Sample Penology Reviewer:

PHILIPPINE CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

1. What do you call the branch of Criminology deals with the management and administration of
inmates?

a. Phrenology b. Penology c. Penalty d. Correction

2. Which of the following person convicted by final judgment?

a. Prisoner b. Detainee c. Both A and B d. Neither A nor B

3. The suffering that is inflicted by the state for the transgression of the law is known as _______;

a. Phrenology b. Penology c. Penalty d. Correction

4. What branch of administration of criminal justice charged with the responsibility for the custody,
supervision and rehabilitation of convicted offenders?

a. Corrections b. Prosecution c. Prisons d. Courts

5. Which of the following is not a prison facility?

a. Correctional Institution for Women c. Davao Penal Colony

b. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm d. Manila City Jail

6. Which of the following is not a type of jail?

a. Lock-up b. Ordinary Jail c. New Bilibid Prison d. Work House

7. What do you call to a disposition under which a defendant after sentenced and conviction is released
subject to the conditions imposed by the court and to the supervision of probation officer?

a. Probation b. Pardon c. Parole d. Amnesty

8. Which of the following refers to the programs, services and institutions responsible for those
individuals who are accused and or convicted of criminal offenses?

a. Corrections b. Prosecution c. Prisons d. Courts

9. Refers to the suffering that is inflicted by the State for the violation of the law:

a. Punishment b. Sanction c Consequence d. Penalty

10.The basic law of the Philippine Prison System is found in the_____;

a. Revised Administrative Code c. Revised Penal Code

b. Revised Rules of Court d. Local Government Code

11.A theory justifying penalty which states that the criminal is punished to served as an example to
discourage others from committing crimes:

a. self-defense b. justice c. prevention d. exemplarity

12.A theory justifying penalty which states that criminals are punished to prevent or suppress the danger
to the State and to the public arising from the criminal acts of the offender:

a. self-defense b. justice c. prevention d. exemplarity

13.A juridical condition of penalty that states that the penalty must be imposed only to the person who
actually committed the crime:

a. commensurate b. definite c. personal d. equal

14.A juridical condition of penalty that states that penalty must be imposed by virtue of a judgment by
competent authority and as prescribed by law:

a. judicial and legal b. definite c. equal d. personal

15.The national prisons are administered by the national government under what particular office?

a. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology c. Department of Interior and Local

Government

b. Bureau of Corrections d. Office of the Governor

16.What penal institution established pursuant to Act No. 3579?

a. Correctional Institution for Women c. Davao Penal Colony

b. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm d.New Bilibid Prison

17.What law classifies prisoners?

a. Republic Act 29 b. Batas Pambansa 29 c. Presidential Decree 29 d. Executive

Order 29

18.Refers to the combination of public and private services with legal authority to provide for the care,
custody and control of those convicted of a criminal offense;

a. Conviction b. Corrections c. Courts d. Penalty

19.What do you call the postponement of the execution of a death sentence?

a. Amnesty b. Probation c. Commutation of Sentence d. Reprieve

20. What do you call a method by which a prisoner who has served a portion of his sentence is
conditionally released but remains in legal custody, the condition being that in case of misbehavior, he
shall be imprisoned?

a. Amnesty b. Parole c. Probation d. Pardon

21.What do you call the statutory shortening of the maximum sentence of an inmate because of good
behavior?

a. Commutation of sentence b. Judicial Reprieve c. Imposition of Penalty d.

Good Conduct time allowance

22.Who is the father of modern probation ?

a. John Howard b. John Augustus c. William Penn d. Sir Walter

Crofton

23.Probation is derived from the Latin word “probare” which means ______?

a. to prove b. to permit c. to release d. to serve

24.What is Presidential Decree 968?

a. Probation and Parole Law of 1967 c. Adult and Juvenile Probation Act of 1976

b. Probation Law of 1976 d. Pardon and Parole Law of 1967

25.Refers to an act of the sovereign power granting oblivion or general pardon for a past offense usually
granted in favor of certain classes of persons who have committed crimes of a political character, such as
treason, sedition or rebellion is known as?

a. Reprieve b. Parole c. Executive Clemency d. Amnesty

26.Which of the following refers to an executive clemency changing a heavier sentence to a less serious
one, or a longer prison term to a shorter one?

a. Reprieve b. Commutation of Sentence c. Deduction of Sentence d. Good Conduct time

allowance

27. The following are the effects of pardon, EXCEPT one;

a. It removes penalties and disabilities and restores full civil and political rights.

b. It does not discharge the civil liability of the convict to the individual he has wronged.

c. It does not restore offices, property or rights vested in others in consequence of the conviction.

d. It extinguishes the civil and criminal liability of the convicted offender.

28.Refers to the confinement and treatment of adult offenders and juvenile delinquents;

a. Penalty b. Conviction c. Corrections d. Prison

29.What purpose of correction in which the State wants to protect the society by reducing crime and
isolating and segregating criminals through imprisonment?

a. Retribution b. Deterrence c. Isolation d. Rehabilitation

30.What purpose/ objective of correction that involves the use of punitive and disciplinary measures
such as solitary confinement, to modify or reform criminal behavior whose conduct and deportment is
not totally responding to rehabilitation programs?

a. Retribution b. Isolation c. Rehabilitation d. Reformation

31.Which of the following theoretical foundations in dealing with criminals believed in the concept or
principle of “Let the punishment fits the crime.”

a. Classical School b. Neo Classical School c. Positivist School d. Demonological School

32.When an individuals commits a crime they let the person drink a pungent poison to drive away the
evil spirit inside his body which leads him in the commission of crime. What do you call of this early form
of correction?

a. Trephination Method b. GrotesqueMask c. Pungent Poison d. Banishment

33.The cutting of some parts of the offenders’ body is known as ______?

a. Flogging b. Mutilation c. Exile d. Branding

34.What is the manifestation of punishment during the dominance of Roman Empire?

a. Flogging b. Transfortation c. Banishment d. Slavery

35.In 1166 A.D. Assize of Clarendon (Constitution of Clarendon) constructed the first facility designed
solely for public incarceration. This facility was known as ________?

a. Prison b. Goal c. Workhouses d. Detention Cell

36.What is the name of the famous gaol in Europe?

a. Assize of Clarendon b. New Gate c. Workhouses d. Gaol

37. Who is the former prisoner and was released through parole became the first English prison
reformer as he was then appointed sheriff of Bedford Shire a local gaol in England?

a. John Howard b. Alexander Maonochie c.. Sir Walter Crofton d. Rutherford

Hayes

38.Refers to a concept that rejects hard labor as a form of punishment is known as _________?

a. Prison b. Detention c. Penitentiary d. Hospice

39.Who is the governor of the state of Pennsylvania initiated reforms in their prison system?

a. John Howard b. Walter Crofton c. Rutherford Hayes d. William Penn

40.The fifth pillar of criminal justice system is _______?

a. Police b. Prosecution c. Courts d. Community

41.This is known as the basic unit of soiety;

a. Family b. School c. Church d. Media

42.He is an Englishman was then in-charge of the Birth of the British Penal Colony in Norfolk Island and
gained the title of “Father of Parole.”

a. Alexander Maconochie b. Rutherford Hayes c. John Howard d. William Penn

43.Prisoners were encouraged for good behavior for them to gain incentives that would lead to their
early release. This concept was called the __________ which became the forerunner of Parole.

a. Pennsylvania System b. Mark System c. Reformatory System

d. Ticket Leave System

44.The first prison to abandon the Pennsylvania system and introduced the congregate prison in silent
system is known as _____?

a. Pennsylvania System b. Reformatory System c. Ticket Leave System d.

Auburn System

45.Who established the Irish concept of ticket-of- leave system?

a. Sir Walter Crofton b. Alexander Maconochie c. John Howard d. William Penn

46.The following are the early forms of punishment, EXCEPT one;

a. Branding b. Mutilation c. Public Humiliation d. Trephination

Method

47.Refers to conditional release that could be revoked any time before the original sentence expired;

a. Ticket of leave b. Mark system c. Workhouses d. Parole

48.The first President of the National Prison Association that encourage the separation of offenders by
age and practice of indeterminate sentence, academic and vocational training for inmates;

a. Alexander Maconochie b. Rutherford Hayes c. John Howard d. William Penn

49.It is the machinery of the state uses in the prevention of crime.

a. Criminal Law b. Criminal Procedure c. Criminal Procedure d. Criminal

Justice System

50.They serve as lawyer of the government in all criminal cases.

a. Prosecutor b. Defense Lawyer c. Judges d. Litigants

51.They initiate the process to make the criminal justice system works.

a. Defense Lawyer b. Courts c. Police d. Judges

52.An inquiry made by the duty prosecutor to determine the legality of the arrest made especially those
arrests made without warrant.

a. Preliminary Investigation b. Court Trial c. Preliminary Hearing d. Inquest Procedure

53.The knowledge of facts, actual or apparent, strong enough to justify a reasonable man in the belief
that the lawful grounds for arresting the accused;

a. Proof b. Evidence c. Probable Cause d. Subpoena

54.An act or omission punishable by law;

a. Crime b. Arrest c. Culpa d. Deceit

55.It is a principle that a person should not be deprived of life, liberty or property without reasonable
and lawful procedures;

a. Equal protection b. Right against self-incrimination c. Bill of Rights d. Due Process

56.Consists of district and circuit court in Muslims areas for the administration of the provisions of
Muslims Personal Law;

a. Sandiganbayan b. Shari’a court c. Supreme Court d. Court of Appeals

57.The law that created the Katarungang Pambarangay;

a. Republic Act No. 7160 b. Republic Act No. 7106 c. Republic Act No. 6170 d. Republic Act
No. 1760

58.The taking of a person into custody in order that he may be bound to answer for the commission of
an offense.

a. Detection b. Apprehension c. Adjudication d. Arrest

59.They are considered as the prime mover of the system.

a. Law Enforcement b. Prosecution c. Courts d. Correction

60.When was the first Philippine probation law enacted?

a. August 5, 1953 b. August 5, 1935 c. August 7, 1953 d. August 7, 1935

61. It is the first probation law of the Philippines;

a. Act No 4221 b. Act No 4122 c. Act No 1242 d. Act No 2241

62.Who is the father of Philippine probation?

a. Teodoro Natividad b. Teodulo Natividad c. Teofilo Natividad d. Theodore Natividad

63.Refers to an act of the sovereign power granting oblivion or general pardon for a past offense usually
granted in favor of certain classes of persons who have committed crimes of a political character, such as
treason, sedition or rebellion;

a. Amnesty b. Repreive c. Probation d. Parole

64.Refers to the extinction of the criminal liability of an individual, within certain limits or conditions,
from the punishment which the law inflicts for the offense he has committed;

a. Parole b. Amnesty c. Absolute Pardon d. Conditional Pardon

65.The pardoning power is exercised by the _______?

a. President b. Commissioner c. Secretary of DOJ d. Speaker of the House

66.A collective term for absolute pardon, conditional pardon and commutation of sentence ;

a. Probation b. Amnesty c. Executive Clemency d. Pardon

67.One who is sentenced to serve a prison term of one day to six months;

a. Insular Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner c. Municipal Prisoner d. City Prisoner

68.One who is sentenced to serve a prison term of six months and one day to three years;

a. Insular Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner c. Municipal Prisoner d. City Prisoner

69.One who is sentenced to serve a prison term of one day to three years;

a. Insular Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner c. Municipal Prisoner d. City Prisoner

70.One who is sentenced to serve a prison term of three years and one day to death;

a. Insular Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner c. Municipal Prisoner d. City Prisoner

71.Those held for security reasons; held for investigation; those awaiting final judgment; those awaiting
trial are referred as _____?

a. Insular Prisoner b. Detention Prisoners c. Municipal Prisoner d. City Prisoner

72.Those convicted by final judgment referred as ______?

a. Insular Prisoner b. Provincial Prisoner c. Municipal Prisoner d. Sentenced Prisoner

73.Security facility for the temporary detention of persons held for investigation or waiting preliminary
hearing; usually the period of detention does not exceed forty eight (48) hours is called _____?

a. Lock-up Jail b. Ordinary Jail c. Workhouse Jail d.

Detention Cell

74.Refers to an institutions for confinement of convicted offenders sentenced to imprisonment of three

(3) years or less and offenders awaiting and/or undergoing trial;

a. Lock-up Jail b. Ordinary Jail c. Workhouse Jail d.

Detention Cell

75.Refers to farms or camps;

a. Lock-up Jail b. Ordinary Jail c. Workhouse Jail d.

Detention Cell

76. City and municipal jails are administered and supervised by the ________?

a. BJMP b. BUCOR c. NBI d. PNP

77.Provincial jails are administered and supervised by their respective ______?

a. local government b. city government c. provincial government d. National

Government

78.Jails derived from the two Spanish words “_______”, “_______.”

a. jaulo and caula b. deceit and dolo c. fault and culpa d. poena and gaol

79. The prison that established on 16 January 1973;

a. Sablayan Penal Colony b. San Ramon Penal Colony c. National Bilibid Prison d.
Leyte Regional Prison

80.The following are sub-colony of Sablayan Colony and Penal Farm, Except one;

a. Central b. Pasugul c. Yapang d. Panabo

81.How many hectares does the Sablayan Penal Colony and Farm measures?

a. 16,000 hectares b. 124 hectares c. 18 hectares d. 1,500 hectares

82.What prison established in 1870 by Capt. Ramon Blanco, of the Spanish Royal Army, and was named
after Capt. Blanco’s father’s patron saint?

a. Sablayan Penal Colony b. San Ramon Penal Colony c. National Bilibid Prison d.
Leyte Regional Prison

83.It operates Tanglaw settlement for released prisoners as homesteaders;

a. Sablayan Penal Colony b. Davao Penal Colony c. National Bilibid Prison d. Leyte
Regional Prison

84.What prison established on 16 November 1904 pursuant to Reorganization Act 1407?

a. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm b. San Ramon Penal Colony c. National Bilibid Prison d.
Leyte Regional Prison

85.What system of inmate labor used wherein materials were provide by private business its
manufacturing process was supervised inside the prison?

a. Leave system b. State-use-system c. Piece-price system d. Contract

system

86.What system of inmate labor used wherein materials and the products and produced by the prisons
and brought by the private business?

a. Leave system b. State-use-system c. Piece-price system d. Contract

system

87.Refers to treatment program in which the offender and the therapist develop a face-to-face
relationship;
 a. Individual Treatment b. Group Therapy c. Behavior therapy d. Group
Guided Interactions

88.Responsible for evaluating the evidence the law enforcement has gathered and deciding whether it is
sufficient to warrant the filing of charges against the alleged violator;

a. Judge b. Law Enforcement c. Prosecutor d. Courts

89.They are responsible in reforming the convicted person;

a. Correction b. Law Enforcement c. Prosecution d. Courts

90. In most cases, the only paperwork necessary to initiate prosecution of an accused is. . .

a. Complaint or Information b. Affidavit c. Commitment Order d. Release Order

91.The criminal justice process begins with the _________.

a. Commission of a crime b. Apprehension of criminal c.. detection of crime d. adjudication

of the case

92.Comprises all means used to enforce the standards of conduct, which are deemed necessary to
protect individuals;

a. Criminal Law b. Criminal Procedure c. Criminal Procedure d. Criminal

Justice System

93.A court that covers two or more municipalities;

a. Regional Trial Court b. Municipal Circuit Trial Court c. Supreme Court d. Court of
Appeals

94. He is the warden of Sing Sing prison in New York who visited and studied the Prison System in
England and was impress the Irish system.

a. Alexander Maconochie b. William Pen c. Gaylord B. Hubbell d. Ippo Maqonoche

95. This type of treatment program was used on highly aggressive inmates to control their destructive
behavior;

a. individual treatment b.group therapy c. chemotherapy d. behavior therapy

96. What type of treatment program that is sought to calm disruptive offender to associate pain and
displeasure with a certain stimuli;

a. neurosurgery b. serisory deprivation c. GGI d. Individual treatment

97. The main purpose of this program is to increase the client knowledge on career choices or job
qualification and training needed for successful employment

a. Vocational Counseling b. Behavioral Modification c. crisis intervention d. social group

work

98. A prison located at Muntinlupa, Metro Manila;

 a. Ihawig Penal Colony b. National Bilibid Prison c. San Ramon Penal Farm d. Davao Penal
Colony

99. In the preceding number it has a measurement of 55 hectares ( choices refer to # 98) B

100. Where does the Philippine Prison System patterned?

a. English Prison System b. Irish Prison System c. US Federal Prison System d. Alcatraz Prison
System