Legal Obligations Quiz
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Which of the following cannot be considered as essential in obligations?

  • Cause
  • Consent
  • Precedent
  • Form (correct)

In a contract, what is the legal tie or bond that binds the parties involved?

  • Payment
  • Prestation (correct)
  • Consent
  • Indemnity

What distinguishes a contract from a quasi-contract?

  • Mutual agreement
  • Obligation type (correct)
  • Requirement of consent
  • Legal effect

Which source of obligations is characterized by a unilateral act for the purpose of preventing unjust enrichment?

<p>Quasi-contracts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of obligation involves returning something received by mistake?

<p>Quasi-contractual obligation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the rights of the creditor in an obligation to give an indeterminate or generic thing?

<p>To ask for performance of the obligation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what situation can a creditor hold the obligor responsible for any fortuitous event?

<p>When multiple creditors have interest in the same thing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of a positive personal obligation (obligation to do)?

<p>A construction contract for building a house (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can the obligee do if poorly done work needs to be undone?

<p>Ask that poorly done work be undone (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if the person obliged to perform something contravenes the tenor of the obligation?

<p>The obligee is entitled to recover damages due to breach (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'juridical necessity' in the context of obligations?

<p>It indicates that the courts of justice can be involved to enforce the fulfillment of the obligation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which element of an obligation refers to the person who can demand the fulfillment of the obligation?

<p>Active subject (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a 'patrimonial obligation' refer to in the context of obligations?

<p>An obligation that involves monetary payment as a form of fulfillment. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to depict the fact, prestation, or service that forms the core of an obligation?

<p>Object (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is derived from the Latin word 'Obligatio'?

<p>Juridical tie (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of diligence is expected from a common carrier according to the text?

<p>Extraordinary diligence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Under the Civil Code, what types of fruits are recognized?

<p>Natural Fruits, Industrial Fruits, and Commercial Fruits (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does the creditor acquire a real right over the thing to be delivered?

<p>After delivery has taken place (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of damages recognized under the Civil Code?

<p>Moral, Exemplary, and Nominal Damages (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In an obligation to give a specific thing, what right does the obligee have under Article 1165 of the Civil Code?

<p>Right to compel specific performance with indemnification for damages (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the legal principle behind negotiorum gestio?

<p>Enriching oneself at the expense of another (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of delicts, what does restitution refer to?

<p>Returning the object of the crime to the injured party (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main obligation of an obligor in relation to a determinate thing?

<p>To deliver the specific property as agreed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the requisites of quasi-delicts as a source of obligations?

<p>Fault or negligence attributable to the offender (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens in a quasi-delict if there is no pre-existing contract?

<p>The offender is obliged to pay for the damage caused (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of fraud results in the vitiation of consent and makes the contract voidable?

<p>Casual fraud (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a situation where an obligor's negligence results in failure to fulfill an obligation, what kind of diligence is required?

<p>Ordinary diligence (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When an obligor's act or omission prevents the normal fulfillment of an obligation without bad faith or malice, what is this referred to as?

<p>Culpable negligence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of contravention of the tenor of obligation, what type of act impairs the strict and faithful fulfillment of the obligation?

<p>Any illicit act or defective performance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of diligence is required when both the contract and law are silent about the level of diligence expected?

<p>Ordinary diligence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the remedy of the obligee when the obligor violates a negative personal obligation?

<p>To have the same undone at the expense of the obligor. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence if a debtor fails to perform their positive obligation on the agreed date without any demand from the creditor?

<p>The law presumes an extension of time is given to the debtor. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what situation does a person obliged to deliver or do something incur in delay?

<p>After a demand is made by the creditor, judicially or extrajudicially (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of delay occurs when there is a delay in accepting delivery of an object that is the subject of an obligation?

<p>Mora Accipiendi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a debtor fails to comply with a demand made by the creditor upon failure to perform an obligation on the agreed date?

<p>A breach of obligation occurs and damages are automatically applied. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which scenario would a demand by the creditor NOT be necessary to establish that the debtor is in default?

<p>When the obligation stipulates that the debtor will be in default upon non-fulfillment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In reciprocal obligations, when does delay by one party begin according to Article 1169?

<p>From the moment one of the parties fulfills their obligation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What constitutes fraud in the performance of an obligation?

<p>An intentional attempt to evade the normal fulfilment of an obligation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When is demand by the creditor unnecessary to establish default in delivering something lost due to the debtor's fault?

<p>When it is impossible for the obligor to perform due to loss or destruction through his fault (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why would a demand not be needed for the debtor to be in default if the object of obligation is lost due to the debtor's fault?

<p>Because rendering performance beyond his power to perform automatically puts the debtor in default (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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