PVL3702 Law of Contract/ MCQ 100 QUESTIONS WITH
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1. Z walks into a shop, puts R10 on the counter and points at a packet of sweets. X (the owner of the shop) takes
the money and hands over the sweets to Z. Which statement is CORRECT?
1. There is an oral offer and acceptance by conduct.
2. There is an express offer and an oral acceptance.
3. There is both an offer and acceptance by conduct.
4. There is an offer by conduct and an express oral acceptance.
5. There is a firm oral offer and an unqualified acceptance.
Answer: 3. There is both an offer and acceptance by conduct.
Note: There is neither an oral offer, not an oral acceptance. No words were exchanged between the parties. The
placing of the R10 on the counter and pointing at the sweets constitutes and offer by conduct. X taking the
money amounts to an acceptance by conduct.
2. C, an owner of an exclusive bicycle shop, advertised a special limited edition bicycle for sale and invited the
public to make offers for the bicycle. J and P were among other people who submitted written offers for the
bicycle. J’s offer was for R150 000 and P’s offer was for R160 000. Although C intended to accept P’s offer, she
erroneously accepted Jane’s offer. C’s mistake is:
a. Not material.
b. An error in persona.
c. An error in motive.
d. Material.
1. a.
2. b.
3. c.
4. b. and d.
5. a., b. and c.
Answer: 4. b. and d..
Note: b. is correct because there if a mistake relating to the identity of the parties with whom C intended to
contract with (an error in persona). C’s mistake was materially (d.) because she inadvertently accepted the
offer of one party (J), whereas she intended to accept the offer of a completely different party (P).
The facts in this problem are similar to the facts in National and Overseas Distributors Corporation (Pty) Ltd
v Potato Board 1958 (2) SA 473 (A), where the Appellate Division found that the mistake was material.
c. is incorrect as the error did not relate to C’s reason for concluding the contract.
3. C, an owner of an exclusive bicycle shop, advertised a special limited edition bicycle for sale and invited the
public to make offers for the bicycle. J and P were among other people who submitted written offers for the
bicycle. J’s offer was for R150 000 and P’s offer was for R160 000. Although C intended to accept P’s offer, she
erroneously accepted J’s offer. C’s mistake is material. Which statement(s) is/are CORRECT?
a. C’s error was an iustus error.
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b. C’s error was not an iustus error.
c. C misrepresented her intention to J by accepting J's offer.
d. C by accepting J’s offer, led J to reasonably believe that they had reached consensus.
1. a.
2. b.
3. c. and d.
4. b. and c.
5. b., c. and d.
Answer: 5. b., c. and d.
Note: The requirements for both iustus error and the doctrine of quasi mutual assent are relevant when answering
this question.
A mistake is an iustus error if it is both material and reasonable. It has already been established that the
error was material. The issue now is whether the mistake was also reasonable. In National and Overseas
Distributors Corporation (PTY) Ltd v Potato Board 1958 (2) SA 473 (A), the court ruled under similar
circumstances that the mistake by the contract denier was not reasonable. The mistake furthermore does
not fall into one of the recognised categories of reasonable mistakes. Therefore option b. is correct.
Options c. and d. relate top the requirements for the doctrine of quasi-mutual assent. This doctrine requires
that the one party reasonably believes that the other party had agreed to enter into the contract and that this
belief must have been caused by the letter party. C made a misrepresentation to J that she wanted to
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