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BLW 201 10TH ED CHAPTER 31 T/F SELF QUIZ



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

An agency relationship is a fiduciary relationship.
 

 2. 

An officer of a corporation cannot possess the power to bind the corporation.
 

 3. 

An employee may act in the capacity of an agent.
 

 4. 

All employment laws apply to independent contractors.
 

 5. 

Agency relationships do not exist outside employment relationships.
 

 6. 

An independent contractor's physical conduct is controlled, or subject to control, by his or her employer.
 

 7. 

Building contractors and subcontractors are not independent contractors.
 

 8. 

An agent whose employer does not have the right to control the agent's performance is an independent contractor.
 

 9. 

An agency relationship can be formed only in writing.
 

 10. 

A minor can be an agent.
 

 11. 

There does not need to be a written agreement between two parties to create an agency relationship.
 

 12. 

A principal may deny the existence of an agency relationship whenever it suits his or her purpose.
 

 13. 

An agent owes his or her principal a duty to act in good faith.
 

 14. 

A principal owes his or her agent a duty to act in good faith.
 

 15. 

An agent must use reasonable diligence and skill in acting on behalf of his or her principal.
 

 16. 

Information acquired through an agency relationship is not considered confidential.
 

 17. 

An agent must maintain separate accounts for the principal's funds and the agent's personal funds.
 

 18. 

Generally, a principal has a duty to pay an agent for services rendered.
 

 19. 

A principal has a duty to cooperate with the agent.
 

 20. 

A principal is required to indemnify an agent for liabilities incurred because of authorized acts by the agent.
 



 
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