THEORIES AND CRIME

CAUSATION PRELIM
EXAM
1. A theory that is based on Utilitarian concept of freewill and the greatest
good of the greatest number.
a. Classical Theory c) Free Will theory
b. Deterrence Theory d) Hedonistic theory
2. It is the study of the formation of the skull in relation to the behavior of
the criminal.
c. Phrenology c) Skullogy
d. Criminology d) Entomology
3. The Primary advocate of the Positivist School of thought in Criminology.
e. Cesare Beccaria c) Cesare Lombroso
f. Edwin Sutherland c) Leonard Keeler
4. The principle which states that man, by nature, always tries to maximize
pleasure and avoid pain.
a. Utilitarianism c) Hedonism
b. Socialism d) Atavism
5. Axe was born from a criminal family and he was always looking for a
pleasure in life but do not take any want risk and avoid pain, Mr. Axe is a great
representation of _______?
c. Utilitarianism c) Hedonism
d. Atavism d) Born Criminal
6. This theory believes that punishment should fit the criminal and not the
crime committed.
e. Positivist Theory c) Neo-Classical Theory
f. Classical Theory d) Differential Association Theory
7. The science of classifying human physical characteristics.
a. Physiognomy c) Somatology
b. Positivism d) Atavism
8. An integrated body of assumptions, propositions, and definitions that explain and predict
relationships between two or more variables.
c. Hypothesis
d. Theory
e. Biography
f. Theories of Crime Causation
9. This are abstract concepts that systematically describe the causes or genesis of crimes. These
theories often provide empirical insights to anyone who ventures unto crime analysis.
g. Hypothesis
h. Theory
i. Biography
j. Theories of Crime Causation
10. It means that human tend to avoid pain and maximize pleasure.
a. Hedonistic
b. Hedonism
c. Utilitarian
d. All of this
11. It refers to a person who only wants pleasure and avoid pain.
e. Hedonistic
f. Hedonism
g. Utilitarian
h. Pleasure and Pain Principle
12. Are those committed with intent; offender is in full possession of his mental faculties /
capabilities?
i. Rational
j. irrational
k. Crimes by passion
l. crimes by imitation
13. A person 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. Recidivist
b. Quasi-Recidivist
c. Accused
d. Criminal
14. A type of body physique with relatively predominance of soft, roundness throughout the regions of the
body. They have low specific gravity. Persons with typically relaxed and comfortable disposition.
e. Endomorphy
f. Mesomorphy
g. Ectomorphy
h. None Of These
15. Thin physique, flat chest, delicacy through the body, slender, poorly muscled. They tend to look more
fatigue and withdrawn.
i. Endomorphy
j. Mesomorphy
k. Ectomorphy
l. None Of These
16. Athletic type, predominance of muscle, bone and connective tissue, normally
heavy, hard and firm, sting and tough. They are the people who are routinely
active and aggressive, and they are the most likely to commit crimes.
a. Endomorph c. Mesomorph
b. Ectomorph d. None Of These
17. He wrote the essay of “On Crimes and Punishment” which presented key ideas
on the abolition of torture as legitimate means of extracting confession.
c. Cesare Becaria c. Cesare Beccaria
d. Cesare Bacaria d. Cesare Beccarria
18. It is a theory that proposes that individuals calculate the consequences of his
actions by weighing the pleasure (gain) and the pain (suffering) he would derive
from doing the action.
e. Pleasure and Pain Theory c. Hedonism
f. Utilitarianism Theory d. None of This
19. He discovered that most of the ascendants of the Jukes were criminals.
a. Charles Goring c. Henry Goddard
b. Enricco Ferri d. Richard Louis Dugdale
20. Those person who are triggered by emotional force such as love, hatred,
jealousy, hatred, anger, and others
c. Insane criminal c. Criminal by Passion
d. Occasional Criminal d. Born Criminal
21. This are persons who only commits crime because situation forces them to
do so. The best example is act of self defense.
e. Crimininoloid
f. Pseudocriminal
g. Undesirable Criminal
h. Habitual Criminal
22. It is based on the study of the personality traits or character based on facial appearance.
a. Psychology
b. Physiognomy
c. Born Criminal
d. Atavist
23. He was credited with the development of Panopticon prison, a circular structure placed at the center of
a circular glass roof.
e. Jeremy Bentham
f. Cesare Lombroso
g. Cesare Beccaria
h. Enricco Ferri
24. It is an action in which an individual pursues the greatest happiness of all affected even at the expense of
his own happiness.
i. Utilitarianism
j. Minimally moral
k. Morally Best
l. Less Moral
25. It is an action in which he pursues others happiness only when it promotes his own happiness as
well.
a. Utilitarianism
b. Minimally moral
c. Morally Best
d. Less Moral
26. It refers to an individual pursues his own happiness, taking care not to cause pain to others, but not
pursuing their own happiness either.
e. Immoral
f. Minimally moral
g. Morally Best
h. Less Moral
27. It is an action where an individual harms others.
i. Immoral
j. Minimally moral
k. Morally Best
l. Less Moral
28. He coined the term Criminal Sociology.
a. Enricco Feri
b. Enrrico Ferri
c. Enrico Ferri
d. Enrico Feri
29. He is the Father of Modern Criminology who wrote the theory of ______.
e. Utilitarian Theory
f. Atavism Theory
g. Anomy Theory
h. Sociological Theory
30. It is the study of the person`s personality traits or character based on skull formation.
i. Prenology
j. Craniology
k. Phrenology
l. Both b and c
31. He conducted a study of the Jukes family by researching their family tree as far back 200 years. He
discovered that most of the ascendants of the Jukes were criminals.
a. Richard Louis Dugdale
b. Charles Goring
c. Henry Goddard
d. William H. Sheldon
31. According to the Body Physiques of Kretschmer, this is referring to those persons who are thin, with
narrow shoulder, flat chest, loose skin, and long limbs.
e. Endomorphy
f. Mesomorphy
g. Ectomorphy
h. Asthenic
32. It is attributed to a viscerotonic type of temperament – extrovert, jolly, comfortable, and sociable.
i. Endomorphy
j. Mesomorphy
k. Ectomorphy
l. Asthenic
33. He is an American psychologist who made his own version of Body types which he termed
somatotypes.
a. William Kretchemer
b. William Sheldon
c. Enrico Ferri
d. Henry Goddard
34. A term used to describe to the girl whom Martin Kalikak married and bore seven children.
e. Quakers
f. Quaker
g. Ada Juke
h. Margaret
35. The Kalikak Family tree was investigated or traced by _______.
i. William Kretchemer
j. William Sheldon
k. Enrico Ferri
l. Henry Goddard
35. Under the Body Physiques of Kretchmer, a person who are muscular and
with strong development of the skeleton is called ______.
a. Asthenic
b. Athletic
c. Mesomorph
d. Both a and c
36. Under the Body Physiques of Kretchmer, this are persons that are fat with
rounded bodies with fleshy arms and legs.
e. Asthenic
f. Athletic
g. Mesomorph
d. Pyknic
37. The scientific analysis of the causes of crimes and the criminal behavior.
a. Etiology of Crimes c. Psychoanalytic Theory
b. Sociology d. Anthropological Theory
38. It is the study of the formation of the skull in relation to the behavior of the criminal.
a. Phrenology c. Skullogy
b. Criminology d. Entomology
39. A person 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.
c. Recidivist
d. Quasi-Recidivist
e. Accused
f. Criminal
40 . An integrated body of assumptions, propositions, and definitions that explain and predict relationships
between two or more variables.
g. Hypothesis
h. Theory
i. Biography
j. Theories of Crime Causation