Multiple choice. 1. A crime resulting from negligence, reckless imprudence, lack of foresight, or lack of skill is called? a. dolo b. culpa c. felony d. delito 2. Motive is generally immaterial in determining criminal liability except when a. There are several offenders, but the court wants to ascertain who is the leader. b. The evidence of the crime consists of direct and circumstantial evidence. c. The evidence of guilt of the accused is circumstantial. d. To determine the liability of the offender. 3. When committed outside the Philippine territory, our courts do not have jurisdiction over the crime of: a. Treason b. Piracy c. Espionage d. Rebellion 4. When a penal law is repealed such that the offense is no longer considered criminal, a pending case charging the accused of the repealed crime is to be: a. Prosecuted since the charge was valid when filed. b. Dismissed without any precondition. c. Dismissed without prejudice of refiling. d. Prosecuted still since the offended party has vested interest in the repealed law. 5. When are light felonies punishable? a. Light felonies are punishable in all stages of execution. b. Light felonies are punishable only when consummated, except for those committed against a person or property. c. Light felonies are not even punishable because they are so bright. d. Light felonies are punishable under any circumstance. 6. The following are limitations of penal law, except: a. Cruel punishment b. Unusual punishment c. bill of material d. excessive fines 7. The classification of felonies into a grave, less grave, and light are important to ascertain: a. If certain crimes committed on the same occasion can be complexed with other crimes. b. To correct the penalty for crimes committed through reckless imprudence. c. To find out who is Michael Pemberton. d. Why the sun rises in the east and set in the west. 8. Arnold, in a public place, fired his gun at Ponso intending to kill him, but the gun did not fire because it was empty. What is the crime committed if any? a. Estafa b. Impossible dream c. Impossible crime d. Attempted homicide 9. Justifying circumstance means: a. The act is legal therefore no crime is committed b. If it is illegal, it is wrong. c. The law applies to all, otherwise none at all. d. If you fall, you will go down 10.Can there be a crime of attempted physical injury? a. Yes, because the mind is criminal b. No, because it is a formal crime c. It depends on the situation if there is a blue moon then it is a high tide. d. Yes, it is already in the objective phase. 11.In attempted felony, the offender's preparatory act: a. is a consummated felony. b. must be connected to the intended crime. c. Is a deadly fart because it is purple. d. requires another act to result in a felony. 12.Three men mauled Arnold, they box and kick him until he falls to the ground. As the three men surrounded and continued hitting him, Arnold grabbed a knife ha had in his pocket and stabbed one of the men in the neck causing death. What is the crime committed by Arnold if any? a. Homicide, because there is intent to gain. b. Homicide, because intent to kill is presumed. c. Illegal possession of a deadly weapon because it is illegal to carry a knife. d. No crime, because he acted in self-defense, and he is justified. 13.A mitigating circumstance is one which: a. Increases the imposable penalty of the convicted felon. b. Reduces the imposable penalty because the offender shows lesser perversity. c. Does not matter at all. d. Causes sunburn. 14.An imbecile is classified as: a. Mitigating circumstance because the offender has the mind of a child. b. Intimidating circumstance because it is a terrifying condition. c. Exempting circumstance because the offender lacks intelligence an element of voluntariness. d. Intoxicating substance, no more no less. 15.Cholo is a disabled person who was charged with oral defamation for his malicious utterances against Jolo. In his defense, Cholo argued that his liability should be mitigated because of his physical defect. Is Cholo correct? a. Yes, because it is his right to speak his mind. b. Yes, because the law is not clear. c. Yes, a PWD is entitled to a mitigating circumstance because of his condition. d. No, because his physical defect has no connection to the crime committed. 16.Exempting circumstance means: a. There is a crime, but the offender is not made liable because of public policy as the conditions which make the act voluntary are absent. b. There is a crime for as long as this court sits. c. There is no crime if there is no law punishing it. d. Is a form of self-defense. 17.Generality principle as a characteristic of criminal law means: a. Penal laws shall be obligatory upon all who live and sojourn in the Philippine territory. b. Penal laws of the Philippines are enforceable only within its territory. c. Crimes committed are punished under the laws in force at the time of their commission. d. All doubts shall be resolved in favor of the accused and presumption of innocence. 18.Freedom as an element of voluntariness means: a. The act or omission must be punishable by the Revised Penal Code. b. When the offender performs the act of his own free will, without force, duress, uncontrollable fear. c. There is failure to perform a positive duty which one is bound to do. d. The mental capacity of a person to know wrong from right and to appreciate the consequences of one's act. 19.Which statement is true? a. Motive is moving power that impels a person to do a specific action to achieve the intended crime. b. Motive is the use of a particular means to achieve the intended crime. c. Motive is immaterial. d. Motive is a self-propelled vehicle. 20."Abberatio ictus" means a. Mistake in identity. b. Mistake of fact. c. Mistake in the blow. d. The resulting injury is greater than that intended. 21.Grave felonies refer to: a. Felonies with penalties which in their maximum period are correctional. b. Infractions of law for the commission of which a penalty of arrest menor or a fine. c. Felonies which the law attaches the capital punishment or penalties. d. Praeter intentionem. 22.It exists when two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the commission of a felony and decide to commit it. a. Circumcision b. Proposal c. Rally d. Conspiracy 23.Which of the following is not a light felony? a. Theft b. Malicious mischief c. Intriguing against honor d. Attempted homicide 24.It is when all the elements necessary for its execution and accomplishment are present. a. Consummated felony b. Frustrated felony c. Attempted felony d. Impossible crime 25.Frustrated felony means: a. The offender commences the commission of a felony directly by overt acts and does not perform all the acts of execution which should produce the felony because of some cause or accident other than this own spontaneous desistance. b. The offender performs all the acts of execution which would produce the felony as a consequence but which, nevertheless, do not produce it because of causes independent of the will of the perpetrator. c. All the elements necessary for its execution and accomplishment are present d. The moment the offender desists on his spontaneous desistance then he will no longer be held criminally liable 26.Crimes that involve the three stages of execution are called: a. Crimes against chastity b. Material crimes c. Formal crimes d. Objective phase 27.These are the initial acts of a person who has conceived the idea of committing a crime, but which cannot by themselves logically and necessarily ripen into a concrete offense. a. Internal acts b. External acts c. Acts of execution d. Preparatory acts 28.It destroys the presumption of criminal intent which arises upon the commission of a felonious act. a. Mistake in the blow b. Mistake in identity c. Mistake of fact d. None of the above 29. It exists when the act was done is with deliberate intent. a. Voluntariness b. Freedom c. Intelligence d. Dolo 30.Laws that exempt certain individuals from criminal prosecution. a. Laws of preferential disqualification b. Laws of perpetual disqualification c. Laws of preferential application d. Laws of perpetual condemnation 31.It is a psychological and behavioral symptom found in women living in battering relationships as a result of cumulative abuse. a. Buttered woman symptoms b. Battered woman syndrome c. RA 9262 or Anti-Violence against Women and their Children Act of 2004 d. Insanity 32.It is the reason behind self-defense. a. Stand ground when in the right b. Stand straight when in the left c. Stand tall and proud d. Beware of dogs 33.It is the act of discontinuing the execution of the felony which will negate the criminal liability of the offender when done during the attempted stage. a. Resistance b. Affidavit of resistance c. Affidavit of protestants d. Desistance 34.It is the unilateral act of one person who decides to commit a felony and proposes its execution to others: a. Conspiracy to commit a felony b. Proposal to commit a felony c. Conspiracy theory d. Proposal theory 35. It refers to the mental aberrational background or disease of the mind and must completely impair the intelligence of the accused a. Imbecile b. Insanity c. Battered woman syndrome d. Buttered woman symptoms