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