CEVEDE - Quiz
  • 1. As defined under Section 1, Rule 128 of the Rules of Court, what is evidence?
A) The testimony of witnesses given during the trial
B) As defined under Section 1, Rule 128 of the Rules of Court, what is evidence?
C) The conclusion reached by the court after evaluating the facts
D) The means sanctioned by these Rules of ascertaining in a judicial proceeding the truth respecting a matter of fact
  • 2. The Rules on Evidence apply only to:
A) Administrative cases
B) All types of cases and proceedings
C) Quasi-judicial proceedings
D) Judicial proceedings
  • 3. Under Section 4, Rule 128, the Rules of Evidence do not apply to the following cases, EXCEPT:
A) Naturalization cases
B) Election cases
C) Land registration proceedings
D) Civil cases before regular courts
  • 4. In which of the following may the Rules of Evidence be applied only by analogy or in a suppletory character?
A) All of the above
B) Criminal cases
C) Insolvency proceedings
D) Civil cases
  • 5. Evidence is required when:
A) There is no dispute between the parties
B) The facts are already admitted
C) The court needs to resolve a question of fact
D) The court needs to resolve a question of law
  • 6. Evidence is NOT required in the following instances, EXCEPT:
A) Facts judicially admitted by the adverse party
B) Issues of fact raised in the pleadings
C) Matters of judicial notice
D) When the law presumes the truth of a fact
  • 7. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the Rules on Electronic Evidence?
A) It does not apply to text messages or chat conversations
B) It replaces the Rules of Court in all proceedings
C) It applies only to criminal cases
D) It applies to all civil actions, quasi-judicial and administrative cases
  • 8. It refers to telephone conversations, text messages, chatroom sessions, streaming audio, streaming video and other communications whose evidence is not recorded or retained:
A) Ephemeral communications
B) Digital records
C) Electronic evidence
D) Temporary evidence
  • 9. The Rules on Evidence shall be construed:
A) Strictly to ensure compliance
B) Liberally to facilitate the attainment of justice
C) According to the personal discretion of the judge
D) In favor of the accused in all cases
  • 10. Is there a vested right in the Rules on Evidence?
A) No, because the Supreme Court may change them pursuant to its constitutional power
B) Yes, because it is part of procedural due process
C) Yes, once the case has commenced
D) No, unless the parties agree otherwise
  • 11. In civil cases, the party with the burden of proof must establish their claim by:
A) Preponderance of evidence
B) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
C) Substantial evidence
D) Clear and convincing evidence
  • 12. In criminal cases, the guilt of the accused must be proven by:
A) Clear and convincing evidence
B) Preponderance of evidence
C) Proof beyond reasonable doubt
D) Substantial evidence
  • 13. An offer of compromise in a civil case is:
A) Not an admission of liability and not admissible against the offeror
B) Admissible as evidence against the offeror
C) An admission of liability
D) Admissible only if the other party accepts it
  • 14. An offer of compromise by the accused in a criminal case is an implied admission of guilt, EXCEPT:
A) In cases involving quasi-offenses or those allowed by law to be compromised
B) When the offended party agrees to the compromise
C) In cases involving murder
D) In cases punishable by reclusion perpetua
  • 15. The constitutional presumption of innocence applies in:
A) All cases
B) Criminal cases only
C) Quasi-judicial cases
D) Civil cases only
  • 16. In civil cases, evidence of the moral character of a party is admissible if:
A) It shows the party has good moral character
B) It is pertinent to the issue of character involved in the case
C) It shows the party has bad moral character
D) It proves the party is telling the truth
  • 17. In criminal cases, the prosecution may prove the bad moral character of the accused:
A) Only if it proves the accused committed the crime
B) At any time during the trial
C) Only with the consent of the accused
D) Only in rebuttal
  • 18. The concept of "confession" applies to:
A) Civil cases
B) Neither civil nor criminal cases
C) Criminal cases
D) Both civil and criminal cases
  • 19. The privileged communication rule on patient-physician relationship applies to:
A) Neither civil nor criminal cases
B) Both civil and criminal cases
C) Civil cases only
D) Criminal cases only
  • 20. The rule on admission by a conspirator applies to:
A) Civil cases only
B) Both civil and criminal cases
C) Criminal cases only
D) Neither civil nor criminal cases
  • 21. It is the conviction or persuasion of the mind resulting from a consideration of evidence:
A) Proof
B) Factum probandum
C) Factum probans
D) Evidence
  • 22. It is the medium or means used to establish the truth of a matter:
A) Evidence
B) Proof
C) Verdict
D) Factum probandum
  • 23. Factum probandum refers to:
A) The facts or materials proving the proposition
B) The evidence presented in court
C) The final conclusion of the court
D) The fact or proposition to be established
  • 24. Factum probans refers to:
A) The issue to be resolved
B) The fact or proposition to be established
C) The burden of proof
D) The facts or materials evidencing the proposition to be established
  • 25. Corpus delicti means:
A) The dead body of the victim
B) The fact that a crime was committed
C) The identity of the perpetrator
D) The object used in the crime
  • 26. Which of the following is NOT an element of corpus delicti?
A) The existence of a certain act or result forming the basis of the charge
B) All of these are elements
C) The existence of a criminal agency as the cause of the act or result
D) The identity of the person who committed the act
  • 27. In a theft case, which of the following is part of corpus delicti?
A) That the property was lost by the owner through felonious taking
B) The value of the stolen property
C) The recovery of the stolen property
D) The identity of the thief
  • 28. The rules on evidence may be waived. Which of the following is an example?
A) Evidence obtained illegally becomes admissible if no objection is made
B) Failure to object to hearsay evidence makes it admissible
C) The court may dispense with the rules upon request of one party
D) The accused may waive his right to present evidence
  • 29. When evidence is admissible, it means:
A) It was obtained legally
B) It proves the fact in issue beyond doubt
C) It is relevant and not excluded by law, the Constitution or the Rules
D) It is automatically credible
  • 30. For evidence to be admissible, it must be:
A) Material and substantial
B) Legal and truthful
C) Credible and persuasive
D) Relevant and competent
  • 31. Evidence is relevant if:
A) It is not excluded by any law
B) It was presented by a competent witness
C) It comes from a credible source
D) It has a direct relationship to the fact in issue
  • 32. Evidence is competent if:
A) It proves the fact in issue
B) It is material to the case
C) It is credible8
D) It is not excluded by the Constitution, law or Rules
  • 33. As a general rule, evidence on collateral matters is:
A) Allowed only if the judge permits it
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C) Not Allowed
D) Allowed only in criminal cases
  • 34. Evidence on collateral matters is allowed if:
A) It tends to establish the probability or improbability of the fact in issue
B) The parties agree
C) It is presented by a party with the burden of proof
D) It proves the witness is telling the truth
  • 35. Motive becomes important when:
A) The victim is dead
B) It is an element of the offense
C) The evidence of commission and identity is purely circumstantial
D) The accused denies the charge
  • 36. Admissibility of evidence refers to:
A) Whether it proves the fact in issue
B) Whether it is entitled to be received and considered
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D) Whether it is credible
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