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