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