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