Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ricki goes to a baseball game. The back of her ticket clearly reads: "Fan agrees to hold team
blameless for all injuries – pay attention to the game at all times for your own safety!" In the first
inning, a foul ball hits Ricki in the elbow. She ____________ sue the team over the foul ball. Ricky
spends the next several innings riding the opposing team's first baseman. The very nicest thing she
says to him is, "You suck, Franklin!" In the eighth inning, Franklin has had enough. He grabs the
ball boy's chair and throws it into the stands, injuring Ricki's other elbow. Ricki _____________ sue
the team over the thrown chair.
(a) can; can
(b) can; cannot
(c) cannot; can
(d) cannot; cannot
Answer: cannot; can

2. Kerry finds a big green ring in the street. She shows it to Leroy, who says, “Wow. That could be
valuable.” Neither Kerry nor Leroy knows what the ring is made of or whether it is valuable. Kerry
sells the ring to Leroy for $100, saying, “Don’t come griping if it turns out to be worth two dollars.”
Leroy takes the ring to a jeweler who tells him it is an unusually perfect emerald, worth at least
$75,000. Kerry sues to rescind.
(a) Kerry will win based on fraud.
(b) Kerry will win based on mutual mistake.
(c) Kerry will win based on unilateral mistake.
(d) Kerry will lose.
Answer: Kerry will lose.

3. CPA QUESTION Two individuals signed a contract that was intended to be their entire agreement.
The parol evidence rule will prevent the admission of evidence offered to:
(a) Explain the meaning of an ambiguity in the written contract
(b) Establish that fraud had been committed in the formation of the contract
(c) Prove the existence of a contemporaneous oral agreement modifying the contract
(d) Prove the existence of a subsequent oral agreement modifying the contract
Answer: Prove the existence of a contemporaneous oral agreement modifying the
contract

4. Raul wants to plant a garden, and he agrees to buy a small piece of land for $300. Later, he agrees to
buy a table for $300. Neither agreement is put in writing. The agreement to buy the land
____________ enforceable, and the agreement to buy the table ____________ enforceable.
(a) is; is
 (b) is; is not
(c) is not; is
(d) is not; is not
Answer: is not; is

5. In December 2012, Eric hires a band to play at a huge graduation party he is planning to hold in May,
2014. The deal is never put into writing. In January 2014, if he wanted to cancel the job, Eric
_____________ be able to do so. If he does not cancel, and if the band shows up and plays at the
party in May, 2014. Eric ______________ have to pay them.
(a) will; will
(b) will; will not
(c) will not; will
(d) will not; will not
Answer: will; will