Chapter 7 Self-test questions

. Which of the following is an offer to contract?

A tells B he will give him £10 if B goes ahead with his operation that he is afraid to have.

A tells B he will provide him with £1 if B's prediction about the football result is correct.

A tells B he will provide him with a limited edition trading card if on inspection by C it is a fake.

None of the options given is correct.

. Which of the following is not capable of being valuable consideration?

One chocolate wrapper for a piece of jewellery.

£200 for a house worth £1,000,000.

A plastic ring for a diamond ring.

None of the options given is correct.

. A is B's grandfather. A provides B with £3000 to use during B's time at law school. Three years later, B is working as a solicitor and promises to pay back the money to A, if A stops smoking within a month as he said he would. Is B's promise enforceable?

No

Yes

. Which of the following promises will not constitute valid consideration at common law?

C promises to pay the ambulance service £500 to be on standby with 4 ambulances at the musical festival he is organising. The ambulance service would normally provide 5 ambulances free of charge at special events of that size anyway.

A promise by B to pay A £500 if he will stand in for C and give a character statement in support of B in court (if the judge agrees).

B promises not to sue on a contract he has with C if A pays B £500 as a full and final settlement.

A promises to give B a discount of £500 on the agreed contract price of £5000 if B gives the money to A the next day. The contractual date for payment is one month later.

. A makes a contract with B to rent his garden and music hall for the purposes of holding a concert. A is to pay £1500 for the night. The music hall burns down two weeks before the event. A offers to pay B a further £2000 if B gets a new hall built in time for the event. Is A's promise enforceable by B?

Yes

No

. When might a 'practical benefit' constitute good consideration for variation of contract?

In performing an existing obligation to render to services.

In performing a existing obligation to pay money.

Neither a. nor b. is correct.

Both of a. and b. are correct

. Which of the below are key elements of promissory estoppel?

A clear and unequivocal promise must have been made.

The promisee must have relied upon the promise.

It must be inequitable or unconscionable for the promisor to go back on the promise.

All of the options given are correct.

. Promissory estoppel only ever extinguishes obligations.

True

False

. Which of the following is an offer to contract?

A tells B he will give him £10 if B goes ahead with his operation that he is afraid to have.

A tells B he will provide him with £1 if B's prediction about the football result is correct.

A tells B he will provide him with a limited edition trading card if on inspection by C it is a fake.

None of the options given is correct.

. Which of the following is not capable of being valuable consideration?

One chocolate wrapper for a piece of jewellery.

£200 for a house worth £1,000,000.

A plastic ring for a diamond ring.

None of the options given is correct.

. A is B's grandfather. A provides B with £3000 to use during B's time at law school. Three years later, B is working as a solicitor and promises to pay back the money to A, if A stops smoking within a month as he said he would. Is B's promise enforceable?

No

Yes

. Which of the following promises will not constitute valid consideration at common law?

C promises to pay the ambulance service £500 to be on standby with 4 ambulances at the musical festival he is organising. The ambulance service would normally provide 5 ambulances free of charge at special events of that size anyway.

A promise by B to pay A £500 if he will stand in for C and give a character statement in support of B in court (if the judge agrees).

B promises not to sue on a contract he has with C if A pays B £500 as a full and final settlement.

A promises to give B a discount of £500 on the agreed contract price of £5000 if B gives the money to A the next day. The contractual date for payment is one month later.

. A makes a contract with B to rent his garden and music hall for the purposes of holding a concert. A is to pay £1500 for the night. The music hall burns down two weeks before the event. A offers to pay B a further £2000 if B gets a new hall built in time for the event. Is A's promise enforceable by B?

Yes

No

. When might a 'practical benefit' constitute good consideration for variation of contract?

In performing an existing obligation to render to services.

In performing a existing obligation to pay money.

Neither a. nor b. is correct.

Both of a. and b. are correct

. Which of the below are key elements of promissory estoppel?

A clear and unequivocal promise must have been made.

The promisee must have relied upon the promise.

It must be inequitable or unconscionable for the promisor to go back on the promise.

All of the options given are correct.

. Promissory estoppel only ever extinguishes obligations.

True

False

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