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Obligations and Contracts
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1Law means any rule of action or any system of __________.
- Aconsistency
- Buniformity
- Cregularity
2__________ is the law of religion and faith which concerns itself with the concept of sin and salvation
- ADivine law
- BMoral law
- CPhysical law
3__________ is the divine inspiration in man of the sense of justice, fairness, and righteousness, by internal dictates of reason alone.
- ADivine law
- BMoral law
- CNatural law
4__________ is the totality of the norms of good and right conduct growing out of the collective sense of right and wrong of every community
- ADivine law
- BMoral law
- CNatural law
5__________ is the law of physical science being addressed to objects which have no power to disobey
- APhysical law
- BLaw of motion
- CLaw of science
6State law is __________ and __________ by the state. Also known as positive law, municipal law, civil law, or imperative law.
- Apromulgated and emphasized
- Bprominent and enforced
- Cpromulgated and enforced
7__________ in its specific sense is defined as "a rule of conduct, just, obligatory, promulgated by legitimate authority, and of common observance and benefit."
- AState law
- BLaw
- CState
8Law is obligatory where there is a __________ command imposing a duty to obey and involves a sanction for obedience.
- Anegative
- Bneutral
- Cpositive
9Law is of common observance and benefit where it __________ the relations of men to maintain harmony in society. Law must be observed by all for the benefit of all.
- Arenew
- Bregulates
- Creverse
10__________ is referred to as the fundamental law or supreme law or highest law of the land because it is promulgated by the people themselves, binding on all individual citizens and all agencies of the government.
- AConstituents
- BConstantino
- CConstitution
11Legislation is the main source of law in the Philippines. It consists of the declaration of legal rules by a __________ authority.
- Acompetent
- Bincompetent
- Cwell-known
12The __________ or executive orders, regulations, and rulings are intended to clarify or explain the law and carry into effect its general provisions.
- AAdministration
- BAdminister
- CAdministrative
13__________ includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government.
- AJurisdiction
- BJuridical Power
- CPower
14Customs are the _________ and __________ which through long and uninterrupted usage have become acknowledged and approved by society as binding rules of conduct.
- Ahabits and practices
- Bhusband and wife
- Chobbies and practices
15Private law regulates the relations of individuals with one another for purely ____________.
- Aprivate schools
- Bprivate ends
- Cpublic ends
16Public Law regulates the rights and duties arising from the relationship of the __________ to the __________.
- Apresident, people
- Bgovernment, people
- Cstate, people
17Article 3, Civil Code states, "_____________ OF LAW EXCUSES NO ONE FROM COMPLIANCE THEREWITH."
- AIGNORANCE
- BINNOCENCE
- CIMMORAL
18An obligation is a ________________ to give, to do, or not to do.
- Anecessity
- Bjurisdiction
- Cjuridical necessity
19Obligation is from the Latin word __________, which means a "tying" or "binding".
- Aobligatia
- Bobligatio
- Cobligotio
20Obligations which give to the creditor or obligee a right of action in courts of justice to enforce their performance is called __________ obligations.
- Acivil
- Bcivilized
- Ccivilization
21__________ obligation does not grant a right of action to enforce their performance although, in case of voluntary fulfillment by the debtor, the latter may not recover what has been delivered or rendered by reason thereof. It is based on equity, morality, and natural law, and should be voluntary.
- ANatural
- BUnnatural
- CSupernatural
22The __________ subject or the debtor or obligor is the person who is bound to the fulfillment of the obligation; he who has a duty.
- Aactive
- Bpassive
- Cobligee
23The __________ subject or creditor or obligee, is the person who is entitled to demand the fulfillment of the obligation; he who has a right.
- Aactive
- Bpassive
- Cobligor
24The __________ or prestation, is the conduct required to be observed by the debtor. It may consist of giving, doing, or not doing.
- Aobject
- Bsubject
- Ctitle
25The __________ is a tie that binds or connects the parties to the obligation. The tie in an obligation can easily be determined by knowing the source of the obligation.
- Ajury tie
- Bjuridical necktie
- Cjuridical tie
26A ______ is the power which a person has under the law, to demand from another any prestation.
- Aright
- Bleft
- Claw
27A __________ cause of action is an act or omission of one party in violation of the legal right or rights of another, causing injury to the latter.
- Awrong
- Bvery wrong
- Cnever been wrong
28An __________ is the illegal invasion of a legal right; it is the wrongful act or omission which causes loss or harm to another
- Ainjection
- Binjured
- Cinjury
29__________ is a loss, hurt, or harm that results from the injury.
- AHeartbreak
- BDamage
- CTheft
30Damages denote the _______________ recoverable as amends for the wrongful act or damage suffered.
- Asum of money
- Bsum of rights
- Csum of power
31Quasi Contract arise from lawful, voluntary, and unilateral acts and which are enforceable to the end that no one shall be unjustly __________ or ___________ at the expense of another
- Aenriched, verified
- Benriched, benefited
- Cenhance, benefited
32Acts or omissions punished by law arise from civil liability which is the consequence of a ____________.
- Acriminal offense
- Bcritical offense
- Ccriminal
33_________________ or torts arise from damage caused to another through an act or omission, there being fault or negligence, but no contractual relation exists between the parties.
- AQuasi-defect
- BQuali-delicts
- CQuasi-delicts
34Article 1158 states that obligations derived from law are not presumed. Only those expressly determined in this Code or in special laws are ____________, and shall be regulated by the precepts of the law which establishes them; and as to what has not been foreseen, by the provisions of this Book.
- Ademand and supply
- Bdemandable
- Cdemanding
35Article 1159 states that obligations arising from __________ have the force of law between the contracting parties and should be complied with in good faith.
- Acontracts
- Bhandshake
- Cblood compact
36A contract is a ____________ between two persons whereby one binds himself, with respect to the other, to give something or to render some service.
- Ameeting place
- Borientation of minds
- Cmeeting of minds
37Compliance in good faith is the compliance or performance in accordance with the stipulations or terms of the contract or agreement. Good faith and fair dealing must be observed to prevent one party from taking __________ advantage over the other.
- Afair
- Bunfair
- Cjust
38__________________ is the voluntary management of the property or affairs of another without the knowledge or consent of the latter.
- ANegotiorum Gestio
- BNegotio Gestio
- CNegotiorum Gestiorum
39Solutio Indebiti is the juridical relation which is created when something is received when there is __________ to demand it and it was unduly delivered through mistake.
- Aa right
- Ba contract
- Cno right
40Article 1161 states that the civil obligations arising from criminal offenses shall be governed by the ________ laws, subject to the provisions of Article 2177, and of the pertinent provisions of Chapter 2, Preliminary Title on Human Relations, and of Title XVIII of this Book, regulating damages.
- Apanel
- Bpenal
- Cmoral
41Article 1162 states that the obligations derived from quasi-delicts shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter ____, Title XVII of this Book, and by special laws.
- A1
- B2
- C3
42Quasi-delict is an act or omission by a person (tort feasor) which causes __________ to another in his person, property, or rights giving rise to an obligation to pay for the damage done, there being fault or negligence but there is no pre-existing contractual relation between the parties.
- Adamage
- Banxiety
- Cdepression
43Article 1423 states that obligations are civil or natural. Civil obligations give a __________ to compel their performance. Natural obligations, not being based on positive law but on equity and natural law, do not grant a right of action to enforce their performance, but after voluntary fulfillment by the obligor, they authorize the retention of what has been delivered or rendered by reason thereof.
- Aapproval
- Bright of action
- Cright
44Article 1424 states, "When a right to sue upon a civil obligation has lapsed by extinctive prescription, the obligor who ___________ performs the contract cannot recover what he has delivered or the value of the service he has rendered."
- Avoluntary
- Binvoluntary
- Cdemanded
45Article 1425 states, "When without the knowledge or against the will of the debtor, a third person pays a debt which the obligor is not legally bound to pay because the action thereon has prescribed, but the debtor later voluntarily reimburses the third person, the obligor _________ recover what he has paid."
- Acannot
- Bcan
- Ccan do
46Article 1426 states, "When a minor between eighteen and twenty-one years of age who has entered into a contract without the __________ of the parent or guardian, after the annulment of the contract voluntarily returns the whole thing or price received, notwithstanding the fact that he has not been benefited thereby, there is no right to demand the thing or price thus returned."
- Adissent
- Bdisagreement
- Cconsent
47Article 1427 states, "When a minor between eighteen and twenty-one years of age, who has entered into a contract without the consent of the ______________, voluntarily pays a sum of money or delivers a fungible (replaceable) thing in fulfillment of the obligation, there shall be no right to recover the same from the obligee who has spent or consumed it in good faith."
- Ateacher
- Bparent or guardian
- Claw
48Article 1428 states, "When after an action to enforce a civil obligation has _________, the defendant voluntarily performs the obligation, he cannot demand the return of what he has delivered or the payment of the value of the service he has rendered."
- Afailed
- Bapproved
- Cprevail
49Article 1429 states, "When a testate or intestate heir voluntarily pays a debt of the decedent exceeding the value of the property which he received by will or by the law of intestacy from the estate of the deceased, the payment is _________ and cannot be rescinded by the payer."
- Ainvalid
- Bpaid
- Cvalid
50Article 1430 states, "When a will is declared ______ because it has not been executed in accordance with the formalities required by law, but one of the intestate heirs, after the settlement of the debts of the deceased, pays a legacy in compliance with a clause in the defective will, the payment is effective and irrevocable."
- Avoid
- Bavoid
- Cavoidance
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- Law Quiz on Obligations and Contracts, created by Victoria Matutes on 07/06/2021.
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