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Criminal Jurisprudence Review Questions
Criminal Jurisprudence Review Questions
1. Berto, with evident premeditation and treachery killed his father. What was the crime committed?
A. Murder
B. Parricide
C. Homicide
D. Qualified Homicide Answer: B
2. PO3 Bagsik entered the dwelling of Totoy against the latter’s will on suspicion that Bitoy keep unlicensed firearms
in his home. What was the crime committed by PO3 Bagsik?
3. Charlie and Lea had been married for more than 6 months.They live together with the children of Lea from her first husband.
Charlie had sexual relation with Jane, the 14 year old daughter of Lea.Jane loves Charlie very much.What was the crime committed by
Charlie?
A. Simple Seduction
B. Qualified Seduction
C. Consented Abduction
D. Rape
Answer: B
4. Prof. Jose gave a failing grade to one of his students, Lito. When the two met the following day, Lito slapped Prof. Jose on the face.
What was the crime committed by Lito?
A. Corruption of Public Officials
B. Direct Assault
C. Slight Physical Injuries
D. Grave Coercion Answer: B
5. A warrant of arrest was issued against Fred for the killing of his parents. When PO2 Tapang tried to arrest him,Fred gave him 1
million pesos to set him free. PO2 Tapang refrained in arresting Fred. What was the crime committed by PO2 Tapang?
A. Indirect Bribery
B. Direct Bribery
C. Corruption of Public Officials
D. Qualified Bribery Answer: D
6. Which of the following is the exemption to the hearsy rule made under the consciousness of an impending death?
A. Parol Evidence
B. Ante mortem statement
C. Suicide note
D. Dead man statute
Answer: D
8. It refers to family history or descent transmitted from one generation to another.
A. inheritance
B. heritage
C. Pedigree
D. culture Answer: C
9. The authority of the court to take cognizance of the case in the first instance.
A. Appellate Jurisdiction
B. General Jurisdiction
C. Original Jurisdiction
D. Exclusive Jurisdiction Answer: C
12. It refers to a territorial unit where the power of the court is to be exercised.
A. jurisdiction
B. jurisprudence
C. venue
D. bench Answer: C
14. The taking of another person’s personal property, with intent to gain, by means of force and intimidation.
A. qualified theft
B. robbery
C. theft
D. malicious mischief Answer: B
15. Felony committed when a person compels another by means of force, violence or intimidation to do something against his will,
whether right or wrong.
A. grave threat
B. grave coercion
C. direct assault
D. slander by deed Answer: B
16. These are persons having no apparent means of subsistence but have the physical ability to work and neglect to apply himself or
herself to lawful calling.
A. Pimps
B. prostitutes
C. gang members
D. Vagrants Answer: D
17. A medley of discordant voices, a mock serenade of discordant noises designed to annoy and insult.
A. Tumultuous
B. Charivari
C. sedition
D. scandal Answer: B
18. The unauthorized act of a public officer who compels another person to change his residence.
A. violation of domicile
B. arbitrary detention
C. Expulsion
D. direct assault Answer: C
19. The deprivation of a private person of the liberty of another person without legal grounds.
A. illegal detention
B. arbitrary detention
C. forcible abduction
D. forcible detention Answer: A
20. An offense committed by a married woman through carnal knowledge with a man not her husband who knows her to be
married, although the marriage can be later declared void.
A. concubinage
B. bigamy
C. adultery
D. immorality Answer: C
23. The loss or forfeiture of the right of the government to execute the final sentence after the lapse of a certaintime fixed by law.
A. prescription of crime
B. prescription of prosecution
C. prescription of judgement
D. prescription of penalty Answer: D
25. Infractions of mere rules of convenience designed to secure a more orderly regulation of the affairs of the society.
A. mala prohibita
B. mala in se
C. private crimes
D. public crimes Answer: A
26. Felony committed by a public officer who agrees to commit an act in consideration of a gift and this act is connected with the
discharge of his public duties.
A. qualified bribery
B. direct bribery
C. estafa
D. indirect bribery
Answer: B
27. The wilful and corrupt assertion of falsehood under oath of affirmation, administered by authority of law on a material matter.
A. libel
B. Falsification
C. Perjury
D. Slander Answer: C
29. Whenever more than 3 armed malefactors shall have acted together in the commission of a crime.
A. gang
B. conspiracy
C. band
D. piracy Answer: C
30. The failure to perform a positive duty which one is bound to.
A. Negligence
B. imprudence
C. Omission
D. act Answer: C
31. Ways and means are employed for the purpose of trapping and
capturing the law breaker in the execution of his criminal plan.
A. Misfeasance
B. entrapment
C. inducement
D. Instigation Answer: B
32. Those where the act committed is a crime but for reasons of
public policy and sentiment there is no penalty imposed.
A. impossible crimes
B. aggravating circumstances
C. absolutory causes
D. Complex Crimes
Answer: C
33. One of the following is an alternative circumstance.
A. Insanity
B. intoxication
C. passion or obfuscation
D. evident premeditation Answer: B
35. At what time may the accused move to quash the complaint or
information?
A. at any time before his arrest
B. only after entering his plea
C. any time before entering his plea
D. Monday morning
Answer: C
36. The process whereby the accused and the prosecutor in a
criminal case work out a mutually satisfactory
disposition on the case subject to court approval.
A. Arraignment
B. Plea bargaining
C. preliminary investigation
D. trial Answer: B
41. It is evidence of the same kind and to the same state of facts.
A. secondary evidence
B. prima facie evidence
C. corroborative evidence
D. best evidence Answer: C
45. Personal property that can be subjects for search and seizure.
A. used or intended to be used as means in committing an
offense
B. stolen or embezzled and other proceeds or fruits of the
offense
C. subject of the offense
D. all of the above Answer: D
46. All persons who can perceive and perceiving, can make known
their perception to others.
A. Suspects
B. witnesses
C. victims
D. informers Answer: B
58. Something that happen outside the sway of our will, and
although it comes about through some acts of our will,
lies beyond the bound s of humanly foreseeable consequences.
A. fortuitous event
B. fate
C. accident
D. destiny Answer: C
64. When the offender enjoys and delights in making his victim
suffers slowly and gradually, causing him unnecessary physical
pain in the consummation of the criminal act.
A. Ignominy
B. Cruelty
C. treachery
D. masochism
Answer: B
65. One, who at the time of his trial for one crime shall have been
previously convicted by final judgment of another crime embraced
in the same title of the Revised Penal Code.
A. Recidivism
B. habitual delinquency
C. reiteracion
D. quasi-recidivism Answer: A
67. The law hears before it condemns, proceeds upon inquiry and
render judgment after a fair trial.
A. ex post facto law
B. equal protection of the law
C. rule of law
D. due process of law Answer: D
88. It means that the resulting injury is greater than that which is
intended.
A. Aberratio ictus
B. Error in personae
C. Dura Lex Sed lex
D. Praeter Intentionem Answer: D
90. A stage of execution when all the elements necessary for its
execution and accomplishment are present.
A. Attempted
B. Frustrated
C. Consummated
D. Accomplished Answer: C
91. An act or omission which is the result of a misapprehension of
facts that is voluntary but not intentional.
A. Absolutory Cause
B. Mistake of facts
C. Conspiracy
D. Felony Answer: B
92. Crimes that have three stages of execution.
A. Material
B. Formal
C. Seasonal
D. Continuing Answer: A