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