CLJ103

1. What is the branch or division of law which defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provide
for their punishment.
A. Civil Law B. Criminal Law C. Law of Nation D. Law of Nature
2. The following are correctional penalties, except?
A. Prision mayor B. Arresto mayor C. Suspension D. Destierro
3. It is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it.
A. Offense B. Felony C. Crime D. Delinquency
4. No ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted under Article III section ___?
A. 19 B. 20 C. 21 D. 22
5. What law punishes an act which at the time it was committed, it was not considered as a crime.
A. Revised Penal Code C. Special Law
B. Ex post facto law D. Criminal Law
6. Which of the following is not an afflictive penalty?
A. Death penalty B. Reclusion perpetua C. Reclusion temporal D. Prision mayor
7. Which one defines bill of attainder?
A. Its essence is the substitution of a legislative act for a judicial determination of crime
commission and the perpetrators.
B. Its essence is the substitution of a legislative act for a judicial determination of guilt.
C. It is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without due process.
D. It is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without trial.
8. Is the characteristic of criminal law that is binding to all persons who live or sojourn in Philippine
territory.
A. General B. Territorial C. Prospective D. None of these
9. Which of the following is not a characteristic of criminal law?
A. General B. Territorial C. Prospective D. None of these
10. _____ are generally defined as those rights, which are inherent in our nature, and without
which, we cannot live as human beings.
A. International Rights C. Human Rights
B. Citizenship Rights D. Natural Rights
11. The Revised Penal Code (RPC) took effect on?
A. December 30, 1931 C. January 1, 1932
B. December 31, 1931 D. January 2, 1932
12. What is true under Article II of the RPC which states, except as provided in the treaties and laws
of preferential application, the provisions of this Code shall be enforced not only within the
Philippine Archipelago, including its atmosphere, its interior waters and maritime zone, but also
outside of its jurisdiction, against those;
A. Should commit an offense while on a Philippine ship or airship; (ships duly registered in
the Bureau of Customs considered as extension of Philippine territory) 15 nautical miles.
B. Should not forge or counterfeit any coin or currency note of the Philippines Islands or
obligations and securities issued by the Government of the Philippines;
 C. Should be liable for acts connected with the introduction into the Islands of the foreign
countries mentioned in the other paragraph;
D. While being public officers or employees, should commit an offense in the exercise of
their functions;
13. In this rule such crimes are not triable in the courts of that country, unless their commission
affects the peace and security of the territory or the safety of the state is endangered.
A. European Rule B. French Rule C. English Rule D. Western Rule
14. It indicates a deficiency of action.
A. Imprudence B. Negligence C. Lack of foresight D. Lack of skill
15. RA 8505 is also known as 'The Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of _____'?
A. 1988 B. 1998 C. 2008 D. 2018
16. He was the home secretary of England and he introduced the “first act” into the parliament.
A. Sir Robert Peel B. Cessare Lombroso C. Cessare Becaria D. Herny Fielding
17. Became the chief magistrate in London. He organized night courts for working people.____
A. Allan Pinverton B. Franz Gall C. Henry Fielding D. Cessare Lombroso
18. What is the valued principle, so much so that some people have sacrificed their lives for it.
A. Republic B. Ethics C. Congress D. Democracy
19. Responsiveness to the supremacy of reasons, obedience to the dictates of justice.
A. Human Rights B. Civil Rights C. Political Rights D. Due process of law
20. Its principle means that as a rule, penal laws of the Philippines are enforceable only within its
territory.
A. General B. Territorial C. Prospective D. None of these
21. It indicates a deficiency of perception.
A. Imprudence B. Negligence C. Lack of foresight D. Lack of skill
22. It is known as juvenile justice and welfare act of 2006.
A. RA 9344 B. RA 9165 C. RA 6506 D. RA 11313
23. Are those which if present in the commission of the crime, do not entirely free in the actor from
criminal liability, but serve only to reduce the penalty.
A. Justifying circumstances C. Aggravating circumstances
B. Mitigating circumstances D. Alternative circumstances
24. It is defined as machinery established by government to deal with the problem of crime and
criminality. _____
A. Law System B. Criminal Justice System C. Criminal Law D. Law enforcement
25. Is the principle in which penal law cannot make an act punishable in a manner in which it was
not punishable when committed.
A. General B. Territorial C. Prospective D. None of these
26. Are those which must be taken into consideration as aggravating or mitigating according to the
nature an effect of the crime and the other conditions attending its commission.
A. Justifying circumstances C. Aggravating circumstances
B. Mitigating circumstances D. Alternative circumstances
27. The duration of this penalty is twelve years and one day to twenty years.
A. Reclusion perpetua C. Prision mayor
 B. Reclusion temporal D. Prision correctional
28. In this rule such crimes are triable in that country, unless they merely affect things within the
vessel or they refer to the internal management thereof.
A. European Rule B. French Rule C. English Rule D. Western Rule
29. Are those where the act of person is said to be in accordance with law, so that such person is
deemed not to have transgressed the law and is free from both criminal and civil liability.
A. Justifying circumstances C. Aggravating circumstances
B. Mitigating circumstances D. Alternative circumstances
30. According to this criminal procedure system, the accusation is exercised by every citizen or by a
member of the group to which the injured party belongs. ____
A. Adversarial B. Inquisitorial C. Accusatorial D. Mixed
Key Answer: CLJ103

1. B 16. A

2. A 17. C

3. C 18. D

4. D 19. D

5. B 20. B

6. A 21. B

7. D 22. A

8. A 23. B

9. D 24. B

10. C 25. C

11. C 26. D

12. D 27. B

13. B 28. C

14. A 29. A

15. A 30. C