Contract law worksheet with answers

Minors (under 18) entering contracts are generally:

1. ALiable only if their parents sign too
2. BProtected, so many of their contracts are not enforceable against them
3. CNever able to make any contract
4. DBound in exactly the same way as adults, unless their parents object in writing

A shop displays a jacket with a price tag in its window. In English law this is usually:

1. AAn invitation to treat
2. BA unilateral contract
3. CA binding offer to sell at that price
4. DAn acceptance

Under the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, goods supplied by a trader to a consumer must be:

1. ACovered by a five-year manufacturer guarantee against all defects
2. BOf satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described
3. CSold below the recommended retail price
4. DBrand new and in their original packaging

A hotel guest sees an exclusion notice in her room only after booking and paying at reception. Under Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel, the notice is:

1. APart of the contract, because she stayed in the room
2. BBinding from the second night onwards
3. CPart of the contract, because hotels may exclude liability
4. DNot part of the contract, because it came after formation

A promises to keep an offer open until Friday. On Thursday, B hears from a reliable third party that A has sold the property to someone else. Under Dickinson v Dodds:

1. AB can accept and claim the property from the new buyer
2. BThe offer stays open until Friday, as A promised
3. CThe offer has been revoked, so B can no longer accept
4. DB can sue A for breaking the promise to keep it open

At an auction in England, the contract of sale is completed when:

1. AThe buyer collects the goods
2. BThe auctioneer brings down the hammer
3. CThe bidder makes the highest bid
4. DThe auctioneer puts the item up for sale

A former spy publishes his memoirs in breach of his undertaking not to disclose official information. In AG v Blake, the House of Lords:

1. AAwarded only nominal damages
2. BAwarded punitive damages to the Crown
3. COrdered him to account for his profits, in an exceptional case
4. DHeld that no remedy was available

Specific performance is usually ordered when:

1. AThe claimant asks for it in any case
2. BThe defendant has no money
3. CDamages would be an inadequate remedy, for example for unique goods or land
4. DThe contract involves personal services, such as employment or performance contracts