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