1) An agreement among competitors to fix prices is a per seviolation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.
a. True
b. False
2)Sara brings a lawsuit against Tucci over a sale of 1,500 acresof ranchland. During the trial, Tucci’s attorney asks questions ofthe plaintiff’s witness Ulysses. This is a. across-examination.
b. a direct examination.
c. voir dire.
d. hearsay.
3) Nadine and Orin work at Pumps & Pipes Inc. Nadine is asales representative who works with Pumps’s customers, includingcontractors, government agencies, farmers, and others, as well asindividual consumers. Pumps closely supervises all of its salesreps, and dictates their schedules. Orin is an engineer who worksin Pumps’s design department who has no contact with customers andhas no authority to speak for the company. Ellen is the CEO.
Refer to Fact Pattern 19-1. With respect to third parties,Nadine is Pumps’s
a. employee, agent, and independent contractor.
b. employee and agent.
c. employee but not agent.
d. independent contractor.
4) Sally was the president of Timber Products, Inc. She made abusiness decision that looked reasonable and profitable at thetime, but caused the company to lose millions. The company firedher then sued her. Which of the following would be her bestdefense?
a. contributory negligence.
b. business judgment rule.
c. comparative fault.
d. assumption of the risk.
5) Belle is an employee of College Cafeterias, Inc., covered byfederal overtime provisions, which apply only after an employee hasworked more than
a. seven and a half hours in a day.
b. eight hours in a day.
c. forty hours in a week.
d. one year for the same employer.
6) Lucy retires from her job as an office manager for MedicalClinic, P.A. With respect to her pension benefits, federal lawprovides for
a. timely and uninterrupted payment of private pensionbenefits.
b. employers’ required establishment of pension plans.
c. vesting of employees’ rights to all pension benefitsimmediately.
d. termination of pension benefits on employmenttermination.
7) Calvert files a suit in a state court against Denny, seekingan amount of allegedly unpaid rent for an office that Denny leasedand later vacated. If Denny losses the suit and decides to appeal,his attorney must file, with the clerk of the trial court, within aprescribed period of time
a. a formal refusal to abide by the verdict.
b. a notice of appeal.
c. a transcript of the trial and copies of the exhibits.
d. the judgment order from which the appeal is taken.
8) . O’Hara works for Gone with the Wind, Inc. O’Hara qualifiesfor and takes eight weeks of leave under the Family and MedicalLeave Act (“FMLA”) How much of O'Hara's salary/wage must Gone withthe Wind pay O'Hara during her FMLA leave?
a. none
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
9) We watched the Witch Trial Scene in Monty Python’s Holy Grailwhen we did the section on due process. In that scene, in order toconclude that the defendant was a witch, the defendant had to weighthe same as:
a. a duck.
b. cider.
c. really small rocks.
d. a coconut.
