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