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This quiz covers criminal law concepts, including felonies, principals, and circumstances. The questions are designed to test student understanding of legal terms and concepts.
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QUIZ NO. 1 Quiz "Some people dream of success while others wake up and work" Question 1 (2 points) When a person who has decided to commit a felony proposes its execution to some other person or persons, there is: proposal conspiracy plan inducement Question 2 (2 points) A person who is not co...
QUIZ NO. 1 Quiz "Some people dream of success while others wake up and work" Question 1 (2 points) When a person who has decided to commit a felony proposes its execution to some other person or persons, there is: proposal conspiracy plan inducement Question 2 (2 points) A person who is not considered a principal but cooperates in the execution of the offense by previous or simultaneous acts is liable as: accessory principal by indispensable cooperation accomplice conspirator Question 3 (2 points) A person who has knowledge about the commission of the crime and assisted in the escape of the principal is liable as: principal by indispensable cooperation principal by direct participation accomplice accessory Question 4 (2 points) What is the duration of destierro? one day to 30 days 30 days and 1 day to 6 months 6 months and 1 day to 6 years 6 years and 1 day to 12 years Question 5 (2 points) The accused was intoxicated when he committed the crime. Such circumstance is considered: aggravating mitigating exempting alternative Question 6 (2 points) Which of the following is liable for the commission of a crime? imbecile 15 year old or below who acted with discernment over 15 but below 18 year - old minor who acted without discernment insane person who acted during lucid interval Question 7 (2 points) Which of the following penalties is considered a principal and at the same time accessory penalty? reclusion perpetua destierro perpetual absolute or temporary disqualification public censure Question 8 (2 points) Less serious physical injuries has a penalty of arresto mayor. As such, it is considered as a: grave felony less grave felony light felony heinous crime Question 9 (2 points) What aggravating circumstance is present when the offender commits any of the crimes against the person, employing means, methods, or forms in the execution thereof which tend directly andspecially to insure its execution, without risk to himself arising from the defense which the offended party might make? ignominy treachery evident premeditation craft Question 10 (2 points) What aggravating circumstance is present when the offender has been previously punished by an offense to which the law attaches an equal or greater penalty? Recidivism habituality habitual delinquency quasi-recidivism Question 11 (2 points) What is the stage of the commission of the crime when the offender commences the commission of a felony directly by over acts, and does not perform all the acts of execution which should produce the felony by reason of some cause or accident other than this own spontaneous desistance? attempted frustrated consummated impossible crime Question 12 (2 points) Which of the following is NOT an element of defense of stranger? unlawful aggression reasonable necessity of the means used to repel or prevent the attack lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the accused the accused should not have been induced by revenge, resentment or other evil motive Question 13 (2 points) When the offender performs all the acts of execution which would produce the felony as a consequence but which, nevertheless, do not produce it by reason of causes independent of the will of the perpetrator, the felony is: attempted frustrated consummated impossible crime Question 14 (2 points) Which of the following is an exempting circumstance? Lack of intent to commit so grave a wrong as that committed. Having acted under the compulsion of an irresistible force. The accused is suffering from an illness which diminished the exercise of the will-power. The accused took advantage of his public position in the commission of the crime. Question 15 (2 points) Which of the following is a justifying circumstance? irresistible force uncontrollable fear obedience to a lawful order insuperable cause Question 16 (2 points) When two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the commission of a felony and decide to commit it, there is: proposal conspiracy inducement entrapment Question 17 (2 points) The accused shall undergo subsidiary imprisonment if he fails to pay the: fine civil liability cost of the suit attorney's fees Question 18 (2 points) A modifying circumstance which increases the penalty to be imposed upon the accused: justifying exempting aggravating mitigating Question 19 (2 points) All of the following are aggravating circumstances in the commission of a crime EXCEPT: using minors minority of the offender disregard of age disregard of sex Question 20 (2 points) Felonies which the law attaches the capital punishment or penalties which in any of their periods are afflictive are considered: grave felonies less grave felonies light felonies infractions Question 21 (2 points) When the offender is already over 70 years at the time he committed the felony, his age is considered: exempting justifying mitigating aggravating Question 22 (2 points) A person who has knowledge about the commission of the crime without being in conspiracy with the principal and who destroys or conceals the instruments used in the commission of the crime to prevent the discovery thereof? principal by indispensable cooperation principal by direct participation Accomplice accessory Question 23 (2 points) When the accused committed the crime due to sufficient provocation or threat on the part of the offended party immediately preceded the act, such circumstance is considered: justifying exempting mitigating aggravating Question 24 (2 points) An act which would be an offense against persons or property, were it not for the inherent impossibility of its accomplishment on account of the employment of inadequate or ineffectual means is called: impossible crime attempted felony frustrated felony consummated felony Question 25 (2 points) In order for voluntary plea of guilty to be mitigating, it must be made in open court and must be done: during arraignment during pre-trial at any time prior to the presentation of the prosecution evidence at any stage of the proceedings Question 26 (2 points) When the penalty imposed is only to pay a fine, the subsidiary imprisonment shall not exceed: 1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year Question 27 (2 points) Civil interdiction is an accessory penalty for: reclusion perpetua prision mayor prision correccional life sentence Question 28 (2 points) Felonies can be committed by means of deceit(dolo) or fault(culpa). Which of the following does not give rise to culpable felonies? imprudence malice negligence lack of foresight Question 29 (2 points) All of the following relatives of the principal are exempt from criminal liability as accessories EXCEPT: spouses parents adopted brothers/sisters aunts/uncles Question 30 (2 points) Light felonies are punishable when they are: Consummated except those against persons or property Frustrated or consummated When committed against persons or property. Attempted except those against persons or property Question 31 (2 points) What is the duration of arresto mayor? 6 years and 1 day to 12 years imprisonment 1 month and 1 day to 6 months imprisonment 6 months and 1 day to 6 years imprisonment 1 day to 30 days imprisonment Question 32 (2 points) What is the duration of reclusion temporal? 20 years and 1 day to 40 years 6 years and 1 day to 12 years 1 month and 1 day to 6 months 12 years and 1 day to 20 years Question 33 (2 points) When a single act constitutes two or more grave or less grave felonies, or when an offense is a necessary means for committing the other, the crime committed is called: continuing crime complex crime special complex crime transitory crime Question 34 (2 points) A person who forces another to commit a crime is liable as: principal by induction or inducement principal by direct participation principal by indispensable cooperation accomplice Question 35 (2 points) A person who cooperates in the commission of the offense by another act without which it would not have been accomplished is liable as: principal by induction principal by indispensable cooperation principal by direct participation accomplice Question 36 (2 points) Physical defect which restricts the means of action of the accused is considered: justifying exempting mitigating alternative Question 37 (2 points) A person who, at the time of his trial for one crime, has been previously convicted by final judgment of another crime embraced in the same title of the Revised Penal Code is called: multi-recidivist recidivist quasi-recidivist habitual offender Question 38 (2 points) A person who has knowledge about the commission of the crime and, without being in conspiracy with the principal, has assisted the latter to profit by the effects of the crime is liable as: principal by direct participation principal by indispensable cooperation accomplice accessory Question 39 (2 points) If the accused is insane but committed the crime during his lucid interval, such circumstance is considered: exempting justifying mitigating aggravating Question 40 (2 points) Which of the following modifying circumstances considers the act of the accused to be in accordance with law and does not incur any criminal or civil liability? exempting justifying mitigating alternative Question 41 (2 points) When the offender acted with passion or obfuscation in the commission of the crime, such circumstance is considered: justifying exempting aggravating mitigating Question 42 (2 points) When a person causes an injury to another by mere accident without fault or intention of causing it while performing a lawful act with due care, such circumstance is considered: justifying exempting aggravating mitigating Question 43 (2 points) When the accused committed the crime in a place dedicated to religious worship, such circumstance is considered: justifying exempting aggravating mitigating Question 44 (2 points) Which of the following will extinguish the civil liability of the accused? absolute pardon granted by the President pardon extended by the private offended party civil interdiction imposed on the accused preventive imprisonment of the accused Question 45 (2 points) Penal laws will NOT be given retroactive effect even if favorable to the accused when he is: Convicted of a heinous crime Habitual criminal Recidivist An immediate relative of the victim Question 46 (2 points) Which of the following is NOT an element of the justifying circumstance of defense of relatives? unlawful aggression reasonable necessity of the means used to repel or prevent the attack lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the accused if the provocation was given by the person attacked, the accused had no participation therein. Question 47 (2 points) How many armed malefactors shall have acted together in the commission of an offense in order that the crime be considered as having been committed by a band? Two armed men Three armed men Four or more armed men Four or more persons but at least one of them is armed Question 48 (2 points) When a person committed a crime by reason of a price, reward or promise given by another, as far as the former is concerned such circumstance is considered: justifying exempting mitigating aggravating Question 49 (2 points) Which of the following is an exempting circumstance? fulfillment of duty uncontrollable fear avoidance of equal or greater evil lack of education and intelligence Question 50 (2 points) When a complex crime is committed, the penalty for the most serious crime shall be imposed and the same has to be applied in its: minimum period medium period maximum period entire range