Contract law worksheet with answers

Minors (under 18) entering contracts are generally:

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

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. BOne year of the breach
3. CTwelve years of the breach
4. DThree months of the breach

According to Derry v Peek, a misrepresentation is fraudulent if the maker:

1. AKnew it was false, did not believe it, or was reckless whether it was true
2. BMade it in a written document
3. CMade a profit from the contract that followed
4. DMade it carelessly and without checking the facts, though honestly believing it

A contract made under duress may be:

1. ATurned into a criminal offence only
2. BAvoided (set aside) by the pressured party
3. CAutomatically valid with no remedy
4. DEnforced against the pressured party in every case

A doctor selling his practice truthfully states its income, but the income falls sharply before the contract is signed and he says nothing. This is:

1. AA breach of an implied condition of quality
2. BA misrepresentation, because he should have corrected the statement
3. CA mere opinion about future income
4. DNot a misrepresentation, because the statement was true when it was made

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. ABinding from the second night onwards
2. BPart of the contract, because hotels may exclude liability
3. CNot part of the contract, because it came after formation
4. DPart of the contract, because she stayed in the room

A seller agreed to ship goods from Sudan to Hamburg. The Suez Canal was closed, so the ship had to go round the Cape of Good Hope, a much longer route. In Tsakiroglou v Noblee Thorl:

1. AThe contract was frustrated, as shipping via the usual Suez route had become impossible
2. BThe contract was not frustrated, as the longer route was not fundamentally different
3. CThe buyer had to pay the extra freight costs
4. DThe contract was void from the start

In English law, a presumption of undue influence typically arises when:

1. AAny contract is made between members of a family
2. BThere is a relationship of trust and confidence and a transaction that calls for explanation
3. CThe price agreed is substantially lower than the market price, whatever the relationship of the parties
4. DAny customer signs a contract with a bank