Practice Set Three

Conditional Obligations

Multiple Choice

1) Kion obliges himself to sell his watch to Bunga for P1,000 if it will rain on
September 30, 2020. On September 20, a lighting struck the watch, which
destroyed it completely. What happens to the obligations of the parties?
a) Kion will still be liable to deliver another watch of the same kind and
quality to Bunga
b) The obligations of the parties to each other will be extinguished
through the loss of the thing
c) Kion will still be obliged to deliver another watch but Bunga can decide
whether to pay or not
d) The obligation of Kion to deliver the watch is extinguished, although the
obligation of Bunga to pay the price still subsists

2) Kion obliges himself to sell a watch to Bunga for P1,000 if it will rain on
September 30, 2020. On September 20, a lighting struck a watch that
Kion is planning to sell to Bunga, which destroyed it completely. What
happens to the obligations of the parties come September 30 if it will rain
on that day?
a) The obligations of the parties to each other has been extinguished
through the loss of the thing
b) Kion will still be obliged to deliver another watch but Bunga can decide
whether to pay or not
c) Kion will still be liable to deliver a watch and Bunga to pay the sum of
P1,000
d) The obligation of Kion to deliver the watch is extinguished, although the
obligation of Bunga to pay the price still subsists

3) Kion obliges himself to sell his laptop to Ono if Ono will get a perfect score
in his law class exam. The parties agreed that the price therefor is
P10,000. A few days later, there is a global demand for the brand of the

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 laptop leading to a huge increase in price. As it currently stands, the value
of Kion’s laptap had shot up to P30,000. One week thereafter, his friend
Ono got a perfect score in his law exam. How much should Kion collect
for the laptop?
a) Kion can collect P30,000 because that is now the current market value
of the laptop
b) Kion can collect P30,000 because at the time of the increase in the
price, he is still the owner of the laptop
c) Kion can collect P10,000 because the appreciation of the laptop’s value
inured to the benefit of Ono
d) Kion can collect P10,000 because that is what he paid for the laptop
when he bought it from the mall

4) Ono and Fuli entered into a contract where Ono will deliver to Fuli an
expensive bag if Fuli can deliver to Ono a real gold jewelry. All along, Ono
intended to deliver a counterfeit bag, and Fuli intended to deliver only a
gold-plated jewelry. Which of the following is true?
a) Ono wil be the one liable to Fuli since he was the one who is supposed
to deliver the thing first
b) Fuli will be the one liable to Ono since the condition is set for her
fulfillment
c) Ono and Fuli will equally liable to each other since for the exact same
amount
d) None of the above

5) Which of the following is not true?

a) The liability of the first infractor is always higher and cannot be
tempered even by the courts
b) If the court cannot determine who is the first infractor, the obligation
shall be extingsuished
c) The statements are both true
d) The statements are both false

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 Obligations with a Period

6) Beshte (big B) owes Bunga (little B) the sum of P1,000. Beshte then
obliges himself to pay Bunga the obligations when his (Beshte’s) means
permits him to do so. What can you say about the obligation?
a) The obligation is void since the fulfillment thereof is potestative on the
part of Beshte
b) The obligation is void since the fulfillment thereof is potestative on the
part of the obligee
c) The obligation is a valid obligation with a period
d) The obligation is a valid conditional obligation

7) The two friends Beshte and Bunga entered into an obligation where
Beshte will give to Bunga his book if it will rain on October 1, 2020. What
kind of obligation is entered into by the two friends?
a) An obligation with a period
b) A conditional obligation
c) A conditional obligation with a period
d) An obligation with a suspensive period

8) On September 1, 2020, Beshte obliges himself to sell his laptop to Bunga

on October 1, 2020. The parties agreed that the price therefor is P10,000.
A few days later, there is a global demand for the brand of the laptop
leading to a huge increase in price. As it currently stands, the value of
Beshte’s laptap had shot up to P30,000. On Ocotber 1, 2020, how much
can Besht collect for the laptop?
a) Beshte can collect P30,000 because that is now the current market
value of the laptop
b) Beshte can collect P30,000 because at the time of the increase in the
price, he is still the owner of the laptop
c) Beshte can collect P10,000 because the appreciation of the laptop’s
value inured to the benefit of Bunga
d) Beshte can collect P10,000 because that is what he paid for the laptop
when he bought it from the mall

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9) The parties to a contract fixed a certain period for the fulfillment thereof.
For whose benefit was such period intended?
a) For the benefit of the obligee
b) For the benefit of the obligor
c) For the benefit of both the obligor and the obligee
d) For the benefit of a stranger or a third person

10) The two friends Big B and Little B entered into a contract where Big
B will sell and deliver to Little B a box of candies on September 15, 2020
and Little pay will pay the price on September 30, 2020. On September
20, can Big B already collect the price?
a) Yes, since there has already been a delivery of the thing sold
b) Yes, since Little B already accepted the candies
c) Little B can only be obliged to pay on September 30, since he can make
use of the period
d) Little B can only be obliged to pay on October 1, since he can make use
of the period

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 Answer Key

1) B
2) C
3) C
4) D
5) A
6) C
7) B
8) C
9) A
10) C