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