FYLSX Study Guide 2026
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📋 FYLSX Exam Format at a Glance
📚 FYLSX Topics to Study (69)
✍️ Sample FYLSX Questions & Answers
1. Which of the following is an essential element of the crime of solicitation?
The crime of solicitation is complete when the defendant, with the specific intent that another person commit a crime, asks, encourages, or commands that person to commit the crime. The crime solicited does not need to be attempted or completed, and the person solicited does not need to agree. The crime lies in the asking itself with the requisite criminal intent.
2. An offeree begins performance on a unilateral contract offer. Under the modern view, the offeror:
Under the modern/Restatement view (§ 45), commencement of performance on a unilateral contract creates an option, making the offer irrevocable until the offeree has a reasonable time to complete performance.
3. Dana grabs Paul's arm to prevent him from walking into traffic, holding him for 30 seconds against his will. Paul sues for false imprisonment. What is Dana's strongest defense?
Necessity (or privilege) applies when the defendant acts to protect the plaintiff or others from harm, even without consent.
4. An employer tells an employee 'You can leave when your shift ends' after the employee asks to go home early during a crisis situation. Has false imprisonment occurred?
False imprisonment does not occur when the defendant provides a reasonable means or condition for the plaintiff's release.
5. Tom points a gun at Jerry and pulls the trigger. The gun misfires. Jerry, unaware the trigger was pulled, was looking away the entire time. Can Jerry recover for assault?
Assault requires that the plaintiff actually experienced apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact; if Jerry was unaware, there is no assault.
6. Ian shoots at Jane intending to kill her, but misses. Ian is charged with attempted murder. The best description of attempt is:
Criminal attempt requires specific intent to commit the target crime and an act that goes beyond mere preparation toward its commission.