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