Multiple choice

1.  If an important contract term is ambiguous, the contract under the common law is

Probably illegal as against public policy

Probably enforceable

Probably unconscionable

Probably unenforceable

2. Which of the following is a correct statement?

Only a plaintiff in a lawsuit can file a motion for judgment on the pleadings in the U.S. civil law system.

When a forum-selection or choice-of-law clause is included in an international contract, legal proceedings are more complex, attended by more uncertainty, and much more difficult.

Payments to foreign government officials are always illegal since bribery is a serious moral wrong.

International law is a body of law that in part governs relations among nations.

3. During the 20th century, the world population tripled, while water use per person increased by six times. 

True 

False 

4. What is the biggest cause of biodiversity loss in almost every ecosystem, including prairies, forests, wetlands, and estuaries? 

Rising temperatures

Destruction of habitat

Dependence on salt water

Global decline in amphibian populations