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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of obligation involves returning something received by mistake?

    <p>Quasi-contractual obligation</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</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</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</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</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</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.</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</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.</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is derived from the Latin word 'Obligatio'?

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

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

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

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

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

    What is the legal principle behind negotiorum gestio?

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

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