Contract law worksheet with answers

Under the contra proferentem rule, an ambiguous term is interpreted:

1. AIn favour of the stronger party
2. BAs if it were not part of the contract
3. CAgainst the party who relies on it
4. DIn favour of the party who drafted it

Which statement about silence as acceptance is correct in general?

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

In contract law, the "offeree" is:

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

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

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

In Hadley v Baxendale, damages are recoverable for losses that:

1. AWere caused in any factual sense by the breach, however unusual and unforeseeable they were
2. BThe claimant suffered only after the trial
3. CArise naturally from the breach or were in the reasonable contemplation of both parties
4. DWere caused by a third party

Frustration of contract occurs when:

1. AAn unforeseen event makes performance impossible or radically different
2. BOne party regrets the bargain
3. CThe contract was badly drafted
4. DPerformance becomes more expensive or more difficult than either party expected

A posts an offer. A week later A posts a revocation. B receives the offer and immediately accepts by telegram, and only later receives the revocation. Applying Byrne v Van Tienhoven:

1. AA contract was made when B accepted, because the revocation had not yet arrived
2. BThere was no contract, because the revocation was posted before B's acceptance was sent
3. CThere was no contract, because offers by post can be revoked at any time
4. DA contract was made only when B received the revocation

A builder agrees to finish work for an agreed price, then demands more money. The client pays to avoid delay and gets a practical benefit. In English law (Williams v Roffey), the promise to pay more may be:

1. AUnenforceable, because performing an existing contractual duty can never be good consideration
2. BEnforceable only if made in writing
3. CA criminal offence
4. DEnforceable, because the practical benefit can be consideration if there is no duress