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The some defenses to negligence mentioned in the lesson are...(1 point)

Responses

Proximate cause, negligence, and unreasonable harm
Proximate cause, negligence, and unreasonable harm

Assumption of risk, contributory negligence, and comparative negligence
Assumption of risk, contributory negligence, and comparative negligence

violated a promise of obligation and reasonable person
violated a promise of obligation and reasonable person

All of the above
All of the above
Question 2
The tort that occurs most in the US is...(1 point)
Responses

Intentional
Intentional

Unintentional
Unintentional
Question 3
If a plaintiff cannot show that the defendant owed them a duty of care they then you don't need to look at the other requirements.(1 point)
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True
True

False
False
Question 4
A breach of duty happens when you do not exercise a degree of care that a reasonable person should.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 5
The foreseeability test is what the jury sees as the outcome of the case.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 6
The plaintiff does not have to suffer any loss causes by the defendant's actions or failure to act.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 7
If the behavior of the plaintiff helped to cause their injury this is called comparative negligence(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 8
When an activity is so dangerous that the law will apply neither the principles of negligence nor the rules of intentional torts it's called strict liability.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 9
The jury decides what a "reasonable person" would have done in the situation.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 10
Negligence is also called an accidental or unintentional tort.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
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Here are the correct responses to the questions based on the provided information:

Question 1: The some defenses to negligence mentioned in the lesson are...
Response: Assumption of risk, contributory negligence, and comparative negligence

Question 2: The tort that occurs most in the US is...
Response: Unintentional

Question 3: If a plaintiff cannot show that the defendant owed them a duty of care then you don't need to look at the other requirements.
Response: True

Question 4: A breach of duty happens when you do not exercise a degree of care that a reasonable person should.
Response: True

Question 5: The foreseeability test is what the jury sees as the outcome of the case.
Response: False (the foreseeability test relates to whether the harm was foreseeable, not the jury's view on the outcome)

Question 6: The plaintiff does not have to suffer any loss caused by the defendant's actions or failure to act.
Response: False (generally, a plaintiff must demonstrate harm caused by negligence)

Question 7: If the behavior of the plaintiff helped to cause their injury this is called comparative negligence.
Response: True

Question 8: When an activity is so dangerous that the law will apply neither the principles of negligence nor the rules of intentional torts it's called strict liability.
Response: True

Question 9: The jury decides what a "reasonable person" would have done in the situation.
Response: True

Question 10: Negligence is also called an accidental or unintentional tort.
Response: True

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