Contract law worksheet with answers

A vague sales claim such as "the best coffee in the world" is usually treated as:

1. AA condition of the contract
2. BA mere puff with no legal effect
3. CA fraudulent misrepresentation
4. DAn implied warranty of quality

A unilateral contract is one in which:

1. AOne party promises something in return for the other performing an act
2. BOnly one party signs the written document, so only that party is bound by it
3. CThe terms are imposed by statute on one party
4. DOnly one party is allowed to terminate it

Under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, a business cannot exclude or restrict liability for:

1. ALoss of profit caused by a supplier
2. BLate delivery of goods in a business sale
3. CAny damage to the other party's property
4. DDeath or personal injury caused by negligence

Sailors are promised extra wages for sailing a ship home after two crew members desert, but they do no more than their contract already required. In Stilk v Myrick the promise was:

1. AEnforceable as a practical benefit
2. BUnenforceable for lack of consideration
3. CUnenforceable because it was made at sea
4. DEnforceable because the captain agreed freely

An unusual and onerous term in standard conditions will only be incorporated if:

1. AIt appears on the back of a receipt
2. BThe other party could have found it online
3. CIt was fairly and reasonably brought to the other party's attention
4. DIt is printed anywhere in the contract documents, however small the type

An actor withdraws from a TV film and the company cannot prove what profit the film would have made. It may claim:

1. AIts wasted expenditure, including costs incurred before the contract
2. BPunitive damages to deter the actor
3. COnly nominal damages of a small sum
4. DIts estimated profits from the film, even if they are purely speculative

An actress is wrongly denied the chance to take part in the final stage of a competition in which some finalists would win prizes. In Chaplin v Hicks:

1. AShe could recover damages for the loss of a chance
2. BShe could recover the full value of a prize
3. CShe could recover only her travel expenses
4. DShe could recover nothing, because her loss was uncertain

Mutual mistake as to the existence of the subject matter (for example the goods no longer exist when contracting) usually makes the contract:

1. AVoidable at either party's option
2. BVoid
3. CFully valid, with the buyer bearing the risk
4. DValid, with compensation set by the court