UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP-LAS PINAS

CRIMINAL LAW II
FINAL EXAMINATION

1. X became enraged with Y. X was so mad he wanted to get even with Y.

At the spur of the moment Y took the clothes of Y from the drawer and
burned them to ashes. What crime was committed by X?

a. theft c. malicious mischief

b. robbery d. arson

2. X slapped the face of Y in front of a lot of people (presumably to

humiliate Y in front of the crowd). What crime did X commit?

a. unjust vexation
b. libel
c. slight physical injury
d. slander by deed

3. This refers to the act of taking away of a woman from the place where
she might be to another place with the intent to marry or corrupt her.
a. abduction b. seduction c. attempted rape d. kidnapping

4. All of the following are ways of committing concubinage EXCEPT:

a. keeping a paramour in the conjugal dwelling

b. keeping a mistress in the conjugal dwelling
c. having sexual intercourse with a mistress under scandalous
circumstances
d. cohabiting with a mistress in any other place

5. It is defined as any human conduct which, although not productive of

some material or physical harm would however, unjustly annoy or vex an
innocent person.
a. unjust vexation c. provocation
b. light coercion d. unlawful aggression

6. X got irate with Y. X was so mad he wanted to get even with Y. At the
spur of the moment Y took the clothes of Y from the drawer and burned
them to ashes. What crime was committed by X?

a. theft c. malicious mischief

b. robbery d. arson

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7. X and Y are next door neighbors. X became irritated by the constant
barking of Y’s dog so one night he shot the dog causing the dog to die.
What crime was committed by X?

a. homicide b. murder c. malicious mischief d. physical injuries

8. In relation to question number 7, supposing after killing the dog, X

realized that he missed dinner that night and that he was so hungry so
he took the dog’s carcass and cooked it and thereafter ate it. What crime
was committed by X?

a. theft b. malicious mischief c. complex crime d. cruelty to animals

9. X a taxi driver, saw a bag left by one of his passengers which when he
opened contained valuables amounting to thousand of pesos. Assume
that he deliberately fail to restore the bag and its contents to the
passenger would X be held liable and for what crime?
a. yes, for theft
b. no crime he did not take the money by force
c. yes, for qualified theft
d. no crime he did not have criminal intent

10. X saw a car parked on the street with a lap top left therein. X broke
the windows of the car and entered therein and took the lap top. What
crime was committed by X?

a. theft only
b. robbery
c. grave coercion
d. carnapping
e. malicious mischief

11. X, entered the house of Jose thru an open window and once inside
took the cell phone of Jose. X exited the house by means of the front
door. Jose never noticed X’s presence therein, until the CCTV camera
was reviewed. What crime was committed by X?

a. robbery
b. theft only
c. trespassing
d. robbery with tresppassing

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 Note: The next three (3) questions are related

12. X wanted to kill Y. One night he saw Y deep in his sleep in his room.
X went out of the house bought gasoline pour it on Y’s house and set it
on fire. As a result of the fire Y died. What crime was committed by X?

a. arson
b. murder
c. arson with homicide
d. qualified arson

13. Assume that X did not know that Y was inside the house. He poured
gas to Y’s house and set it on fire. His only intention was to burn the
house. But again, as earlier stated Y was inside the burning house
(which is unknown to X) which caused his death.What crime was
committed by X?

a. arson
b. arson with homicide
c. murder
d. technical arson

14. Assume that X entered Y’s room and while the latter was sleeping,
stabbed him to death. X in order to hide any traces of the crime decided
to burn the house. What crime was committed by X?

a. complex crime of murder with arson

b. heinous crime
c. murder
d. murder and arson

15. Which among the following relationship is not covered in the

absolutory causes of property crimes?

a. spouses
b. brothers and sisters
c. common law relationships
d. best friends

16. Which among the following is not grave coercion?

a. Forcing a student to eat “tae” for being late in school
b. A teacher forcing the student to sing the National Anthem one Monday
morning in school

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c. Preventing another person by means of violence from taking a
bath/shower because the supply of water in the comfort room is running
low.
d. A driver, threatening a beautiful girl that if she would not come with
him, he would bump the car in which the girl was riding into a concrete
wall.

17. Interpreting dreams, telling fortunes in exchange for some

consideration may be a crime of:

a. other deceits b. malicious mischief c. theft d. no crime

18. A man is facing charges of rape. The man interposed the defense
that he and the supposed rape victims are lover since high school. What
do you call that plea in rape cases that the accused and the alleged
victim are lovers and therefore any sexual encounter most probably is
consensual?

a. sweetheart defense c. consensual rape

b. girlfriend defense d. insanity defense

19. This is committed by any married woman who shall have sexual
intercourse with a man not her husband and by the man who has carnal
knowledge of her knowing her to be married.

a. concubinage b. adultery c. fornication d. sin

20. This is committed by any husband who shall keep a mistress in the
conjugal dwelling, or shall have sexual intercourse, under scandalous
circumstances, with a woman who is not his wife, or shall cohabit with
her in any other place.

a. concubinage
b. adultery
c. fornication
d. sin

21. This is committed by having sex a woman who is single or a widow of

good reputation, over twelve but under eighteen years of age, committed
by means of deceit.

a. forcible abduction
b. consented abduction
c. simple seduction
d. qualified seduction

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22. Committed by any person who shall promote or facilitate the
prostitution or corruption of persons underage to satisfy the lust of
another.

a. white slave trade

b. trafficking in persons
c. white slave trade
d. all of the above

23. Committed by any person who, in any manner, or under any pretext,
shall engage in the business or shall profit by prostitution or shall enlist
the services of any other for the purpose of prostitution.

a. white slave trade

b. trafficking in persons
c. white slave trade
d. all of the above

24. Committed by any person who shall abduct any woman against her
will and with lewd designs shall be punished by reclusion temporal.
a. forcible abduction b. consented abduction c. simple seduction d.
qualified seduction

25. This is committed by any person who abducts a virgin over twelve
years and under eighteen years of age, carried out with her consent and
with lewd designs.
a. forcible abduction b. consented abduction c. simple seduction d.
qualified seduction

26. This felony is committed by any Filipino citizen or an alien residing

in the Philippines who levies war against the Philippines or adheres to
her enemies giving them aid or comfort in the Philippines or elsewhere.

a. Treason b. Rebellion c. Flight to enemy country d. Sedition

27. What crime is committed by one who on the high seas or in

Philippine waters shall attack or seize a vessel or, not being a member of
its complement or passengers, shall seize the whole or part of the cargo
of said vessel, its equipments or personal belongings.

a. robbery
b. terrorism
c. piracy on the high seas or Philippine water

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28. This felony is committed by any public officer or employee, who
without legal ground such as violent insanity or the commission of a
crime, shall detain another.

a. arbitrary detention b. kidnapping c. illegal arrest d. grave coercion

29. This felony is committed by a public officer or employee who, not

being authorized by judicial order, shall enter the dwelling of another
against the will of its owner.
a. trespass to dwelling
b. violation of domicile
c. abuse of authority
d. police visibility

30. This crime is committed by rising publicly and taking arms against
the Government for the purpose of removing from the allegiance to said
government the territory of the RP or any part thereof, or deprive the
Chief executive or Congress any of their powers or prerogatives.

a. coup d’ etat b. sedition c. murder d. rebellion

31. What felony is committed by person or persons who belong to the

military or police organizations or those who hold public office or
employment who shall make a swift attack directed against duly
constituted authorities, or any military camp or installation,
communications network or public facilities for the purpose of seizing
state power.

a. rebellion b. coup d’etat c. insurrection d. people power

32. What crime is committed by a public officer or employee who shall

arrest or search any member of Congress while Congress is in regular or
special session, except when such member has committed a crime
punishable under the RPC by a penalty higher than prision mayor?

a. unlawful arrest
b. illegal detention
c. arbitrary detention
d. violation of parliamentary immunity

33. The felony of _______ by any founder, director, and presidents of

associations organized for the purpose of committing any of the crimes
punishable under the RPC or for some purpose contrary to public
morals.

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a. illegal assemblies b. illegal associations c. terrorism d. none of the
above

34. This is committed by any person who shall attack, employ force, or
seriously intimidate or resist any person in authority or his agents while
engaged in the performance of his duties or on the occasion of such
performance.
a. direct assault b. indirect assault c. attempted murder d. disrespect
of rank

35. This is committed by any person who shall remove from any penal
establishment any person confined therein or shall help the escape of
such person by means of violence intimidation or bribery.

a. infidelity in the custody of prisoners

b. conniving to evasion
c. delivering prisoners from jail
d. evasion of service of sentence

36. This felony is committed by any convict who shall evade the service
of his sentence by escaping during the term of his imprisonment by
reason of final judgment.

a. infidelity in the custody of prisoners

b. consenting to evasion
c. delivering prisoners from jail
d. evasion of service of sentence

37. A form of repetition wherein a person shall commit a felony after

having been convicted by final judgment, before beginning to serve such
sentence or while serving the same. If this happens the person will be
punished the maximum period of the penalty prescribed by the law for
the new felony.

a. recidivism
b. quasi recidivism
c. habitual delinquency
d. reiteration or habituality

38. What felony is committed by any person who shall knowingly and
falsely represent himself to be an officer, agent or representative of any
department or agency of the Philippine or any foreign government, or
who under pretense of official position shall perform any act pertaining
to any person in authority or public officer of the Philippine or foreign

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government, or any agency thereof, without being lawfully entitled to do
so.

a. estafa
b. falsification
c. usurpation of authority or official functions
d. illegal use of uniform or insignia

39. This is committed by any person who shall publicly and improperly
make use of insignia, uniform or dress pertaining to an office not held by
such person or to a class of person of which he is not a member.

a. illegal use of uniform or insignia

b. usurpation of official functions
c. usurpation of authority
d. using fictitious name

40. This felony is committed by any person who shall offend against
decency or good customs by any highly scandalous conduct not
expressly falling within any other article of the RPC.

a. Indecency
b. Grave scandal
c. Public display of affection
d. Exhibitionism/Lady Godiva Syndrome