnotguiltyofcommittingacrimeifthat

person：

A.Isovertheageof18.

B.Suffersfromamentaldiseaseandlackssubstantialcapacityto

appreciatethewrongfulnessofhisorheracts.

C.Isvoluntarilyintoxicated.

D.Madeamistakeoflaw

26.Negligenceis：

A.Forgetfulness.

B.Willfulandwantonmisconduct.

C.Anintentionaltortthatcanbebroughtforuwrongfulbirth”or

for“wrongfuldeath.”

D.Atortthatwillimposeliabilityforabreathofadutythat

proximatelycausesaninjury

27.Immunityis：

A.Astatutorydefenseavailableonlytosovereigngovernments.

B.Apossibledefensetotortliability.

C.Therightofstudentsinlawschooltoparticipateinpolitical

demonstrations.

D.Theinvulnerabilityofatrialcourtjudge.

28.KriekorleasesanapartmentfromMethuselah.Inthissituation,

Methuselahisknownas：

A.Thelessor.

B.Thelessee.

C.Thetenant.

D.Thedebtor.

29.Thefamous“swoosh“designonthesideofNIKEsneakersisan

exampleof：

A.Acopyright.

B.Apatent.

C.Atrademark.

D.Atradesecret

30.Whenyouseeonaboxoflow-fatgranolathatthecerealhasthe

“GoodHousekeepingSealofApprovalv,youarelookingat：

A.Acertificationmark.

B.Astrongmark.

C.Apatent.

D.Alicensor

31.SupposethatJamiinventsandpatentshisnewweedingmachine,

butneversellsit.LouisaborrowsthemachinefromJami,pullsit

apart,copiesit,andthensellsit.Louisa：

A.Hasdonenothingwrong;competitionisapartofourmarket

economy.

B.Hasnotinfringedapatentbecausetheproductwasnot"i