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