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