Contract law worksheet with answers

In contract law, the "offeree" is:

1. AThe person to whom an offer is made
2. BThe person who makes the offer
3. CA third party who benefits from the contract
4. DThe lawyer who drafts the offer

An offeree asks whether the offeror would accept delivery in two parts, without rejecting the original terms. This is:

1. AAn acceptance
2. BA revocation
3. CA counter-offer
4. DA request for information

Under the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, goods supplied by a trader to a consumer must be:

1. AOf satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described
2. BBrand new and in their original packaging
3. CCovered by a five-year manufacturer guarantee against all defects
4. DSold below the recommended retail price

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. AGrant an injunction stopping her acting for the rival
2. BRefuse any remedy, as personal services are involved
3. COrder her to pay the rival's profits to the court
4. DOrder her to perform her contract with the studio

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 AThe offer has been revoked, so B can no longer accept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. CThe offer stays open until Friday, as A promised
4. DB can sue A for breaking the promise to keep it open

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

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

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

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

A flat is hired for two days to watch a coronation procession, which is cancelled because the King is ill. The contract does not mention the procession. In Krell v Henry:

1. AThe contract was frustrated, because the procession was its foundation
2. BThe contract was not frustrated, because the flat was still available
3. CThe contract was void for common mistake
4. DThe hirer had to pay as the risk was his