Contract law worksheet with answers

Which statement about silence as acceptance is correct in general?

1. ASilence counts as acceptance if the offeror says so
2. BSilence always counts as acceptance
3. CSilence usually does not count as acceptance
4. DSilence counts as acceptance after 24 hours

In England and Wales, a contract for the sale of land must be:

1. AMade only through an estate agent
2. BApproved by a court and registered with HM Land Registry before it is made
3. CIn writing, containing all agreed terms, and signed by both parties
4. DMade orally in front of two witnesses

A unilateral contract is one in which:

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

A builder's job takes much longer and costs much more than planned because of labour shortages. Under Davis Contractors v Fareham UDC, the contract is:

1. AVoid, because the price was wrongly estimated
2. BFrustrated, because the costs rose unexpectedly and substantially
3. CNot frustrated, because it has only become more onerous
4. DAutomatically varied to a reasonable price

An actor withdraws from a TV film and the company cannot prove what profit the film would have made. It may claim:

1. AIts estimated profits from the film, even if they are purely speculative
2. BIts wasted expenditure, including costs incurred before the contract
3. COnly nominal damages of a small sum
4. DPunitive damages to deter the actor

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 AThe offer has been revoked, so B can no longer accept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

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. AOrdered him to account for his profits, in an exceptional case
2. BHeld that no remedy was available
3. CAwarded punitive damages to the Crown
4. DAwarded only nominal damages

Specific performance is usually ordered when:

1. AThe defendant has no money
2. BThe claimant asks for it in any case
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