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Impossibility of Performance Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a defense to impossibility of performance?

  1. Frustration of purpose
  2. Impracticability
  3. Subjective impossibility
  4. Objective impossibility
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of objective impossibility?

  1. A promisor promises to deliver a specific painting that was destroyed in a fire before the contract was entered into.
  2. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of wheat, but the crop fails due to a drought.
  3. A promisor promises to build a house on a plot of land, but the land is later condemned by the government.
  4. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of goods, but the goods are lost in transit.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of subjective impossibility?

  1. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of wheat, but the crop fails due to a drought.
  2. A promisor promises to build a house on a plot of land, but the land is later condemned by the government.
  3. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of goods, but the goods are lost in transit.
  4. A promisor promises to paint a portrait of a person, but the person dies before the portrait is completed.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the effect of impossibility of performance on a contract?

  1. The contract is void from the beginning.
  2. The contract is voidable by the promisor.
  3. The contract is unenforceable.
  4. The contract is discharged.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the remedies for impossibility of performance?

  1. Rescission
  2. Damages
  3. Specific performance
  4. Injunction
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When is frustration of purpose a defense to impossibility of performance?

  1. When the purpose of the contract is frustrated by an event that was not foreseeable at the time the contract was entered into.
  2. When the purpose of the contract is frustrated by an event that was foreseeable at the time the contract was entered into.
  3. When the purpose of the contract is frustrated by an event that was caused by the promisor.
  4. When the purpose of the contract is frustrated by an event that was caused by the promisee.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the difference between impossibility of performance and impracticability?

  1. Impossibility of performance is a complete defense to a breach of contract claim, while impracticability is not.
  2. Impossibility of performance is caused by an event that is beyond the promisor's control, while impracticability is caused by an event that is within the promisor's control.
  3. Impossibility of performance discharges a contract, while impracticability does not.
  4. All of the above.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of impracticability?

  1. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of wheat, but the crop fails due to a drought.
  2. A promisor promises to build a house on a plot of land, but the land is later condemned by the government.
  3. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of goods, but the goods are lost in transit.
  4. A promisor promises to paint a portrait of a person, but the person dies before the portrait is completed.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the effect of impracticability on a contract?

  1. The contract is void from the beginning.
  2. The contract is voidable by the promisor.
  3. The contract is unenforceable.
  4. The contract is discharged.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the remedies for impracticability?

  1. Rescission
  2. Damages
  3. Specific performance
  4. Injunction
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When is commercial impracticability a defense to impossibility of performance?

  1. When the cost of performance has increased so much that it is impossible for the promisor to perform without suffering a substantial loss.
  2. When the cost of performance has increased so much that it is impossible for the promisor to perform at all.
  3. When the cost of performance has increased so much that it is impossible for the promisor to perform without suffering a moderate loss.
  4. When the cost of performance has increased so much that it is impossible for the promisor to perform without suffering a minor loss.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the difference between impossibility of performance and frustration of purpose?

  1. Impossibility of performance is a complete defense to a breach of contract claim, while frustration of purpose is not.
  2. Impossibility of performance is caused by an event that is beyond the promisor's control, while frustration of purpose is caused by an event that is within the promisor's control.
  3. Impossibility of performance discharges a contract, while frustration of purpose does not.
  4. All of the above.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is an example of frustration of purpose?

  1. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of wheat, but the crop fails due to a drought.
  2. A promisor promises to build a house on a plot of land, but the land is later condemned by the government.
  3. A promisor promises to deliver a certain quantity of goods, but the goods are lost in transit.
  4. A promisor promises to paint a portrait of a person, but the person dies before the portrait is completed.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the effect of frustration of purpose on a contract?

  1. The contract is void from the beginning.
  2. The contract is voidable by the promisor.
  3. The contract is unenforceable.
  4. The contract is discharged.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the remedies for frustration of purpose?

  1. Rescission
  2. Damages
  3. Specific performance
  4. Injunction
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