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16) Which of the following is true regarding the type of marriage contract discussed in the text called the muta’a? A) It is a contract by which the female agrees to a divorce if there are no children from the marriage within five years. B) It is a temporary type of arrangement called a “responsibility marriage” in which the female is paid to care for the male’s elderly parents. C) It is a contract by which the female agrees to a divorce if there are no children from the marriage within three years. D) It is a temporary type of arrangement called a “pleasure marriage” in which the female is paid for sexual intimacy. E) It is a type of premarital contract typical to the U.S. in which the parties agree ahead of time how property and assets should be divided in the event of divorce. 17) Which of the following was the result on appeal in Reisenfeld & Co. v. The Network Group, Inc.; Builders Square, Inc.; Kmart Corp., the case in the text involving whether the plaintiff could recover from BSI in the situation in which BSI contracted with Network Group to lease property, and Network Group contracted with the plaintiff agreeing to pay a certain commission for his work but then defaulted on the contract? A) The court ruled that because a quasi-contract was involved, BSI was required to pay the plaintiff the full amount of the commissions claimed. B) The court ruled that because the plaintiff did not have a contract with BSI, the plaintiff was entitled to no recovery from BSI. C) The court ruled that because it was a third-party beneficiary, BSI was required to pay the plaintiff the full amount of the commissions claimed. D) The court ruled that because a quasi-contract was involved, BSI was required to pay the plaintiff the reasonable value of the services rendered, not necessarily the contractual amount promised for commissions. E) The court ruled that because it was a third-party beneficiary, BSI was required to pay the plaintiff the reasonable value of the services rendered, not necessarily the contractual amount promised for commissions. 18) In the Case Opener, Hallmark claimed that an arbitration ruling against a former employee should be upheld. Which of the following was the result of the case? A) The former employee could proceed with an action in court because there was no consideration for the arbitration agreement and, therefore, no valid agreement. B) The former employee was allowed to proceed in court because she had exhausted her remedies in the arbitration arena. C) The former employee was barred from proceeding in court based on the statute of limitations which expired while she was pursuing her remedies in arbitration. D) The former employee could proceed with an action in court because, as a matter of law, arbitration agreements are barred in the arbitration context. E) The former employee was barred from proceeding in court because of the binding arbitration clause. 19) A[n] _ is a promise or set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes a duty. A) Acceptance B) Legal object C) Contract D) Offer E) Consideration 20) Which of the following consists of an offer by one party and an acceptance of the terms by another party? A) Coherence B) Agreement C) Legal object D) Concurrence E) Alliance  Â