- 1. It is a law that established the Fire Code of the Philippine
A) Art 325
B) RA 9415
C) PD 1613
D) PD 1185
E) RA 9514
- 2. The crime of intentionally setting fire to building of other property
A) Malicious Mischief
B) Homicide
C) Damage to property
D) Arson
E) Burning
- 3. Which among the methods is the most reliable in collecting and preserving the evidence
A) Photograph
B) Sketching
C) Note taking
D) Videography
- 4. The formation of irregular cracks in glass due to rapid, intense heat. possibly caused by fire accelerant
A) Fusion
B) Charring
C) Spalling
D) Line areas of demarcation
E) Crazing
- 5. If the cause of fire is accidental in nature, does constitute prima facie of arson?
A) No
B) Sometimes
C) It depends
D) Yes
E) Nota
- 6. Does the existence oftwo fires involving the same building with insurance and with the same owner constitute
A) No
B) NOTA
C) Sometimes
D) It depends
E) Yes
- 7. If arson is only the means of killing the victim, the crime is_
A) murder with arson
B) arson with murder
C) Murder
D) NOTA
E) Arson
- 8. The vehicle is the "extension" of the owner's house. Does the intentional burning of a car by
another constitute arson
A) Yes
B) NOTA
C) It depends
D) Sometimes
E) No
- 9. Which of the following best illustrate arson?
A) Simutaneous fire
B) faulty electric wiring
C) thick reddish smoke
D) Unexplained explosion
- 10. Which of the following is "prima facie" existence of arson?
A) building insurance
B) inflammable substance found in the premises
C) any of these
D) simultaneous fire in more than one part of the building
- 11. It indicates the length of burn and the fire's origin
A) Depth of char
B) Fusion
C) Crazing
D) Spalling
E) Calcination
- 12. When examining the exterior at a fire scene, an unusual burn pattern indicates
A) the direction of the wing
B) how long the fire was burning
C) Any of these
D) color of the wall
E) the use of flammable liquids
- 13. In tracing and searching for evidence in burned of affected building the following are important except
A) Unusual arrangement of the building contents
B) Identification of perpetrator
C) The discarded tools used for forcible entry
D) Look for marks on doors and windows for possible force of entry
- 14. What important point should be established to determine the location or place in the buliding were the fire started?
A) The most damage part of the building
B) the interior and the badly damaged part of the building
C) The point of origin
D) The exterior part of the building
- 15. The more extensive the destruction, the more difficult it to determine the fire's point of origin. The satement is
A) True
B) Maybe
C) It depends
D) False
- 16. The point of origin is established by finding the area with deepest char, alligatoring and usualy the greatest
A) Maybe
B) True
C) It depends
D) False
- 17. One of the fire patterns that change the formation of metals, glass or plastic due to being exposed to high temperature
A) NOTA
B) Charring
C) Fusion
D) Crazing
- 18. One of the factors and a good indication of the intensity of the fire in determining the use of incendiary
A) large amount of fuel burning
B) the alligatoring pattern
C) smoke marks
D) the color of flame
- 19. It is the uncontrollable impulse of a person to burn anything
A) reaction
B) body spasm
C) Pyromania
D) Pyromaniac
- 20. A factor constituting arson that denotes hatred or desire to get even or for revenge
A) willfulness
B) Intent
C) motive
D) malice
- 21. Fire cause by accident or negligence constitute arson. The statement is_______
A) NOTA
B) True
C) partially true
D) False
E) partially false
- 22. The most common motive in arson is____
A) spite
B) revenge
C) jealosy
D) profit
- 23. A squatter intentionally bums his own shack to relocate to a goverment shelter. The fre spreads, affecting 10 nearby homes. Can he be charged with arson?
A) maybe
B) yes
C) it depends
D) no
- 24. Rico, a factory worker, sets fire to his employer's warehouse full of flammable materials during work hours. Multiple workers are injured but none killed. What charge is most appropriate?
A) Destructive arson
B) Reckless imprudence resulting in physical injuries
C) Arson with homicide
D) Simple arson
- 25. Pedro bumed a squatter's hut in a remote area to intimidate its occupant. No other properties were affected, and there were no injuries. What come did Pedro commit?
A) Arson with homicide
B) Simple arson
C) Destructive arson
D) Grave coercion
- 26. Juan, out of revenge. sets fire to a public school at night. The fire spreads to nearby church. No one is injured, but both structure are severely damaged. What crime did Juan commit?
A) Reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property
B) Simple arson
C) Destructive arson
D) Malicious ischief
- 27. The following are common motives of arson, except
A) Insanity
B) insurance fraud
C) jealousy
D) all of the above
E) spite
- 28. These signs maybe obvious that the first fireman at the first scene will suspect arson, except
A) nota
B) size of fire
C) separate fires
D) smoke marks
E) odor
- 29. Why is arson very hard to investigate?
A) all of the above
B) Because the fire can consume the scene and destroy much physical evidence of the offense
C) Because arson is one of the most difficult offenses to investagate because the arsonist can be able to set fire and escape undetected
D) Because harder forms of evidence are often buried in debris and grossly altered in appearance
- 30. The folowing are specimen to be collected in a fire scene, except
A) cans of solvents
B) ashes
C) any of these
D) debris
E) smoke marks
- 31. Juan intended to burn a wooden structure, collects some rags, soaks them ingasoline and places them beside the wooden wall of the building. When he was about to light match to set fire to the rags, he is discovered by Pakito who trailed him away. What crime will be charge to Juan?
A) arson
B) frustrated arson
C) consummated arson
D) any of these
E) attempted arson
- 32. Kudasai along with two accomplices, set fire to the house of Yamete. Witnesses observed them using a gas lamp to ignite the structure. What is the crime committed by the former?
A) simple arson
B) other forms of arson
C) destructive arson
D) malicious mischief
- 33. Paeng set fire to the warehouse of his employer. What crime will he be liable of?
A) malicious mischief
B) simple arson
C) other forms of arson
D) destructive arson
- 34. Any person who shall burn a place of worship or ather building where people usually assemble is liable of?
A) damage to property
B) destructive arson
C) simple arson
D) malicious mischief
- 35. When a person sets fire to his own property under circumstances which exposes
danger of life or property of
another shall be punishable by______
A) reclusion temporal
B) prision mayor
C) reclusion perpetua
D) prision correctinal
- 36. If the purpose of the burning is to collect the insurance because the house is insured, the crime commited is______
A) damage to property
B) malicious mischief
C) destructive arson
D) simple arson
- 37. Yamete Kudasai with intent to kill, hacked Eren to death and burned his body to conceal his crime. The offender
liable of
A) murder with arson
B) homicide and arson
C) murder and arson
D) homicide with arson
- 38. If the objective of the burning is to hide or conceal the murder, such as after killing the crime committed was_______
A) arson only
B) murder and arson
C) murder only
D) homicide with arson
E) murder with arson
- 39. Chupapi hacked to death Zen. To conceal the killing, Chupapi brought the dead body of Zen into his house and burned the house, not knowing that Azul, the daughter of Zen was inside his room of the house Azul also died because of the burning. The crime committed by Chupapi was
A) homicide with arson
B) murder and arson
C) homicide and arson
D) murder with arson
- 40. If a person with intent to kill, use fire as a means to commit it, the crime committed was
A) murder
B) nota
C) homicide
D) arson
- 41. If the main objective is to burn the building and the person died in the course of the burning, he is liable for_______
A) homicide
B) arson only
C) homicide with arson
D) arson resulting to death
E) homicide and arson
- 42. If the main objective for the commission of an offense is robbery and the offender after robbery kills the victim and
burns the house to conceal the crime, the offender is liable for
A) robbery with homicide and arson
B) robbery with homicide
C) robbery and arson with homicide
D) NOTA
- 43. Under PD 1613 if a Bus devoted to transportation was burned, the offender is liable for_______
A) malicious mischief
B) destructive arson
C) damage to property
D) simple arson
- 44. If by reason of or on the occasion of arson death results, the penalty of________ shall be imposed
A) reclusion perpetua to death
B) reclusion temporal in it's maximum
C) reclusion perpetua to life imprisonment
D) prision correctional
- 45. The following are special aggravating circumstances of arson, except:
A) NOTA
B) if the offender is motivated by spite
C) if committed by a syndicate
D) if committed with intent to gain
E) if committed for the benefit of another
- 46. The following are not a prima facie evidence of arson, except:
A) if committed with intent to gain
B) if the fire started simultaneously
C) if committed by a syndicate
D) nota
E) if committed for the benefit of another
- 47. When 2 or more separate fires break out within a building the fire is certainly suspicious and the fireman may suspect it as incendiary cause. The statement is________
A) it depends
B) partially true
C) partially false
D) false
E) true
- 48. The presence of "jimmy marks" on jambs might indicative of_______, followed by_________ to cover the crime.
A) robbery, arson
B) arson, homicide
C) homicide, arson
D) arson, robbery
E) murder, arson
- 49. The following are element of arson, except:
A) actual burning took place
B) actual burning is done with malicious intent
C) nota
D) The actual burning is done by person/s legally and criminally liable
E) extent of value and damage
- 50. lt means intentional and implies that the act done was purposely and with intention.
A) nota
B) malice
C) motive
D) intent
E) willfulness
- 51. The following substance produce a black smoke with deep red flame except:
A) asphalt
B) tar
C) plastic
D) kerosene
- 52. Wood and paper are example of materials that produce________ color of smoke
A) gray
B) black
C) gray to brown
D) white to brown
E) white
- 53. Humid materials such as vegetable composnds usually produce __________ color of smoke
A) black
B) brown to gray
C) brown
D) gray
E) white
- 54. It is one of the moving cause that induce the commission of the crime
A) willfulness
B) motive
C) intent
D) malice
- 55. It refers to the purpose or design with which the act is done and involves the will to do the act.
A) willfulness
B) malice
C) intent
D) motive
- 56. Arson is crime against
A) property
B) chastity
C) person
D) security
- 57. The following are used to locate the point of origin of the fire, except
A) crazing
B) lines and areas of demarcation
C) fusion
D) nota
E) calcination
- 58. One of the tell tale signs in Arson which is important when correlated with the type of alarm, the time of received and the time of arrival of the frst apparatus
A) intensity
B) size of fire
C) odor
D) separate fires
E) color of smoke
- 59. Depth of char is often used to estimate the duration of a fire rather than how fire spread. The statement is ________
A) false
B) true
C) partially true
D) partially false
- 60. A heavy soot buildup on a glass surface suggests that the item wore _______ from the fire's point origin
A) near
B) far
C) above
D) at
E) under
- 61. A light soot buildup suggests that the item may be ________ the point of origin
A) under
B) above
C) far
D) at
E) near
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