2. Torts

Causation — Quiz

Test your understanding of causation with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

Which of the following scenarios presents the most significant challenge in applying the but-for test to establish actual causation?

Question 2

The substantial factor test for actual causation is primarily employed to address which limitation of the but-for test?

Question 3

A defendant negligently leaves a dangerous chemical unattended. A curious child, unaware of the danger, opens the container and is injured. The child's act of opening the container is most likely considered a(n):

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the 'scope of the risk' doctrine in relation to proximate cause?

Question 5

In a legal analysis, if an injury is a direct result of a defendant's negligent act, but the specific manner in which the injury occurred was highly unusual and unforeseeable, a court might find a lack of: