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Which of the following is known as a substitute for cash?


A) A nonnegotiable instrument
B) A negotiable instrument
C) An endorsed payable document
D) A payable document
E) A nonpayable document

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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[Book Payment] Hye and Pat signed a contract providing that "Pat will furnish the correct used business law book for use in Hye's business law class;and on August 15,2016,Hye promises to pay Pat $50 for the book." Hye took the book and planned to pay Pat.Meanwhile,Pat properly assigned the contract Hye had signed to Jack.When Hye went to class,however,she discovered that the book was the incorrect book.When Jack asked Hye for payment,Hye refused.Hye told Jack that the book was useless to her and that she was not paying either him or Pat anything for it.Jack told Hye that he had an enforceable assignment in the form of a negotiable instrument and that he could collect regardless of whether the book was useless.Hye did not believe him.Since she was trying to save money on books,she also agreed to buy Dante's U.S.history book for $40.She had an oral agreement with Dante that he would give her the book and that she would pay him in three days.This time Hye got the right book.Dante,in writing,properly assigned the right to the $40 payment to Aris.Aris asked Hye for the money.Hye admitted her agreement with Dante but told Aris that she was not going to pay him because he did not have a negotiable instrument.Hye also purchased a communications book from Sam promising in writing to give him,to his order,a DVD she had in return the next day. -Which of the following is true regarding Jack's claim that he had a negotiable instrument and could collect from Hye?


A) The agreement is not negotiable because it does not contain words of negotiability.
B) The agreement is not negotiable because the book was the wrong book.
C) Jack is correct.
D) The agreement is not negotiable because Jack was not a party to the original contract.
E) The agreement is not negotiable both because the amount at issue is insufficient to create a negotiable instrument.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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A certificate of deposit is a ________ of the bank.


A) novation
B) promissory contract
C) draft
D) note
E) check

F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Which kind of instrument names a specific payee?


A) Payor
B) Transactional
C) Demand
D) Bearer
E) Order

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Which of the following is true regarding Hye's assertion that Aris did not have a negotiable instrument?


A) Hye is incorrect,and the document by which Dante assigned the right to Aris is a negotiable instrument in regard to her duty to pay.
B) Hye is incorrect because her admission establishes the existence of a negotiable instrument between her and Dante that could be assigned to Aris.
C) Hye is correct because her agreement with Dante was not in a writing containing words of negotiability.
D) Hye is correct because the amount at issue is insufficient to create a negotiable instrument.
E) Hye is correct because Aris was not a party to the original contract.

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Which is the original generic term for the documents used as payments to facilitate commercial transactions?


A) Payment notes
B) Commercial paper
C) Commerce notes
D) Negotiable instruments
E) Promissory paper

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following instruments satisfies the requirements of negotiability?


A) An instrument that states,"payment is to be made 10 days after delivery of the goods" but fails to indicate when delivery is to be made.
B) An instrument that states,"payment is to be made at some future time after above date."
C) An instrument that states,"an extension for payment is allowable" but fails to state a fixed time for payment.
D) An instrument that states,"payment shall be in the form of stock."
E) An instrument that states,"this contract was created for the purpose of being transferred."

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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A contract that is personal or nonassignable cannot be classified as commercial paper.

A) True
B) False

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[Yard Mowing] Sophie agreed to mow Reza's yard once a week for $50 per week throughout the summer.Sophie,however,was having trouble getting her money from Reza.On one occasion,he in handwriting gave her in IOU saying "I,Reza Salehi,owe Sophie Smith $50." A couple of weeks later,Reza did not have the money to pay Sophie what he owed her,and he handwrote the following on a piece of paper and gave it to her: "I,Reza Salehi,promise to pay Sophie Smith or to bearer,the sum of $100 on Monday,July 22,2016." Sophie quit mowing Reza's yard;and,disgusted with Reza,Sophie assigned both documents to Vince.When Vince presented the documents to Reza,Reza refused to pay on the basis that after inspecting the yard,he decided that Sophie was doing a poor job.Vince told him the documents constituted negotiable instruments,but Reza pointed out that he had not signed the documents with his signature at the end. -Which of the following is true regarding the effect on negotiability of Reza's determination that Sophie did a poor job mowing the yard?


A) Sophie's performance prevents the instruments from being negotiable only if Sophie meets the burden of proof of establishing to the judge by a preponderance of the evidence that she did an acceptable job mowing the yard.
B) Sophie's performance prevents the instruments from being negotiable only if Sophie meets the burden of proof of establishing to the judge by a preponderance of the evidence that she did an acceptable job mowing the yard and that she did not sign any document agreeing that the instrument would lack negotiability upon Reza's objection.
C) Sophie's performance prevents the instruments from being negotiable only if Reza meets the burden of proof of establishing to the judge by a preponderance of the evidence that Sophie did a poor job mowing the yard,and if Sophie signed and provided to Reza a document agreeing that the instrument would lack negotiability unless she properly performed.
D) Manner of performance is not one of the listed elements for a finding of negotiability.
E) Sophie's performance prevents the instruments from being negotiable only if Reza meets the burden of proof of establishing to the judge by a preponderance of the evidence that Sophie did a poor job mowing the yard.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Acceptable words of negotiability include the words "pay to cash."

A) True
B) False

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Article 3 of the UCC recognizes three types of negotiable instruments: notes,drafts,and checks.

A) True
B) False

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Documents used as payments to facilitate commercial transactions were labeled as under Article 3 of the UCC.


A) Commerce notes
B) Payment notes
C) Commercial paper
D) Negotiable instruments
E) Commerce paper

F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Provide the definition of a traveler's check.

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A traveler's check is an instrument that...

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An instrument fails to be negotiable because it states,"payment will be made by $100 and a rare antique vase." Which of the following scenarios would render the instrument negotiable?


A) The instrument omits the rare antique vase.
B) The payment clause as-is does not preclude the instrument from being negotiable.
C) The instrument changes "and" to "or."
D) The instrument omits $100.
E) The instrument omits how payment will be made.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following is false regarding the UCC's signature requirement for a negotiable instrument?


A) A signature may be made manually.
B) The signature may be an assumed name.
C) The UCC prohibits an X from being used as a signature.
D) A signature may be made by means of a device or machine.
E) The signature of an agent on behalf of the principal binds the principal and satisfies the signature requirement.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following terms is a specific draft,drawn by the owner of a checking account,ordering the bank to pay the payee from that drawer's account?


A) Certificates of deposit
B) Check
C) Note
D) Time instrument
E) Promissory contract

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following refers to the quality of a negotiable instrument that ensures its longevity?


A) Sustainability
B) Viability
C) Movability
D) Durability
E) Relative permanence

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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For an instrument to be negotiable,the instrument must indicate that it was created for the purpose of being ________.


A) Transferred
B) Retained
C) Paid
D) Banked
E) Maintained

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Which of the following is not required for an instrument to be considered negotiable?


A) The instrument must contain an unconditional promise to pay.
B) The instrument must be signed by the maker or drawer.
C) The instrument must be payable at any indefinite future time.
D) The instrument must promise to pay a fixed amount of currency.
E) The instrument must promise to pay.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Which is the correct term for a check accepted by the bank on which it is drawn?


A) Certified check
B) Cashier's check
C) Traveler's check
D) Check certificate
E) Approved draft

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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