Contract law worksheet with answers

A counter-offer has which effect on the original offer?

1. AIt has no effect at all
2. BIt makes the original offer irrevocable
3. CIt rejects and ends the original offer
4. DIt accepts the original offer

In English law, a newspaper advertisement offering goods for sale at a stated price is usually:

1. AA collateral contract with each reader
2. BA unilateral offer to all readers
3. CAn invitation to treat
4. DAn acceptance of future orders

In England and Wales, a claim for breach of a simple (non-deed) contract must usually be brought within:

1. ASix years of the breach
2. BThree months of the breach
3. CTwelve years of the breach
4. DOne year of the breach

A former wife sues for maintenance her ex-husband promised, relying only on promissory estoppel because she gave no consideration. In Combe v Combe:

1. AShe failed, because family agreements are never legally binding on either party
2. BShe succeeded, because she relied on the promise
3. CShe succeeded, because the promise was made in writing
4. DShe failed, because promissory estoppel is a shield, not a sword

Frustration of contract occurs when:

1. APerformance becomes more expensive or more difficult than either party expected
2. BAn unforeseen event makes performance impossible or radically different
3. CThe contract was badly drafted
4. DOne party regrets the bargain

A seller says the farms are "fully let" but does not mention that the tenants have given notice to leave. This is:

1. AA misrepresentation by half-truth
2. BA statement of opinion only
3. CMere silence, which is never actionable
4. DA mere puff with no legal effect

A carrier, knowing a small company depends on its deliveries to supply a major customer, refuses to continue unless paid a higher minimum price. The company agrees as it has no alternative. In Atlas Express v Kafco:

1. AThe new agreement was not binding, due to economic duress
2. BThe new agreement was binding as a free variation
3. CThe new agreement was binding, as the carrier's continued performance was a practical benefit
4. DThe carrier committed a crime of extortion

In Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co, the court held that the advertisement was:

1. AA contract only with the newspaper
2. BA mere advertising puff with no legal effect, since no one could take it seriously
3. CAn invitation to treat
4. DA unilateral offer that could be accepted by performing the conditions