Alabang – Zapote Road, Pamplona ,Las Piñas City
S.Y. 2013 – 2014
FIRST SEMESTER
Criminology 1
Preliminary Examination
NOTE: strictly no erasure, any form of alteration to the document will be considered wrong
Name ___________________________ Date ______________ Score ______
Professor: Mr. Gelbert A. Llanto Section _____________________
1. The term criminology was originally derived from what word: a. French c. Criminologia b. Italian d. Criminologie
2. Is the scientific study of crime and the effort of the society to prevent and repressed them? a. Crime c. Criminology b. Victimology d. Criminal justice
3. The study of Criminology involves the use of knowledge and concept of other sciences and field of study which makes the study of criminology: a. Dynamic c. Social science b. Nationalistic d. An applied science
4. Criminal _______________ refers to the study of the relationship between criminality and the inhabitants of a certain locality:
a) Ecology c) Epidiomology b) Demography d) Physical anthropology
5. The study of Criminology is said to evolve as civilization change. It is a progressive study and researches of causes and effects of crime and other factors correlated to the study of crime. a. Dynamic c. Social science b. Nationalistic d. An applied science
6. An act committed or omitted in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it. a. Crime c. Offense b. Felony d. Infraction
7. Pedro Penduco, a victim of robbery, was able to identify his assailant, a neighbor, before he dies on the way to the hospital where he was declared dead on arrival, This crime is called, a) complex crime c) instant crime b) simple crime d) situational crime
8. Ms. Mikee Ketong is a skilled woman in making deception through verbal communication. She had committed estafa to several persons through illegal recruitment. What crime according to result did she committed?
a. acquisitive crime c) instant crime
b. extinctive crime d) situational crime
9. Crime is an act which the state prosecuted a person for his transgression to the criminal law. What act or omission is punishable by a special law: a. offense c. infraction b. felony d. crime
10. Crime is an act or omission which is punishable by public law commanding or forbidding it. What is that which refers to an act or omission in violation of a city or municipal ordinance? a. offense c. infraction b. felony d. crime
11. The failure to perform a positive duty which one is bound to do. a. Abandonment c. omission b. internal act d. non-performance
12. What is considered as the study of criminality in relation to spatial distribution in a community? a) epidiomology c) criminal ecology b) demography d) physical anthropology
13. It refers to the study of the role of the victim in the commission of a crime. a. criminal victim c. criminal psychiatry b. criminal enthomology d. victimology
14. It refers to the study of the physical constitution of men in relation to criminality.
a) epidiomology c) Criminal Psychiatry b) Criminal psychology d) physical anthropology
15. It is the scientific study of human behavior or man’s external manifestation in relation to criminality. 14. It refers to the study of the physical constitution of men in relaltion to criminality.
a) Epidiomology c) Criminal Psychiatry b) Criminal psychology d) physical anthropology 16. It is the characteristics of criminology which states that crime is a social creation and it exists in every society as a social phenomenon. a. Applied science c. Social Science b. Dynamic d. Nationalistics
17. An act of omission punishable by law is a crime. What is an act or omission in violation of special penal laws? a. mala in se c. infraction of law b. offense d. felony
18. A crime can be classified according to its stages of commission. What crime is committed when the offender merely commences the execution of an offense by overt act but which nevertheless did not perform all acts of execution which would produce the felony by reason of some cause other than his own spontaneous desistance? a. Attempted crime c. Consummated crime b. Frustrated crime d. Complex crime
19. Crimes can also be classified according to plurality of its result. What crime is committed when a single acts resulted into two or more grave or less grave felonies or when a crime is a necessary means to commit the other. a. simple crime c. complex crime b. compound crime d. continuing crime
20. Crimes are classified under the revised penal code according to their gravity. What crime to which the law attaches the capital punishment or afflictive penalties. a. grave felonies c. less grave felonies b. light felonies d. complex felonies
21. What crime according to the time or period of the commission are those which are committed only when the circumstances or situation is conducive to its commission like for instance, committing theft in a crowded place. a. seasonal crimes c. situational crimes b. instant crimes d. continuing crimes.
22. There are crimes that are committed within a certain length of time. What crime is committed by a series of acts in a lengthy space of time? a. static crime c. situational crime b. instant crime d. episoidal crime.
23. Crimes such as theft, shop lifting, and others which are committed to maintain one’s livelihood or as a means for living are what crimes? a. Rational crimes c. Blue-collar crimes b. Irrational crimes d. White collar crimes
24. It is the entire body of knowledge regarding crimes, criminals and the efforts of society to prevent and repress them: a. criminal law c. criminal justice system b. criminology d. criminalistics
25. It is that element of intentional felony which means that the person who committed the felony has the capacity to distinguish between what is right and wrong and fully understands the consequences of his actions: a. intelligence c. imprudence b. intent d. freedom
26. It is that element of intentional felony which means that the person who committed the felony has the capacity to distinguish between what is right and wrong and fully understands the consequences of his actions:
a) intelligence c) imprudence
b) intent d) freedom
27. It is any person who violated the law according to criminological point of view. a. delinquent c. criminal b. suspect d. convict
28. Refers to a person who has been found guilty by competent court by virtue of final verdict. a. felon c. criminal b. suspect d. recidivist
29. One way of classifying criminals is on the basis of etiology. What kind of criminal is that whose action arises from the intra-psychic conflict between the social and anti-social components of his personality? a. Acute c. Chronic b. neurotic d. normal
30. Criminals can also be classified according to this behavioral system. What are those criminals who have high degree of organization that enables them to commit crime without being detected and usually operates in a large scale? a. ordinary criminals c. professional criminals b. situational criminals d. organized criminals
31. On the basis of criminal activities criminals are classified: what type of criminals make the commission of crime as a way of living. It serves as their means of livelihood. a. situational c. accidental b. habitual d. professional
32. These are crimes which are committed by person belonging to the upper-socio-economic class in the course of his occupational activities. a. rational crime c. irrational crime b. white-collar crime d. blue collar crime
33. The following are elements of a crime committed by Dolo or Deceit, EXCEPT: a. Freedom c. negligence b. Intelligence d. Intent
34. This is a branch of public law which defines crime, treats of their nature and provides for their punishment. a) Civil law c) Criminal law
b) Political law d) Commercial law
35. It is a characteristic of criminal law which states that criminal laws are enforceable only within the Philippines: a. prospectivity c. territoriality b. generality d. uniform
36. It is the most essential part of the definition of the criminal law: a. elements c. degree of evidence b. penalty d. motive
37. It is the effectivity date of the Revised Penal Code a. 1 January 1932 c. 23 December 1977 b. 1 February 1922 d. 6 June 1982
38. The Revised penal code is the primary source of our criminal law. It is otherwise known as: a. Act 3815 d. Batas Pambansa 3815
b. Republic Act 3815 c. Commonwealth Act 3815
39. The revised penal code is consist of how many books? a. One c. Three b. Two d. Four
40. During the prehistoric times, there was no formal criminal justice system, and crimes where punished based on:
a. formal laws c. conscience
b. customs d. the Bible
41. Penal law cannot make at act punishable in a manner in which it was not punishable when committed. a. General c. retroactive b. Specific d. prospective
42. The Philippine court has no jurisdiction over crimes committed on high seas on board a vessel____________. a. licensed in the Philippines b. not registered in the Philippines c. the victim is not a citizen of the Philippines d. registered in the Philippines
43. They enjoy immunity from criminal liability: a. senior citizens c. priest and nuns b. head of state d. senators
44. It is one of the exceptions in the application of the territorial character of criminal laws: a. when the offender committed the offense in an uninhabited island of the Philippines b. When the offender committed the offense while being a passenger of the Philippine airplane or ship c. When the offender who committed the offense is tourist who is just visiting the Philippines d. when the offender is of Filipino descent but is not a citizen of another country
45. Which of the following statement best describes the latin maxim" There is no crime where there is no law punishing it". a. Nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege. b. dura lex sed lex c. ignorantia legis neminem excusat d. actus me invitus factus non est meus actus.
46. It means the twelve nutical mile limit beyond our shore measured at low tide. a. Atmospheric water c. Maritime Zone b. Exclusive Econommic Zone d. Philippine Archipelago
47. Criminal law must give a strict definition of a specific act which constitutes a crime. This is what characteristics of criminal law? a. Uniform c. Specific and Definite b. Prospective d. It must have penal sanction
48. The following persons are exempt from criminal liability under the principle of public international law, EXCEPT: a. Heads of states c. ambassador b. ministers of plenipotentiary d. Consul
49. As a general rule, criminal law applies to all who lives or sojourned in the Philippines? Except: a. Those who are subject of treaty stipulation b. Those who are immune under the law of preferential application c. treaty stipulation d. all of the above
50. Crimes committed within the territorial water of another country can either be triable in that country or on the country where the vessel is registered. What rule provides that a crime committed on board vessel shall be NOT tried in the court of the country having territorial jurisdiction, unless their commission affects the peace and security of the territory or the safety of the state is endangered. a. French rule c. Spanish Rule b. American Rule d. English Rule
Test II. Enumerate the following: 1- 3 Exception to the principle of Generality in the application of Criminal law. 4-7 What are criminals according to the basis of activities.
8 – 10 Sources of criminal law.
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