Woolpert Risk Awareness Program - Module 2
This quiz covers the material from Module 2. You MUST submit your name (First Name Last Name) so as to receive credit for your score.
- 1.Legal liability arises when:
- A.
You have a duty to perform
- B.
You fail to perform the duty
- C.
You perform the duty but not to the appropriate standard of care
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 2.True or false? Legal claims against design professionals can be based on contract liability.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.True or false? Legal claims against design professionals do not need to be based on allegations of negligence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.When a problem arises on a project, what’s one of the first things you should do?
- A.
Contact Woolpert’s Chief Operations Officer
- B.
Contact OSHA
- C.
Review the terms and conditions of the contract
- D.
Go home
- 5.True or false? A contract is always a written agreement.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.True or false? A contract is a promise to perform in exchange for a benefit.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.True or false? Contract liability always requires the design professional to be negligent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.True or false? Contract liability always requires a breach of the contract.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Should we agree to indemnify our client for a breach of contract?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- C.
Maybe
- 10.A material breach of a contract is:
- A.
A minor deviation from the terms of the contract
- B.
A substantial failure to perform
- C.
Both of the above
- D.
None of the above
- 11.True or false? The client does not need to prove damages for you to be found liable under the contract.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.What is a tort?
- A.
A criminal act
- B.
A dessert
- C.
A civil wrong
- D.
A breach of contract
- 13.True or false? Tort liability is the same as contract liability.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.True or false? Negligence is a type of tort.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Negligence is:
- A.
A primary form of contract liability
- B.
An intentional wrong
- C.
The failure to exercise reasonable care
- D.
None of the above
- 16.Negligence for the professional is:
- A.
The failure to exercise the highest standard of care
- B.
The failure to exercise the minimal standard of care
- C.
The failure to exercise the ordinary standard of care
- D.
None of the above
- 17.True or false? A professional can change the standard of care through the contract.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.True or false? A contract can never change the legal standard of care of a design professional.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.What is the highest level of care for a professional?
- A.
Perfection
- B.
Near perfection
- C.
Average
- D.
Undeterminable
- E.
None of the above
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