A) January 1, 1932 B) July 1, 1932 C) January 1, 1930 D) January 1, 1933
A) Prospective B) Always retroactive C) Generally prospective but may be retroactive if favorable to the accused D) Retrospective
A) Law excuses ignorance B) Every act is punishable C) Criminal law is moral law D) There is no crime when there is no law punishing it
A) To enrich the state B) To protect society and maintain order C) To compensate victims D) To provide civil remedies
A) A quasi-crime B) A public crime C) A moral wrong D) A private crime
A) German Criminal Code B) French Code Napoleon C) Spanish Penal Code D) American Common Law
A) They offend administrative rules B) They are inherently wrong C) They are civil wrongs D) They are prohibited by law
A) They are immoral B) They are torts C) They are crimes against nature D) They are prohibited by law
A) Civil Code B) The Revised Penal Code and special penal laws C) Custom D) Local ordinances only
A) Rule of equity B) Rule of conduct C) Rule of lenity D) Doctrine of finality
A) Law is optional B) It is an absolute defense C) Everyone is presumed to know the law D) It is a privilege
A) Restitution only B) Civil contract C) Civil liability ex delicto D) Civil liability quasi-delicto
A) Only to land territory B) Philippine criminal laws apply within its territory C) To all Filipinos abroad D) Only to foreigners
A) Extraterritoriality principle B) Global jurisdiction C) Universality D) Nationality
A) Retroactive effect B) Prospective effect only C) Temporary application D) No effect
A) They apply to foreigners only B) They apply only to acts committed after their effectivity C) They are always retroactive D) They apply to all acts anytime
A) Compensation B) Intimidation only C) Revenge D) Prevention and reformation
A) Are foreigners only B) Are Filipinos only C) Live or sojourn in Philippine territory D) Are minors
A) An act or omission punishable under the Revised Penal Code B) A violation of ordinance C) A sin D) A civil wrong
A) Contract B) Agreement C) Necessity D) Dolo (intent) or culpa (fault)
A) Force, coercion, mistake B) Freedom, intelligence, intent C) Negligence D) Consent
A) Fraud B) Malice C) Imprudence or negligence D) Premeditation
A) Partial, full, final B) Planning, execution, completion C) Begun, ended, finished D) Attempted, frustrated, consummated
A) Attempted B) Impossible C) Consummated D) Frustrated felony
A) Frustrated B) Impossible C) Consummated felony D) Attempted
A) The act is lawful B) The result is achieved C) The act is accidental D) The act performed would be an offense but for its impossibility of accomplishment
A) Killing an animal B) Breaking a vase C) Stealing your own property D) Shooting a corpse believing it alive
A) The accused is a first offender B) The victim dies C) There is motive D) The act is proven unlawful
A) The act is admitted B) There is evidence of guilt C) The identity of the offender is in doubt D) The crime is heinous
A) Impossible B) Attempted felony C) Consummated D) Frustrated
A) It is immoral B) There is motive C) There is intent D) The law punishes carelessness resulting in injury
A) Mistake in identity B) Accidental harm C) Mistake in the blow D) Impossible crime
A) Impossible crime B) Mistake in the identity of the victim C) Lack of intent D) Mistake in blow
A) No crime committed B) The result is graver than intended C) Negligence D) The act is lawful
A) Exempt from criminal liability B) Mitigated C) Liable D) Aggravated
A) It is lawful fear B) The fear is imaginary C) The fear is real and imminent D) It is voluntary
A) The act was unlawful B) The act was lawful and injury was purely accidental C) The act was intentional D) There was negligence
A) Exempting B) Mitigating circumstance C) Ordinary D) Aggravating
A) The motive B) The liability only C) The penalty D) The damages
A) The fine B) The gravity of crime C) The number of victims D) The penalty
A) Aggravating B) Exempting C) Justifying circumstance D) Mitigating
A) Retaliation, anger, revenge B) Unlawful aggression and retaliation only C) Unlawful aggression, reasonable necessity, lack of sufficient provocation D) Provocation and necessity
A) Verbal abuse B) Use of insulting words C) Actual or imminent attack giving rise to danger to life or limb D) Mere threat
A) Friends B) Spouse, ascendants, descendants, brothers, sisters, relatives by affinity within the same degree C) Co-workers D) Strangers
A) There is no participation in the aggression and there is a lawful reason to defend B) The stranger requests C) The aggression is verbal D) It benefits the accused
A) The superior is a friend B) The order is unjust C) The act is immoral D) The order is lawful and the subordinate had no duty to refuse
A) He was emotional B) He was partially insane C) The accused completely lost intelligence at the time of the act D) He was merely drunk
A) Under 20 years old B) The offender is under 15 years of age C) 18 years old D) Over 21 years old
A) It is habitual B) It is planned C) It is not habitual and not subsequent to the plan to commit crime D) It is voluntary
A) It is done for revenge B) It arises from lawful sentiments C) It is premeditated D) It is caused by greed
A) Mitigating B) Aggravating C) Exempting D) Justifying
A) Exempting B) Aggravating C) Justifying D) Mitigating
A) Ordinary B) Aggravating circumstance C) Exempting D) Mitigating
A) Justifying B) Special aggravating C) Aggravating circumstance D) Mitigating
A) It is accidental B) It is daytime C) It occurs by chance D) It is purposely sought to facilitate the crime
A) Being armed B) Attacking a stranger C) Taking advantage of strength to weaken the defense of victim D) Acting alone
A) Robbing in group B) Adding moral suffering to the victim C) Torturing oneself D) Killing in anger
A) Surprise attack only B) Means, methods, or forms that insure execution without risk to the offender C) Abuse of power only D) Motive of revenge
A) The penalty increases B) The crime is extinguished C) The penalty remains in its medium period D) The penalty decreases
A) The method of attack B) The result only C) The motive only D) The nature and relationship of the parties
A) None of the above B) They are strangers C) The offended party is a relative of the offender and the law so provides D) The victim is an enemy
A) The relationship is friendly B) The crime is minor C) The offender abuses the respect due to the offended party D) The act is accidental
A) Exempting B) Ordinary mitigating C) A privileged mitigating circumstance D) Justifying
A) Not punishable B) Mitigating C) Punishable D) Exempting only
A) Two or more persons agree and decide to commit a felony B) One suggests but others refuse C) They merely discuss D) They argue only
A) Witnesses B) Principals C) Accomplices D) Accessories
A) An accomplice B) An instigator C) A principal D) An accessory
A) A principal B) A conspirator C) An accomplice D) An accessory
A) Provides information only B) Merely assists C) Aids in concealment D) Directly induces another to commit the crime
A) They are friends B) They are neighbors C) They are relatives of the principal (spouse, ascendant, descendant, sibling) D) They are co-workers
A) By attempt only B) By direct participation, by inducement, by indispensable cooperation C) By order only D) By negligence
A) Imposed by the court upon conviction B) Desired by the victim C) Recommended by police D) Optional
A) Ordinary and special B) Major and minor C) Primary and secondary D) Principal and accessory penalties
A) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years B) Life imprisonment C) 20 years and 1 day to 40 years D) 6 years to 12 years
A) 30 days to 2 years B) 6 months to 1 year C) 1 day to 30 days D) 1 month to 6 months
A) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years B) 6 months and 1 day to 6 years C) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years D) 1 day to 30 days
A) 20 years to 40 years B) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years C) 6 years and 1 day to 12 years D) 1 month to 6 years
A) 12 years and 1 day to 20 years B) 1 year to 10 years C) 6 months to 6 years D) 20 years to 40 years
A) Lighter than arresto mayor B) Always 30 years C) A penalty under special laws without fixed duration D) Same as reclusion perpetua
A) Applied to heinous crimes B) Abolished under present laws (R.A. 9346) C) Still enforced D) Optional
A) Special measure B) Principal penalty C) Accessory penalty D) Ordinary penalty
A) Mitigating B) Aggravating C) Civil liability D) Accessory penalty
A) The convict escapes B) The convict is acquitted C) The convict is foreign D) The convict cannot pay the fine
A) There is none mitigating B) None above C) There is a privileged mitigating circumstance D) There is aggravation
A) Suspension B) Hard labor C) Banishment from a place for a specified time D) Imprisonment
A) Temporary dismissal B) Suspension C) Loss of public office and right to vote or be voted for D) Civil interdiction only
A) Make computation easier B) Adjust punishment according to circumstances C) Shorten imprisonment D) Increase punishment
A) Prision correccional B) Arresto menor or fine not exceeding ₱40,000 C) Reclusion perpetua D) Life imprisonment
A) Capital punishment or afflictive penalties B) Fines only C) Simple penalties D) Light penalties
A) Light penalties B) Accessory penalties C) Civil penalties D) Correctional penalties
A) Probation only B) Bail C) Death, service of sentence, amnesty, absolute pardon, prescription, marriage (in cases provided by law) D) Parole only
A) Conditional pardon, commutation, parole, good conduct B) Death C) Amnesty D) Prescription
A) The President with concurrence of Congress B) The Senate only C) The Secretary of Justice D) The Supreme Court
A) The court B) The offended party C) Congress D) Executive clemency granted by the President
A) The President B) The offended party C) The prosecutor D) The court after conviction
A) The case is closed B) Loss of right of the State to prosecute after lapse of time C) The crime is pardoned D) Loss of evidence
A) Death of offender B) Crime no longer punishable C) Conviction is void D) Loss of right to enforce sentence after lapse of time
A) The conditions are violated B) The term ends C) The convict behaves well D) The convict dies
A) Criminal liability B) The crime C) The evidence D) The punishment
A) Payment, loss of thing, remission, prescription, or merger B) Pardon C) Amnesty D) Probation |