QUIZ #1

7. “It is not a crime unless it is prohibited by criminal law.”

1. Criminal behavior is correlated to climate,
humidity, wind velocity, atmosphere pressure, A. Consensus View C. Interactionist View
rainfall, nature of soil and other geographical B. Conflict View D. Legal View
factors.
A. Sociological Factor C. Criminal Geography 8. The law is a tool of the ruling class, the law is used to
B. Physiognomy D. Criminal control the lower class, and crime is politically defined.
Anthropology
A. Consensus View C. Interactionist View
2. Also called as Anthropological criminology. B. Conflict View D. Legal View

A. Sociological Factor C. Criminal Geography

9. Crimes are outlawed behaviors because society defines
B. Physiognomy D. Criminal
them that way and not because they are inherently evil
Anthropology
or immoral acts.

3. Theory which determines character, personality,

A. Consensus View C. Interactionist View
traits and criminality on the basis of the shape
B. Conflict View D. Legal View
of the head

10. According to Freda Adler, _______ is a statement that

A. Criminal Psychology C. Criminal Geography
explains the relationship between abstract concepts in
B. Physiognomy D. Phrenology
a meaningful way.

4. It is a branch of the field of psychology which A. Theory C. Hypothesis

focuses on criminals.
B. Concept D. Principle

A. Criminal Psychology C. Criminal Geography

11. These are crimes which undergo stages such
B. Physiognomy D. Criminal Psychiatry
Attempted, Frustrated and Consummated?

5. It involves the assessment and treatment of A. Formal Crime C. Material Crime

mentally abnormal offenders, as well as the
B. Impossible Crime D. Transitory
legal aspects of psychiatry which require
knowledge of the law relating to ordinary
psychiatric practice, civil law and issues of 12. It is an act which would be an offense against a person
criminal responsibility. or property was it not for the inherent impossibility of
its accomplishment or on account
of the employment of inadequate or ineffectual means?
A. Criminal Psychology C. Criminal
Geography B. Physiognomy D.
Criminal Psychiatry
A. Formal Crime C. Material Crime
B. Impossible Crime D. Transitory
6. A mental disorder characterized by the loss of
contact with reality, disturbance of thought and
13. In Legal aspect, the three (3) basic elements of crimes:
perception, bizarre behavior, formerly known as
Dementia Praecox.
A. Intent, Knowledge, Freedom
B. Motive, Opportunity Capability
A. Schizophrenia C. Bipolar disorder
C. Desire, Opportunity, Control
B. ADHD D. Autism
D. Knowledge, Intent, Desire A. Desire C. Act
B. Control D. Opportunity
14. The basis for intent, “Actus non facit reum nisi
mens sit rea”; which menas means__________? 19. Causes of criminal behavior are the things, place and
people with whom the person comes in contact with
A. The act is not committed if the mind of the and contributes to the development of criminal
person performing the act; complained of being behavior
innocent
B. The act done by me against my will is not my A. Sociological Factor C. Criminal Geography
act. B. Physiognomy D. Criminal Anthropology
C. The greatest possible wrong is the abuse of right.
D. The damage has been done 20. It is based upon the ideas that the assessment of the
person’s outer appearance, primarily the face, may
15. “Actus me invite factus non est meus actus” give insights into one’s character or personality
literally means?
A. Sociological Factor C. Criminal Geography
A. The act is not committed if the mind of the B. Physiognomy D. Criminal Anthropology
person performing the act; complained of being
innocent QUIZ #2
B. The act done by me against my will is not my
act.
C. The greatest possible wrong is the abuse of right. 1. It refers to the study of punishment of crime or of
D. The damage has been done criminal offenders.
A. Penology C. Torture
B. Sociology of Crime D. Criminology
15. An element of crime which refers to whether
the behavior in question was done knowingly. 2. Refers to the manner or practice of managing or
controlling places of confinement as jails or prisons.
A. Knowledge C. Intent
B. Freedom D. Opportunity A. Penal Management C. Crisis Management
B. Police Management D. Jail Management
16. Tokmol, after planning to commit a crime, he
failed to execute the act due to the presence of 3. It refers to an act or omission in violation of public law
the police. Under the criminal formula, what forbidding or commanding it.
was eliminated?

A. Crime C. Infraction
A. Opportunity C. Intent B. Offense D. Felony
B. Control D. Desire

4. Acts or omission punishable by Special Laws?

17. In criminal formula, criminal tendency is the
same with? A. Crime C. Infraction
B. Offense D. Felony
A. Desire C. Act
B. Control D. Opportunity 5. An act in violation of an ordinance?
A. Crime C. Infraction
18. Resistance to temptation is also known as: B. Offense D. Misdemeanor
6. Crimes may be mainly classified into two? A. Seasonal C. Situational
B. Episodic D. Transitory
A. Legal and C. Rational and
Irrational
Criminological 13. Those committed by persons who do not know the
B. Scientific and Logical D. Reality and Morality nature and quality of their acts on account of the
disease of the mind?
7. A penal colony established on September 26,1954 A. Acquisitive C. Rational
by virtue of Presidential Proclamation no. 72? B. Episodic D. Irrational

A. Sablayan Prison and C. San Ramon Prison 14. Crimes committed by large scale syndicates?
and
Penal Farm Penal Farm
A. Blue Collar C. Crimes of the Upper World
B. Davao Penal Colony D. Leyte Regional
B. White Collar D. Crimes of the Lower World
Prison
15. A Greek philosopher who believed that human behavior
8. The Luhit Penal Settlement now known as flows from the three main sources: desire, emotion and
____was established in 1904 by the Americans knowledge.
in 28,072 hectares of land. A. Plato C. Aristotle
B. Socrates D. Pythagoras
A. Ihawig Penal Colony C. Sablayan Prison
and
16. The Father of Western Philosophy who believed that
Penal Farm the best life and the life most suited to human nature
B. San Ramon Prison and D. Davao Penal involved reasoning?
Colony
Penal Farm
A. Plato C. Aristotle
B. Socrates D. Pythagoras
9. A criminological classification of crime when the
end result of criminal act is destructive?
17. A Greek philosopher who was influenced by Plato who
A. Extinctive C. Transitory examined the nature of man and his functions and sees
B. Acquisitive D. Irrational that man survives through purposeful conduct which
results from the active exercise of man’s capacity for
10. It refers to a classification of crime when rational thought?
committed only during a certain period of the A. Plato C. Aristotle
year? B. Socrates D. Pythagoras
A. Seasonal C. Situational
B. Episodic D. Transitory 18. The formula devised by David Abrahamsen: Criminal
Formula
11. Crimes committed by amateur criminals like
snatching?
20. Crimes which are consummated in one instance?
A. Blue Collar C. Crimes of the Upper
A. Formal Crime C. Material Crime
World
B. Impossible Crime D. Rational Crime
B. White Collar D. Crimes of the Lower
World
QUIZ #3
12. It is committed by persons of respectability?
(White Collar) 1. An act or omission in violation of a special law.
A. Offense C. Felony
B. Infraction D. None of these 4. A manner of commission when the wrongful act results
from imprudence, negligence, lack of foresight or lack of
2. An act or omission in violation of a city or skill.
municipal ordinance.
A. Dolo C. Mens Rea
A. Offense C. Felony B. Culpa D. Actus Rea
B. Infraction D. None of these
5. Stage of commission of crime when all the elements
3. A manner of commission when act was done with necessary for its execution and accomplishment are
deliberate intent. present.

A. C = T + S C. C = T + R performed all the acts of execution which will produce

A. Dolo C. Mala Prohibita A. Frustrated Crime C. Attempted Crime
B. Culpa D. Actus Rea B. Consummated Crime D. Past Crime

6. Stage of commission of crime when the offender has

R S A. Frustrated Crime C. Attempted Crime
B. Consummated Crime D. Past Crime
B. C = R + T D. C = R X T
S R

Where: C – Criminal Behavior (The Act) 8. It is committed with intent and the offender is in full
T – Criminal Tendency possession of his sanity, meaning, he knows what he is
(Desire/Intent) doing and understand the consequences of his actions.
S – Total Situation (Opportunity)
R – Resistance to Temptation (Control) A. Rational Crime C. Irrational Crime
B. Continuing Crime D. Static Crime
19. According to ____________ “Personality reactions in
criminals are by nature comparable to those found
9. It is committed by an offender who does not know
in a disease. the nature and quality of his act on account of the
A. Paul Topinard C. David Abrahamsen disease of the mind; offender is suffering from any
B. Cesare Beccaria D. Cesare Lombroso form of mental insanity, disorder or abnormality.

A. Rational Crime C. Irrational Crime

the felony as a consequence but which nevertheless do not
B. Continuing Crime D. Static Crime
produce it, but reason of causes independent of the will of
the perpetrator.
10. Committed in only one place such as theft and
A. Frustrated Crime C. Attempted Crime robbery.
B. Consummated Crime D. Past Crime
A. Rational Crime C. Irrational Crime
7. Stage of commission of crime when the offender B. Continuing Crime D. Static Crime
commences the commission of a crime directly by overt
acts and does not perform all the acts of execution which 11. Committed in shortest possible time.
should produce the felony by reason of some cause or
accidental other than his own spontaneous desistance. A. Instant Crime C. Irrational Crime
B. Episoidal Crime D. Static Crime
 19. The biggest prison establishment in the Philippines
12. Committed by a person belonging to the upper socio- which was used by the Japanese invading army as
economic class in the course of his occupational activities their imperial garrison
such as insurance fraud, medical malpractice and
falsification of documents. A. Sablayan Penal Colony C. New Bilibid Prisons
B. Ihawig Prisons D. Davao Penal Colony
A. White-Collar-Crime C. Irrational Crime
B. Blue-Collar-Crime D. Static Crime 20. It is the oldest penal institution in the Philippines?

13. Committed by ordinary professional criminal to A. Sablayan Penal Colony C. New Bilibid Prisons
maintain his livelihood like pickpocketing, and snatching. B. Ihawig Prisons D. San Ramon Penal Colony

A. White-Collar-Crime C. Irrational Crime QUIZ #4

B. Blue-Collar-Crime D. Static Crime
1. A writ to have the body of a person to be brought in
14. The offender acquires something by committing the before the judge?
crime like theft and robbery.
A. Certiorari C. Ab Initio
A. Extinctive Crime C. Irrational Crime B. Habeas Corpus D. Mala Fide
B. Acquisitive Crime D. Static Crime
2. Malum in se or Mala in se means?
15. The consequence of the act is destruction, damage or
even death like arson, physical injury, murder, homicide
A. In bad faith C. Mens Rea
and malicious mischief.
B. Wrong or evil in itself D. Actus Reus

A. Extinctive Crime C. Irrational Crime

3. It means, “Crimes are criminal not because that are
B. Acquisitive Crime D. Static Crime
inherently bad, but because the act is prohibited by the
law of the state.
16. Persons who violate criminal law because of the
impulse of the moment, fit of passion or anger.
A. Actus Reus C. Mens Reus
B. Malum Prohibitum D. Palimony
A. Acute Criminal C. Chronic Criminal
B. Ordinary Criminal D. Organized Criminal
4. Literally means, way of working or mode of
operation.
17. The lowest form of criminal career.

A. Onus Probandi C. Modus Vivendi

A. Acute Criminal C. Chronic Criminal
B. Modus Operandi D. Res Judicata
B. Ordinary Criminal D. Organized Criminal

5. Prima Facie means.

18. These criminals have a high degree of organization
that enables them to commit crimes without being
detected and committed to specialized activities which A. Reason underlying a C. Body of Crime
can be operated in large scale businesses. court judgement
B. At first sight or on D. Probable Cause
the face of it
A. Acute Criminal C. Chronic Criminal
B. Ordinary Criminal D. Organized Criminal
6. A writ calling upon one to show under what A. The Human Right C. The Principle of
authority he holds or claims a public office. Principle Rationality
B. The Principle of D. The Due Process
A. Certiorari C. Status Quo Punishment Principle
B. Quo Warranto D. Vide
14. Causes of crime where property crimes are
7. It has the literal meaning of “evil because committed by the poor out of necessity.
prohibited.”
A. Poverty C. Cruel or Bad Laws
A. Mala Prohibita C. Actus Reus
B. Mens rea D. Dolo B. Corruptions D. Economic Conditions
15. The notion that criminal offenders deserve the
punishment they receive at the hands of the law and
8. A Latin term meaning body of the crime.
that punishment should be appropriate to the type
and severity of crimes similar to the one for which a
A. Corpus Delicti C. Krimen particular offender is being sentenced.
B. Mens rea D. Actus Reus
9. It is an act or omission punishable by law which is A. Just Deserts Model C. Specific Deterrence
committed by means of dolo or culpa. B. Deterrence D. General Deterrence
A. Felony C. Offense
B. Crimes D. Law 16. A goal of criminal sentencing, which seeks to
prevent a particular offender from engaging in
repeated criminality.
10. It means guilty mind. A. Just Deserts Model C. Specific Deterrence
A. Mens rea C. Actus Reus B. Deterrence D. General Deterrence
B. Krimen D. Corpus Delicti
17. One of the classification of criminals who carries
11. A type of criminal who, at the time of his trial for from birth, through unfortunate heredity from his
one crime, shall have been previously convicted by the progenitor, a reduced resistance to criminal stimuli and
final judgement of another crime under the same title also an evident and precocious propensity to crime.
of the Revised Penal Code.
A. Occasional Criminal C. Born/Instinctive Criminal
A. Occasional Criminal C. Habitual Criminal B. Passional Criminal D. Insane Criminal
B. Active Criminal D. Recidivist Criminal
18. Constitute the majority of lawbreakers and is the
12. Pleasure and pain, or reward or punishment, are the product of family and social milieu more than of
major determinants of choice. abnormal personal physio-mental conditions.

A. The Human Right C. The Principle of A. Occasional Criminal C. Born/Instinctive Criminal

Principle Rationality B. Passional Criminal D. Insane Criminal
B. The Principle of D. The principle of
Punishment Hedonism 19. A criminal by acquired habit, who is mostly a
product of the social environment in which, due to
13. An accused should be presumed innocent until abandonment by his family, lack of education, poverty
proven otherwise, and an accused should not be and bad companions, already in his childhood begins as
subjected to punishment prior to guilt being lawfully an occasional offender.
established.
A. Habitual Criminal C. Born/Instinctive Criminal 7. A breach of law or rule and punishable by Special
B. Passional Criminal D. Insane Criminal Laws.

20. In Lombroso’s philosophy, there are three classes of A. Ordinance C. Infraction B. Violation
criminals, EXCEPT; D. Offense
8. It is committed only during certain period of the
A. Natural Criminals C. Born Criminals year.
B. Insane Criminal D. Criminaloids A. Situational C. Annual
B. Occasional D. Seasonal
QUIZ #5
9. “Nullum crimen, nulla peiona sine lege,” means:
1. It refers to the violations of the Revised Penal Code
A. Ignorance of the law excuses no one
A. Infraction C. Statute from compliance therewith
B. Offense D. Felony B. The Law maybe harsh but that is the law.
C. Eye for an eye, Tooth for a tooth. The Law
2. Those committed with intention and offender are sane. maybe harsh but that is the law.

D. There is no crime when there is no law from

compliance therewith.
A. Extinctive C. Chronic
B. Irrational D. Rational
10. A branch of the Criminal Justice System concerned
3. Refers to the crimes committed by large scale with the custody, supervision and rehabilitation of
syndicates. criminal offenders

A. Law Enforcement C. Prosecution

A. Modus Operandi C. Organized Crime
B. Court D. Corrections
B. Blue Collar D. Crimes of the Upper World

11. A law that “hears before it condemns, which

4. Crime committed by ordinary professional criminals to proceeds on inquiry, and renders judgment only after
maintain their livelihood. trial”

A. Organized Crime C. White Collar A. Custodial Right of C. Due Process the

B. Rational D. Blue Collar Accused
B. Constitutional D. Presumption of
5. An action or omission that constitutes offense that Rights Innocence
may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.
12. It means, “the law maybe harsh but it is the law.”

A. Infraction C. Mala Inse B.

A. Mandamus C. Dura lex sed lex
Felony D. Crime
B. Jus D. Jus Scriptum
6. A crime which is fully consummated or completed by
single act and in the shortest possible time. 13. What does this phrase means in Latin, “Ignorance of
the Law Excuses No One...?”
A. Enrico Ferri C. Raffaele Garofalo
B. Cesare Becarria D. Instant
A. Fatum C. “Ignorancia legis neminem
excusat
B. B. Factum Probans D. Nulum Crimen, Nulla 17. What does “Persona Non Grata,” means?
Poena Sine Lege
A. Grateful Person C. An acceptable or
14. The facts and circumstances constituting a crime and unwelcome person
concrete evidence of such as corpse (dead body). B. Special Guest D. Personally acceptable
or welcome
A. Prima Facie Evidence C. Corpus Delicte
B. Factum Probans D. Jus Respicit 18. Bona fide means?
Aequitatem
A. Republic Act C. In good faith
15. A legal maxim which means, “Let the other side be B. Alibi D. Fraud
heard as well.”
19. The phrase “De facto” means.
A. Appeal C. Audi Alteram Partem
B. Rep Ipso Loquitor D. Res Judicata A. Relevant Fact C. In fact
B. By law D. After the Fact
16. A court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a
lower court or government agency. Literally, it means to be 20. What does “Ex post facto” mean?
certified.
A. Ipso Facto C. After the Fact
A. Per curiam C. Certiorari
B. In lieu of D. In fact
B. Appeal D. Res Judicata