Contract law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

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

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
3.Easy

A unilateral contract is one in which:

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

A contract made under duress may be:

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

What is an exclusion clause?

  1. AA term that excludes third parties from the contract
  2. BA term that excludes a party from paying VAT
  3. CA term that limits or excludes one party's liability
  4. DA clause allowing termination at any time
6.Medium

Under EU consumer law, a consumer who buys online usually has the right to withdraw within:

  1. A14 days without giving a reason
  2. B30 days, only if the goods are defective
  3. C3 days, only with a reason
  4. DNo time, because online sales are final
7.Hard

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 buyer had to pay the extra freight costs
  3. CThe contract was void from the start
  4. DThe contract was not frustrated, as the longer route was not fundamentally different
8.Hard

A distribution agreement says it is not a formal or legal agreement and is "binding in honour only". In Rose and Frank v Crompton, the court held:

  1. AThe agreement was binding despite those words
  2. BThe agreement was void as illegal
  3. CThe agreement was a deed and binding
  4. DThe agreement itself was not legally binding

Answer key

  1. 1. A · It rejects and ends the original offer
  2. 2. B · A mere puff with no legal effect
  3. 3. A · One party promises something in return for the other performing an act
  4. 4. D · Avoided (set aside) by the pressured party
  5. 5. C · A term that limits or excludes one party's liability
  6. 6. A · 14 days without giving a reason
  7. 7. D · The contract was not frustrated, as the longer route was not fundamentally different
  8. 8. D · The agreement itself was not legally binding

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