Chapter 9 Quiz

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  1. The legal term most closely related to legal responsibility is which of the following?
    1. due process
    2. civil action
    3. tort
    4. liability
    5. negligence
  2. Which of the following is a legal wrong resulting in direct or indirect injury to another individual?
    1. tort
    2. liability
    3. misfeasance
    4. nonfeasance
    5. breach of duty
  3. Failure to act as a reasonable and prudent person is know as which of the following?
    1. tort
    2. liability
    3. forseeability
    4. negligence
    5. act of God
  4. If a person exposes himself or herself to danger unnecessarily and is injured, the defense in a liability suit may claim which of the following?
    1. act of commission
    2. assumption of risk
    3. contributory negligence
    4. proximate cause
    5. malfeasance
  5. To be found guilty of negligence, which of the following conditions must exist? 
    1. the teacher must have a duty toward the injured party
    2. there must be actual damage or injury
    3. there must be a breach of duty on the part of the teacher
    4. there must be a causal relationship between the breach of duty and the damage or injury to the student
    5. all of the above
  1. A defense against negligence which places the cause of injury on forces beyond the control of the teacher or the school is referred to as which of the following?
    1. contributory negligence
    2. an act of God
    3. proximate cause
    4. an act of omission
    5. malfeasance
  2. A defense against negligence that attempts to prove the accident was not caused by the negligence of the teacher is referred to as which of the following?
    1. contributory negligence
    2. comparative negligence
    3. assumption of risk
    4. proximate cause
    5. forseeability
  3. A type of negligence where the injured party is found to be less negligent than the defendant (teacher) is referred to as which of the following?
    1. assumption of risk
    2. comparative negligence
    3. contributory negligence
    4. malfeasance
    5. nonfeasance
  4. Perhaps the most important factor in prevention accidents is which of the following?
    1. purchasing insurance 
    2. having a medical examination
    3. recognizing the potential high-risk situations
    4. signing a responsibility waiver form
    5. purchasing quality equipment
  5. The first step in the emergency care plan is which of the following? 
    1. administer first aid
    2. notify parents
    3. complete the accident report form
    4. release child to parent or guardian
    5. call the local paramedics

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