Libel Defenses and Privileges MCQs
Libel Defenses and Privileges MCQs
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1: Absolute privilege is a _______ from liability for defamation because the statement was made within the performance of official government duties.
A. Incomplete exemption
B. Complete exemption
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
2: Which of the correct statements about Anti-SLAPP laws ?
A. State laws meant to provide a remedy for a SLAPP. Plaintiffs have the burden to show that they will prevail in the lawsuit
B. A complete exemption from liability for defamation because the statement was made within the performance of official government duties.
C. A privilege for accurate and fair reports on the content of official records and proceedings
D. None of these
3: A privilege for accurate and fair reports on the content of official records and proceedings is known as ______ .
A. Fair report privilege
B. Conditional privilege.
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
4: Fair report privilege is a privilege for _______ on the content of official records and proceedings. Sometimes called “conditional privilege.”
A. Accurate
B. Fair reports
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
5: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are general rules that govern all civil proceedings in the ______ .
A. U.S. district courts
B. U.A.E. district courts
C. U.K. district courts
D. None of these
6: A plaintiff whose reputation is deemed to be so damaged that additional false statements of and concerning him or her cannot cause further harm is known as ______ .
A. Neutral reportage
B. Libel-proof plaintiff
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
7: Neutral reportage provides First Amendment protection for reporting of an accusation made by a _______ .
A. Responsible
B. Prominent organization
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
8: Retraction statutes are meant to discourage the punishment of any good-faith effort of admitting a mistake.
A. True
B. False
9: Single-publication rule is a rule that limits libel victims to only one cause of action even with republicans.
A. True
B. False
10: SLAPP stands for _______ .
A. Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior
B. Service Life Assessment Program
C. Standard Light Antarctic Precipitation
D. Strategic lawsuit against public participation
11: The “opinion” defense to a libel suit is based on ______.
A. The common law
B. State law
C. Administrative law
D. The First Amendment
12: A newspaper reporting on a U.S. senator making a speech on the senate floor has ______.
A. A fair report privilege
B. An absolute privilege
C. A partial privilege
D. No privilege
13: Which of the following factors do many courts consider in determining whether a defamatory story is protected by the opinion defense?
A. The meaning behind the writer’s words
B. Whether the reporter felt malice toward the plaintiff
C. Whether the story included quotes from sources
D. The specific context in which the story was published
14: The libel defense of “neutral reportage” ______.
A. Is accepted by only a few courts
B. Is valid only in matters of national security
C. Was established by the U.S. Supreme Court
D. Is protection against a libel suit based on a journalist’s statements of opinion
15: The qualified privilege defense in a libel suit ______.
A. Is an absolute privilege for reporters
B. Applies only to statements made within official forums
C. Can be lost if the story is not fair and accurate
D. Requires a showing of reckless disregard
16: A witness testifying in a murder trial has ______.
A. A conditional privilege
B. An absolute privilege
C. A partial privilege
D. No privilege
17: Channel 3 airs a story that it received from the Associated Press, a wire service. The story says Sally, the president of Acme Biscuit Company, was arrested for bank robbery. The story was false. Sally sues Channel 3 for libel. Sally will likely ______.
A. Lose her suit against Channel 3 because Channel 3 has an absolute privilege
B. Lose her suit against Channel 3 because Channel 3 reasonably relied on Associated Press
C. Win her suit against Channel 3 because Channel 3 republished a libel
D. Win her suit against Channel 3 because Channel 3 ran the story with actual malice
18: The “fair comment” defense to a libel suit is based on ______.
A. The common law
B. The federal law
C. The administrative law
D. The First Amendment
19: One of the most basic and ironclad of all libel defenses is ______.
A. Legal standing
B. Goodwill
C. Ignorance
D. Truth
20: In effect, the purpose of SLAPP lawsuits is to silence critics.
A. True
B. False
21: Journalists reporting on government affairs typically have an absolute privilege.
A. True
B. False
22: Many courts use a four-part test in assessing the constitutional libel defense of opinion.
A. True
B. False
23: Sam falsely published that Joan robbed a bank. In some states, Joan may sue for infliction of emotional distress as well as for defamation.
A. True
B. False
24: Private individual plaintiffs suing for intentional infliction of emotional distress do not have to prove actual malice on the defendant’s part.
A. True
B. False
25: Rhetorical hyperbole as a libel defense is based on the idea that no reasonable person would take the material in question seriously, and therefore that material did not damage anyone’s reputation.
A. True
B. False
26: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects Internet service providers from libel claims, although the protection is not absolute.
A. True
B. False
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