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Death or illness of a promisor whose personal performance is required to fulfill the contract when no substitute is possible can be used as a defense to nonperformance.

A) True
B) False

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An estimated of all international trade is conducted among the 70 nations that were signatories to the CISG as of April 2009.


A) 20 percent
B) one-third
C) 45 percent
D) two-thirds

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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An oral sales contract of any amount is enforceable under the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

A) True
B) False

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How did the Supreme Court of Nebraska interpret Section 2-607(3)(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) in the Fitl v. Strek lawsuit?

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The trial court had found that Fitl had ...

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Which of the following statements is true about the sovereign acts doctrine?


A) It allows one Congress to bind a later Congress.
B) It does not allow the government to pass laws that discharge its preexisting contractual obligations.
C) It allows Congress to pass legislation deliberately targeting its existing contractual obligations.
D) It protects the government in a subsequent suit for breach of contract if a new law of general application indirectly affects a government contract.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The right to revoke an acceptance of goods under certain circumstances is a remedy available to the buyer under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).

A) True
B) False

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What are the conditions that must be met to show an exception to the perfect tender rule under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)?

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The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) allows a buyer to accept any number of units of the goods and reject the rest if the goods fail to conform to the contract in any respect.

A) True
B) False

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If the subject matter of a contract is destroyed, the contract is discharged because performance is impossible.

A) True
B) False

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is a mutual agreement to rescind an original agreement and substitute a new one for it.


A) Substituted agreement
B) Condition precedent
C) Accord and satisfaction
D) Novation

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law drafted the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods to promote diversity in the law addressing international transactions.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements refers to nominal damages?


A) They are damages in excess of compensatory damages that the court awards for the sole purpose of deterring the defendant and others from doing the same act again.
B) They are damages awarded to the party that is injured by a breach of contract but cannot establish actual damages.
C) They are damages for nonperformance that are stipulated in a clause in the contract.
D) They are damages designed to place the non-breaching party in the position that party would have enjoyed had the terms of the contract been performed.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The National Conference of Commissioners issued the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA).

A) True
B) False

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Under the UCC, a sales contract of is enforceable if it is oral.


A) no amount
B) less than $5,000
C) less than $500
D) any amount

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is a form of discharge by mutual agreement?


A) condition subsequent
B) novation
C) condition precedent
D) impossibility of performance

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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An injunction is awarded when parties wish to correct the terms in an agreement so that they reflect the true understanding of the parties.

A) True
B) False

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Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) , one of the remedies for the seller resulting from the buyer's breach includes the right to .


A) recover the purchase price if the seller is unable to sell or dispose of goods
B) revoke an acceptance of goods under certain circumstances
C) recover damages after cancellation of the contract
D) obtain specific performance when the goods are unique or remedy at law is inadequate

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following refers to discharge of a contract due to a situation that makes performance of that contract unreasonably expensive, injurious, or costly to a party?


A) rescission
B) commercial impracticability
C) condition precedent
D) condition subsequent

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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With regard to remedies for a breach of contract, which of the following is not a recognized form of monetary damages?


A) compensatory
B) punitive
C) nominal
D) confiscatory

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Novation changes the contractual duties of the substituted party.

A) True
B) False

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