Assignment: Criminal Law Book Two
Assignment: Criminal Law Book Two
1. Which among the following is NOT a way of committing alarms and scandals?
a. any person who within any town or public place shall discharge any firearm, rocket,
firecracker or explosives calculated to cause alarm or danger
b. any person who shall instigate or take an active part in any charivari or disorderly
meeting offensive to another or prejudicial to public tranquility
d. any person who habitually associate himself with prostitutes and profit by it.
2. What crime is committed by anyone who shall bury with pomp the body of a person
who has been legally executed?
c. contempt of court
d. charivari
3. What is that defense in a criminal case for rape wherein the accused says that he and
the supposed rape victim are sweethearts and therefore sexual intercourse was
consensual between the two of them?
4. X is a detention prisoner. One night while his jail guard was not looking, he was able
to surreptitiously slip away from the provincial jail and managed to escape. What crime
did he commit?
5. In the above case what crime was committed by the jail officer concerned?
6. X told Y that he will use the latter as a false witness in a crime in which X was a party.
Y agreed and the two together with X’s lawyer invented a story wherein it was made to
appear that Y was a witness to a certain transaction. If X would introduce the testimony
of Y in court, Y would be liable for the crime of “Offering false testimony in evidence”.
This crime is also known as:
a. deceit
b. subordination of perjury
d. estafa
7. While walking along Capsule Corporation, Inc., Vegeta saw a beautiful lady by the
name of Bulma. Vegeta suddenly kissed Bulma and gently touched Bulma’s breasts.
Nobody saw the incident as Vegeta and Bulma are the only people around. Without a
word, Vegeta left leaving Bulma stultified and shocked. What crime was committed by
Vegeta?
a. unjust vexation
b. slander by deed
c. acts of lasciviousness
d. attempted rape
8. X was driving his car when he bumped run over a pedestrian crossing the street. The
pedestrian died. What crime was committed by X?
a. reckless imprudence
c.homicide
b. illegal detention
c. grave coercion
d arbitrary detention
10. A is the son of B. B incurred debt to Don Pedro. Since B did not have the money to
pay Don Pedro, Don Pedro required A to work for him for the purpose of paying off the
indebtedness of B. This scheme is against the will of A but he cannot do anything as he
is being forced by Don Pedro. What crime was committed by Don Pedro?
c. child abuse
d. exploitation of minor
11. What crime is committed by a notary public who would issue a copy of a deed of
sale purporting that A sold his house and lot to B where in fact no such transaction ever
existed?
a. estafa
b. falsification
c. forgery
12. X wanted to become a writer of “graphic and explicit sex related stories” in a local
newspaper. Let us assume that his sex stories do not have any artistic, cultural,
educational or scientific values whatsoever. One night he went to bed, and placed his
“articles/writings” inside his drawer. These unpublished articles were stolen by his
roommate and was sent to “Bombahan”, a cheap daily tabloid known for its depiction
of sexually explicit materials. When he woke up one morning he was surprised that the
NBI is looking for him as he is being charged for violation of article 201 of the RPC that
is “Immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows.” X
would be:
c. not liable because the articles were not published with his consent
d. liable as mere creation of obscene material is punishable but his liability is mitigated
because the articles were stolen.
13. This felony is committed by any Filipino citizen or an alien residing in the
Philippines who levies war against the Philippines or adheres to her enemies giving
them aid or comfort in the Philippines or elsewhere.
b. Rebellion d. Sedition
14. What crime is committed by one who on the high seas or in Philippine waters shall
attack or seize a vessel or, not being a member of its complement or passengers, shall
seize the whole or part of the cargo of said vessel, its equipments or personal
belongings.
a. robbery
b. terrorism
15. This felony is committed by any public officer or employee, who without legal
ground such as violent insanity or the commission of a crime, shall detain another.
16. This felony is committed by a public officer or employee who, not being authorized
by judicial order, shall enter the dwelling of another against the will of its owner.
17. This crime is committed by rising publicly and taking arms against the Government
for the purpose of removing from the allegiance to said government the territory of the
RP or any part thereof, or deprive the Chief executive or Congress any of their powers
or prerogatives.
a. coup d’ etat c. murder
b. sedition d. rebellion
18. What felony is committed by person or persons who belong to the military or police
organizations or those who hold public office or employment who shall make a swift
attack directed against duly constituted authorities, or any military camp or installation,
communications network or public facilities for the purpose of seizing state power.
a. rebellion c. insurrection
19. What crime is committed by a public officer or employee who shall arrest or search
any member of Congress while Congress is in regular or special session, except when
such member has committed a crime punishable under the RPC by a penalty higher
than prision mayor.
20. The felony of _______ by any founder, director, and presidents of associations
organized for the purpose of committing any of the crimes punishable under the RPC or
for some purpose contrary to public morals.
a. illegal assemblies
b. illegal associations
c. terrorism
21. X was able to pocket one pack of detergent soap while inside SM Supermarket. He
was about to leave the premises of SM when he was accosted by an undercover SM
agent and was immediately brought to the police precinct. What crime was committed
by X?
a. consummated theft
b. frustrated theft
c. attempted theft
d. qualified theft
22. X uttered the following remarks to a certain family of lawyers, “Kayong mga Atty.
Merrera mga magnanakaw, mga walanhiya mga bastos.” What crime was committed
by X?
d. as many counts of grave oral defamation (slander) as there are Merrera lawyers.
a. theft
b. estafa
c. qualified theft
24. X a jail guard while escorting a prisoner en route to the Regional Trial Court allowed
the latter to answer the call of nature without taking precaution to prevent his escape as
indeed the prisoner escaped through the windows of the comfort room. What is the
liability of the jail guard?
a. no liability as it is not required that X would even go to the extent of escorting the
prisoner inside the comfort room, otherwise the job of a jail guard would be very
unbearable
25. X (a man) forcibly grabbed Y (a woman) by the waist and dragged her to a place
hidden from the public view about 20 meters from the place where the latter was
standing. Due to Y’s constant screaming X became afraid and immediately run away
leaving Y alone. What crime was committed by X?
26. What crime is committed by a man who would forcibly enter another person’s house
without the knowledge of the owner but once inside, immediately and peacefully left
the house the moment he was discovered by the owner of the house?
27. This is committed by any person who shall attack, employ force, or seriously
intimidate or resist any person in authority or his agents while engaged in the
performance of his duties or on the occasion of such performance.
a. direct assault
b. indirect assault
c. attempted murder
d. disrespect of rank
b. public officer
c. public employee
d. person in authority
a. person in authority
b. public officer
d. none of them
30. This is committed by any person who shall remove from any penal establishment
any person confined therein or shall help the escape of such person by means of
violence intimidation or bribery.
b. conniving to evasion
31. This felony is committed by any convict who shall evade the service of his sentence
by escaping during the term of his imprisonment by reason of final judgment.
b. consenting to evasion
32. When a convict evades the service of his sentence by reason of or on the occasion of
disorders, earthquakes or other calamities he should return to the penal institution
within forty eight (48) hours following the issuance of a proclamation by the Chief
Executive announcing the passing away of such calamity. If he does not do this he shall
suffer an additional penalty of how much?
a. one year
b. 1/5
d. 3 day
33. A form of repetition wherein a person shall commit a felony after having been
convicted by final judgment, before beginning to serve such sentence or while serving
the same. If this happens the person will be punished the maximum period of the
penalty prescribed by the law for the new felony.
a. recidivism
b. quasi recidivism
c. habitual delinquency
d. reiteration
34. This is committed either by: a. By giving to a treasury or bank note or any
instrument payable to bearer or to order, the appearance of a true and genuine
document; or b. By erasing, substituting, counterfeiting, or altering by any means the
figures, letters, words or signs contained therein.
35. What felony is committed by any person who shall knowingly and falsely represent
himself to be an officer, agent or representative of any department or agency of the
Philippine or any foreign government, or who under pretense of official position shall
perform any act pertaining to any person in authority or public officer of the Philippine
or foreign government, or any agency thereof, without being lawfully entitled to do so.
a. estafa
b. falsification
36. This is committed by any person who shall publicly and improperly make use of
insignia, uniform or dress pertaining to an office not held by such person or to a class of
person of which he is not a member.
c. usurpation of authority
37. This felony is committed by any person who shall offend against decency or good
customs by any highly scandalous conduct not expressly falling within any other article
of the RPC.
a. Indecency
b. Grave scandal
38. He is any person who having no apparent means of subsistence, who has the
physical ability to work and neglects to apply himself to some lawful calling.
a. vagrant
b. prostitute
c. pal
d. tambay
e. bystander
39. __________ is any women who, for money or profit, habitually indulge in sexual
intercourse or lascivious conduct.
a. hostess
b. g.r.o.
c. japayuki
d. brunaiyuki
e. pokpok
f. prostitute
40. He is any person who, by direct provision of law, popular election or appointment
by competent authority, shall take part in the performance of public functions in the
government, or shall perform in said government duties as an employee, agent or
subordinate official, of any rank or class.
a. public officer
b. public employee
c. person in authority
d. agent in authority
41. X wanted to kill Y. One night he saw Y deep in his sleep in his room. X went out of
the house bought gasoline pour it on Y’s house and set it on fire. As a result of the fire Y
died. What crime was committed by X?
a. arson
b. arson with homicide
c. murder
d. qualified arson
42. Assume that X did not know that Y was inside the house. He poured gas to Y’s
house and set it on fire. His only intention was to burn the house. But again, as earlier
stated Y was inside the burning house (which is unknown to X) which caused his death.
What crime was committed by X?
a. arson
b. murder
d. technical arson
43. Assume that X entered Y’s room and while the latter was sleeping, stabbed him to
death. X in order to hide any traces of the crime decided to burn the house. What crime
was committed by X?
b. heinous crime
c. plain murder
44. What law is titled “Act Prohibiting the Detention of Patients in Hospitals and
Medical Clinics on Grounds of Non Payment of Bills.”? It is also known as the Anti
Hospital Detention Law.
a. RA 9439
b. RA 9262
c. RA 9346
d. RA 9344
45. What crime is committed by say more than ten (10) unarmed persons who gather
together in a meeting for the purpose of committing theft?
a. conspiracy
b. illegal assemblies
c. attempted theft
d. no crime
e. illegal associations
46. What crime is committed by ten persons about half of them being armed, and their
purpose in their meeting was to commit the crime of robbery?
47. X stabbed Y (a woman). At the threshold of death, that is while Y was about to die, X
suddenly developed the idea of raping Y. What crime was committed by X?
a. rape
b. murder
48. This one is committed by public officers or employees who, in dereliction of the
duties of his office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting prosecution for the
punishment of violators of law, or shall tolerate the commission of offenses.
a. direct bribery
c. indirect bribery
d. qualified bribery
49. What crime is committed by any public officer or employee who shall agree to
perform an act constituting a crime, in connection with the performance of his official
duties, in consideration of any offer, promise, gift or present received by such officer,
personally or through the mediation of another.
a. direct bribery
c. indirect bribery
d. qualified bribery
50. What crime is committed by a public officer entrusted with the collection of taxes
and other imposts who shall commit any of the following?
i. directly or indirectly demanding the payment of sums different from or larger than
authorized by law
ii. voluntarily failing to issue a receipt, as provided by law for sums of money collected
iii. collecting or receiving by way of payment things or objects different from that
provided by law.
a. bribery
b. qualified bribery
c. estafa
51. This is committed by an accountable public officer who, shall appropriate, or shall
misappropriate or shall consent, or through abandonment or negligence shall permit
another person to take public funds or property.
a. direct bribery
c. technical malversation
52. This is committed by a public officer who shall consent to the escape of a prisoner in
his custody.
53. This is committed by any public officer or employee who shall overdo himself in the
correction or handling of a prisoner or detention prisoner under his charge by the
imposition of punishment not authorize by the regulations or inflicting punishment in a
cruel or humiliating manner.
a. police brutality
b. sadism
c. maltreatment of prisoners
d. physical injuries
54. This is committed by any public officer who shall solicit or make immoral advances
to a woman under his custody or to other women like the wife, daughter, sister or
relative within the same degree by affinity of any person in the custody of a warden or
officer.
a. sexual harassment
c. acts lf lasciviousness
55. This felony is committed by any person who shall intentionally mutilate another by
depriving him, of some essential organ for reproduction.
a. castration
b. cutting of happiness
c. mutilation
d. bobbitised punishment
56. Who is the present Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court?
a. Diosdado Peralta
b. Arturo Panganiban
c. Hilario Davide
d. Emma Bunton-Gapit
57. What law is titled “An Act to Secure the State and Protect Our People from
Terrorism”? It is also known as the Anti-Terrorism Law or Human Security Act of 2007.
59. Any of the following circumstances will qualify the felony of piracy EXCEPT:
a. Whenever the pirates have seized a vessel by boarding or firing upon the same
b. Whenever the pirates have abandoned their victims without means of saving
themselves; or
60. Whenever an officer has lawfully arrested a person without a warrant, he must
make sure that he delivers that person arrested within certain prescribed periods to the
proper authorities, otherwise he might be held liable for delay in the delivery of
detained persons to proper judicial authorities. Which of the following periods
prescribed is NOT CORRECT:
61. The felonies of arbitrary detention, violation of domicile, expulsion and others are
contained in TITLE TWO (2) Book TWO (2) of the Revised Penal Code. They are all
under the title “Crimes against the fundamental law of the state.” Why are they so
called?
a. because they violate certain provisions of the bill of right in the constitution
b. because that is what the authors of the RPC wanted their title to be
62. There are three (3) ways of committing violation of domicile which among the
following is NOT a way of committing it?
a. entering the dwelling of another against the will of the owner
c. searching papers and effect in the dwelling without the consent of the owner
d. refusing to leave the dwelling after being required to do so, the offender having
surreptitiously entered the same
63. All of the following are the preferred witnesses in cases of a lawful search of
another’s premises. Which among the following is not qualified to act as a witness or
perhaps the least preferred among them?
a. members of media
64. May the crime of coup d’ etat be possibly committed by a single person?
a. No
b. Yes
c. impossible
65. X a woman, was caught in flagrante delicto in the act of having sexual intercourse
with Y a man. Investigation revealed that X had sex with Y in consideration of fifty
(P50) pesos only. Assume that it was proven that X committed the act of having sex for
a fee for the first and that precise time only, may X be legally considered a prostitute?
a. yes
b. no
c. yes if Y testifies that X is already a sexpert even it was her first time
66. What crime is committed by anyone (adult) who shall kill a child three years old?
d. maltreatment
68. When any person (man or woman) by means of force, threat or intimidation, and
others means specified in article 266-A, inserts his penis into another person’s mouth or
anal orifice, or any instrument or object, into the genital or anal orifice of another person
the technical term for the crime is:
a. rape
b. statutory rape
69. X is the boyfriend of Y. One night against Y’s will, X forcefully had sex with Y. X
now is facing charges for rape. Assuming that Y agrees to the proposal of marriage by
X, what will happen to X’s criminal liability if marriage takes place?
c. it has no effect because rape now is a private crime where the state can prosecute the
case alone
d. actually the marriage has no bearing because the two are sweethearts and therefore it
is the perfect right of X to rape Y.
70. X is accused of robbery of a certain house in Muntinlupa City. Upon being arrested
X interposed the defense that he was in Cavite City at the supposed time that the
robbery was committed. X is interposing the defense of _______ which is a plea that the
accused was at another place when the crime was committed. Incidentally this defense
is known as the weakest defense in a criminal case.
a. alibi
b. absence
c. physical impossibility
d. justifying circumstance
71. X was staging a bank robbery alone. The responding police arrived and surrounded
the bank where X and the male bank manager were physically trapped at the time. X
used the bank manager as a hostage. After e few minutes of negotiations X finally was
convinced to surrender. With respect to the hostage incident (never mind the attempted
bank robbery) what possible crime could be charged against X?
c. grave coercion
d. arbitrary detention
72. It is defined as any human conduct which, although not productive of some material
or physical harm would however, unjustly annoy or vex an innocent person.
73. A, B, C and D is a group of male teenager (but not below fifteen) who are trying
hard to attract attention (KSP). Every night they always engaged themselves in unruly
beer sessions together with all the unpleasant sounds that it creates with the use of
improvised, cheap and dilapidated musical instruments such as cauldrons, tin cans etc..
Let us assume that aside from making “papansin” they are also doing it to annoy their
sleeping neighbors. The crime of alarms and scandals may be charged against them
because they involved themselves in charivari punishable under paragraph 2 of article
155. What is charivari?
b. it sounds like a gay word or lingo so I will ask its meaning to my gay friend
c. it is simply the act of any person who although not productive of material harm
would annoy another person
d. it is the act of people who are in need of attention from others especially from the
girls.
74. According to RA 4136 the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, when two (2)
motor vehicles approach an intersection at approximately the same time, the motor
vehicle on the left should yield to the motor vehicle on the right because the latter motor
vehicle has:
a. right of way
b. more money
c. more speed
d. emergency rule
75. Crimes Against Religious Worship is a section to be found in Title Two of the
Revised Penal Code which is Crimes against the Fundamental Laws of the State. Which
of the following crimes fall under crimes against religious worship?
d. illegal associations
a. Policemen
b. BIR agents
c. Municipal treasurer
d. Malacanang agent
e. Postmaster
g. Sheriff
a. treachery
b. habitual delinquency
c. relationship
d. intoxication
79. X became enraged with Y. X was so mad he wanted to get even with Y. At the spur
of the moment Y took the clothes of Y from the drawer and burned them to ashes. What
crime was committed by X?
b. robbery d. arson
80. X threatened Y that he would kill the latter if Y would not give Five hundred pesos
(P500). What crime was committed by X?
a. grave coercion
b. grave threats
c. attempted murder
d. attempted homicide
81. Which among the following is considered as slight physical injuries only?
a. maltreatment
82. Vegeta slapped the face of Sangoku in front of a lot of people. What crime did
Vegeta commit?
84. X is less than three (3) days old. X was killed by his own father because the father is
afraid that his real wife would discover that he (the father) had sired X with Y their
“kumare”. What crime was committed by the father?
Note: The next three (3) questions are related to each other.
85. X (man) married Y (woman) in the Philippines. Later X went to the USA and
married Z. When Y learned of this, he filed a case against X. What crime was committed
by X?
a. adultery c. bigamy
b. concubinage d. immorality
86. In the above case supposing that, X and Z took a vacation in the Philippines. They
rented a condominium unit and were always seen caressing each other in public places.
Are they liable for any crime?
b. yes for adultery d. no because they are not caught having sex
87. Let us suppose that while in the Philippines a serious misunderstanding took place
between X and Z. X therefore killed Z. What crime was committed by X?
a. libel
b. slander
c. incriminatory machinations
d. incriminating innocent persons
89. A and B were having a heated altercation over some trivial traffic misunderstanding.
The Barangay Captain who happened to pass by saw the two while they were involved
in exchanging unpleasantries. The Barangay Captain tried to pacified A and B but A
resented this intervention and punched the Brgy. Captain causing the latter to break his
jaw requiring more than thirty (30) days hospitalization and incapacity. What crime was
committed by A?
90. X was arrested by Insp. Mills because the former parked his motor vehicle in a no
parking area. What felony was committed by Insp. Mills?
Note: The next three (3) questions are related to one another
91. X and Y are next door neighbors. X became irritated by the constant barking of Y’s
dog so one night he shot the dog causing the dog to die. What crime was committed by
X?
a. homicide
b. murder
c. malicious mischief
d. physical injuries
92. Supposing after killing the dog, X realized that he missed dinner that night and that
he was so hungry so he took the dog’s carcass and cooked it and thereafter ate it. What
crime was committed by X?
a. theft
b. malicious mischief
c. complex crime
d. cruelty to animals
93. Supposing X realized after killing the dog that he could be held criminally liable for
his act. So he decided to do away with the evidence of the crime. He hid the gun which
he used to kill the dog inside the drawer of Z another next door neighbor so as to make
it appear that the gun belonged to Z. What crime was committed by X with respect to
this latest act?
Note: the next three (3) questions are related to each other
94. X a taxi driver, saw a bag left by one of his passengers which when he opened
contained valuables amounting to thousand of pesos. Assume that he deliberately fail
to restore the bag and its contents to the passenger would X be held liable and for what
crime?
c. I advise him to give the bag to me and I will give the bag back to the owner
d. I advise him to give the bag to the mayor of the city or municipality.
96. Assume that X returned the bag to a local radio station for its safekeeping and
eventual return to the owner instead of handing it over to the proper authorities.
Question is X guilty of any crime?
a. yes because the law specifically enumerate the proper person to return lost property
and he failed to do this.
b. Yes if the local radio station failed to return the bag X is guilty as an accomplice in the
crime
c. Yes because by returning the lost property to the media, X’s real purpose is only to
gain media exposure and not really of his desire to return the bag.
97. X shot Y with a revolver (the wound was mortal). Y fell to the ground but amazingly
got up went to his house, and knowing that he would die anyway cut his throat to
expedite his death. Y died. What crime was committed by X?
b. infanticide d. no crime
Note: The next three (3) questions are related to each other
98. H and W are husband and wife respectively they having been married before a
judge about 1 year ago. H works as a security guard in midnight shift whereas W stays
home nursing their children. One eventful night H suspicious of W having an affair
with their “kumpare”, decided to go home early, true to his hunch, he saw W on top of
kumpare, the two being completely naked and in the act of sexual intercourse
(copulation). In a fit of anger H killed both W and kumpare. What crime was committed
by H if any?
b. murder
d. no crime as H is exempted.
99. In the above case assume that H merely witnessed W and kumpare in the act of
kissing and caressing each other only. Thereafter he lost his senses and proceeded to
hacked to death W and kumpare. What crime was committed by H if any?
d. no crime as H is exempted
100. Assume that H surprised W and Kumpare having carnal knowledge (sexual
intercourse), immediately thereafter he inflicted say, serious or less serious physical
injuries upon W or kumpare or both of them, what crime was committed by X if any?
a. physical injuries
b. attempted murder
d. no crime as X is exempted.