Contract law worksheet with answers

Who can usually enforce a contract?

1. AThe parties to the contract
2. BAnyone who hears about it or is affected by it
3. COnly lawyers
4. DOnly the state

What is the most common remedy for breach of contract?

1. ADamages
2. BAutomatic transfer of all the defendant's assets
3. CA fine paid to the state
4. DImprisonment

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

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

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

An actress agrees to act only for one studio and not for any other during the contract. She leaves to act for a rival. The court is most likely to:

1. AOrder her to pay the rival's profits to the court
2. BOrder her to perform her contract with the studio
3. CGrant an injunction stopping her acting for the rival
4. DRefuse any remedy, as personal services are involved

Under the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943, money paid before a frustrating event is generally:

1. APaid into court for distribution
2. BLost, because the loss must lie where it falls once the contract is frustrated
3. CPayable twice, as a penalty
4. DRecoverable, though the court may let the payee keep some for expenses

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. CHeld that no remedy was available
4. DOrdered him to account for his profits, in an exceptional case

In a unilateral contract, once the offeree has started to perform the requested act:

1. AThe offeror can still revoke at any time before performance is completed
2. BThe offeree becomes bound to complete performance
3. CThe full reward becomes payable immediately
4. DThe offeror generally cannot revoke while performance continues