Contract law worksheet with answers

Which equitable remedy corrects a written contract so it records what the parties actually agreed?

1. ASpecific performance
2. BQuantum meruit
3. CRescission
4. DRectification

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

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

In contract law, the "offeree" is:

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

An unusual and onerous term in standard conditions will only be incorporated if:

1. AIt is printed anywhere in the contract documents, however small the type
2. BIt appears on the back of a receipt
3. CIt was fairly and reasonably brought to the other party's attention
4. DThe other party could have found it online

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. AFrustrated, because the costs rose unexpectedly and substantially
2. BNot frustrated, because it has only become more onerous
3. CAutomatically varied to a reasonable price
4. DVoid, because the price was wrongly estimated

An acceptance is sent by telex and arrives in the offeror's office during working hours. Under Entores v Miles Far East, acceptance takes effect:

1. AWhen it is sent by the offeree
2. BWhen it is confirmed by post
3. CWhen it is received by the offeror
4. DWhen the offeror reads it a week later

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

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

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