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