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