SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION 1

1. The governing law in the island of what is now Panay, has been the governing law and is based on the
beliefs, customs and practices.
a) Islamic code b) Hammurabic code c) kalantiaw code d) mosaic code
2. The year when Magellan came to the Philippines.
a) 1561 b) 1521 c) 1981 d) 1861
3. The founder of KKK.
a) Jose Rizal b) Mrcelo H. Del Pilar c) Andres Bonifacio d) Ibarra
4. This prison and penal farm was constructed near southern tip of Zamboanga City.
a) San Ramon b) Iwahig c) Sablayan d) none of the above
5. Was established to meet the increasing population of prisoners that is already causing serious
congestion, this can be found in Occidental, Mindoro.
a) San Ramon b) Iwahig c) Sablayan d) none of the above
6. The penal colony found in Palawan.
a) San Ramon b) Iwahig c) Sablayan d) none of the above
7. Those inmates who are sentenced to death, 20 years’ minimum sentence.
a) minimum b) medium c) maximum d. super maximum
8. Are those inmates with less than 2o years sentence.
a) minimum b) medium c) maximum d) super maximum
9. Are those with severe physical handicap as certified by the chief prison medical officer.
a. minimum b. medium c. maximum d. super maximum
10. Is a deduction from a prisoners’ sentence as provided in Art. 97 RPC for good conduct.
a. parole b. probation c. GCTA d. pardon
11. Those whose cases are or have other pending cases.
a. colonist b. third class inmate c. detainee d. second class inmate
12. Those who have been previously committed as sentenced prisoner for 3 times or more.
a. colonist b. third class inmate c. detainee d. second class inmate
13. Newly arrived inmates committed for the first time.
a. colonist b. third class inmate c. detainee d. second class inmate
14. A classified first class inmate for at least one year immediately preceding his classification.
a. colonist b. third class inmate c. detainee d. second class inmate
15 One whose known character and credit for work while still in detention earned classification to this
class.
a. colonist b. third class inmate c. first class inmate d. second class inmate
16. Was modified to allow the prisoner to work during daytime in common areas but must still maintain
absolute silence and then spend the nights in solitary confinement.
a. western penitentiary b. auburn system c. walnut street jail d. eastern penitentiary
17. Prisoners are hired out to businessmen or corporations on daily basis for a set fee per head.
a. contract system b. chain gang c. treatment programs d. custody-oriented prison
18. Is biased towards prison security and the prevention escapes and riots.
a. contract system b. chain gang c. treatment programs d. custody-oriented prison
19. Involved a whole new array of educational, vocational, counseling and other services which were
made available to the inmate.
a. contract system b. chain gang c. treatment programs d. custody-oriented prison
20. He argued that there is no reasons for imposing punishment against offenders save for the fact that
they have broken the law.
a. Immanuel kant b. imanuel kant c. Immanuel cant d. none of the above
21. Became concerned at the savage and inhuman conditions obtaining in his country’s prisons.
a. Immanuel kant b. beccaria c. John Howard d. jhon howard
22. . This school opened in 1870 by a Jewish physician and anthropologist who were greatly influenced
by the writings of Charles Darwin and Cesare Lombroso.
a. positivist school b. classical school c. neo-classical school d. none of the above
23. In 1887, the city of Boston appointed the first government probation officer.
a) Edward N. Savage b) John Howard c) ferri d) none of the above
24. This mode of treatment came into being sometime in mid-19 th century as some kind of a social
concerns work of John Augustus.
a. parole b. probation c. pardon d. none of the above
25. A shoemaker from Boston who was interceding with the courts to suspend the sentence and bail out
youthful offenders and alcoholics.
a) John Howard b) Edward N. Savage c) John Augustus d) none of the above
26. Concerned himself with the plight of prisoners began bailing out prisoners and helping them find
residence and employment around the middle of 19th century.
a. John Howard b. Edward N. Savage c. John Augustus d. none of the above
27. Opened in 1876, was the first penal institution to remodel its penal philosophy away from punitive
and retributive practices.
a) auburn system b) John Augustus c) Elmira reformatory d) contract system
28. A classified first class inmate for at least one year immediately preceding his classification.
a) colonist b) third class inmate c) detainee d) second class inmate
29 One whose known character and credit for work while still in detention earned classification to this
class.
a. colonist b. third class inmate c. first class inmate d. second class inmate
30. Was modified to allow the prisoner to work during daytime in common areas but must still maintain
absolute silence and then spend the nights in solitary confinement.
a) western penitentiary b. auburn system c. walnut street jail d. eastern penitentiary
31. The governing law in the island of what is now Panay, has been the governing law and is based on the
beliefs, customs and practices.
a) Islamic code b) Hammurabic code c) kalantiaw code d) mosaic code
32. The year when Magellan came to the Philippines.
a) 1561 b) 1521 c) 1981 d) 1861
33. The founder of KKK.
a) Jose Rizal b) Mrcelo H. Del Pilar c) Andres Bonifacio d) Ibarra
34. This prison and penal farm was constructed near southern tip of Zamboanga City.
a) San Ramon b) Iwahig c) Sablayan d) none of the above
35. Was established to meet the increasing population of prisoners that is already causing serious
congestion, this can be found in Occidental, Mindoro.
a) San Ramon b) Iwahig c) Sablayan d) none of the above
36. Inmates over 60 years old may be excused from mandatory prison labor.
a) true b) false c) maybe d) half true
37. Task to classify the inmates as to security status and for privileged entitlement.
a) classifiers b. board members c) classification board d. none at all
38. Became concerned at the savage and inhuman conditions obtaining in his country’s prison.
a) jhon howard b. john howard c. john snow d. none of these
39. Gave a definite expression to the concept of retribution as aphilosophy.
a) John Howard b) Immanuel Kant c) Cesare Beccaria d) Jeremy bentham
40. Is a biased towards security prevention of escapes and riots.
a) retribution b) custody oriented prison c) treatment program d) punishment
41. How many percent of the inmates remain inside the penal facilities to perform internal maintenance
and service at the institution.
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 50
42. How many percent of the inmates work in prison industries?
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40
43. How many percent of the inmates are deployed as chain gangs working on construction and
maintenance?
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40
44. How many percent of the inmates are deployed in the plantation areas?
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40
45. The governing law in the island of what is now Panay.
a) hammurabic code b) mosaic code c) kalantiaw code d) lex taliones
46. Is a two tiered concept of justice because everybody is not equal in the imposition of punishments.
a) hammurabic code b) mosaic code c) kalantiaw code d) lex taliones
47. Has a concept of justice as “eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”.
a) hammurabic code b) mosaic code c) kalantiaw code d) lex taliones
48. A v-shaped yolk worn around the neck.
a) furca b) retribution c) ergastulum d) Justinian code
49. Lowers the offender.
a) furca b) retribution c) ergastulum d) Justinian code
50. Used to confine slaves where they were attached to workbenches and forced to do hard labor in the
period of their imprisonment.

a) furca b) retribution c) ergastulum d) Justinian code

51. This code became the standard law in all areas occupied by the Roman Empire particularly in Europe.
a) furca b) retribution c) ergastulum d) Justinian code
52. This code introduced the concept of restitution.
a) king ur-namu b) punishment c) corrective justice d) Burgundian code
53. Issued a law that favored the imposition of justice instead of naked vengeance.
a) king ur-namu b) punishment c) corrective justice d) Burgundian code
54. Means whereby the loss suffered by the wronged man is compensated.
a) king ur-namu b) punishment c) corrective justice d) Burgundian code
55. Is a means of restoring the balance between pleasure and pain.
a) king ur-namu b) punishment c) corrective justice d) Burgundian code
56. This mode of treatment came into being sometime in mid-19 th century as some kind of a social
concerns work of John Augustus.
a) parole b) probation c) pardon d) none of the above
57. The year when Magellan came to the Philippines.
a) 1561 b) 1521 c) 1981 d) 1861
58. A shoemaker from Boston who was interceding with the courts to suspend the sentence and bail out
youthful offenders and alcoholics.
a) John Howard b) Edward N. Savage c) John Augustus d) none of the above
59. Are those inmates with less than 2o years sentence.
a) minimum b) medium c) maximum d) super maximum
60. In 1887, the city of Boston appointed the first government probation officer.
a) Edward N. Savage b) John Howard c) ferri d) none of the above