1
Marks: 2
A person can be prosecuted for both an attempt and the completed crime.
Choose one answer.
a. False
b. True
Question 2
Marks: 2
According to Hicks v. U.S.,150 U.S. 442 (1893)one can be held criminally liable by “merely speaking words of encouragement.”
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
Question 3
Marks: 2
According to MPC §1.07, conspirators in a completed crime may be punished for the conspiracy, as well as the completed crime.
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
Question 4
Marks: 2
According to your reading, in some states it is a more serious offense to break into a car and steal a tape player than it is to steal the entire car.
Choose one answer.
a. false
b. true
Question 5
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the charge of forgery includes each of the following elements except
Choose one answer.
a. the false making or altering
b. of a legally significant instrument
c. with intent to defraud
d. a court of law or financial institution
Question 6
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the legal term of art most often employed to distinguish murder from manslaughter is
Choose one answer.
a. causation
b. vicarious liability
c. burden of proof
d. malice aforethought
Question 7
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the Model Penal Code considers the solicitor to be as dangerous as the perpetrator of the completed crime.
Choose one answer.
a. false
b. true
Question 8
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the problems with corporate criminal liability include
Choose one answer.
a. Determining who to charge
b. determining punishment
c. the wording of criminal statutes
d. all of the above
Question 9
Marks: 2
Although they are similar, embezzlement differs from larceny in which of the following ways?
Choose one answer.
a. embezzlement requires asportation
b. the claim of right defense is generally not applicable to larceny
c. embezzlement does not require intent
d. none of the above
Question 10
Marks: 2
An aider and abettor or accessory before the fact must
Choose one answer.
a. be a principal of the crime
b. discourage the commission of the crime
c. solicit the commission of the crime
d. aid or encourage the commission of a crime
11
Marks: 2
An effective abandonment defense to aiding and abetting, or to accessory before the fact, will
Choose one answer.
a. vary with aid
b. depend on the type of solicitation made
c. all of the above
d. none of the above
Question 12
Marks: 2
Assault and battery are
Choose one answer.
a. civil torts, not crimes
b. handled the same in all jurisdictions
c. handled the same in civil and criminal proceedings
d. handled differently from jurisdiction to jurisdiction
Question 13
Marks: 2
At Common Law, which of the following elements is not accurate regarding the crime of Burglary?
Choose one answer.
a. Trespassory breaking and entering
b. Of the dwelling of anoth ...
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1. 1
Marks: 2
A person can be prosecuted for both an attempt and the
completed crime.
Choose one answer.
a. False
b. True
Question 2
Marks: 2
According to Hicks v. U.S.,150 U.S. 442 (1893)one can be held
criminally liable by “merely speaking words of encouragement.”
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
Question 3
Marks: 2
According to MPC §1.07, conspirators in a completed crime
may be punished for the conspiracy, as well as the completed
crime.
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
2. Question 4
Marks: 2
According to your reading, in some states it is a more serious
offense to break into a car and steal a tape player than it is to
steal the entire car.
Choose one answer.
a. false
b. true
Question 5
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the charge of forgery includes each
of the following elements except
Choose one answer.
a. the false making or altering
b. of a legally significant instrument
c. with intent to defraud
d. a court of law or financial institution
Question 6
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the legal term of art most often
employed to distinguish murder from manslaughter is
Choose one answer.
3. a. causation
b. vicarious liability
c. burden of proof
d. malice aforethought
Question 7
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the Model Penal Code considers the
solicitor to be as dangerous as the perpetrator of the completed
crime.
Choose one answer.
a. false
b. true
Question 8
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the problems with corporate
criminal liability include
Choose one answer.
a. Determining who to charge
b. determining punishment
c. the wording of criminal statutes
4. d. all of the above
Question 9
Marks: 2
Although they are similar, embezzlement differs from larceny in
which of the following ways?
Choose one answer.
a. embezzlement requires asportation
b. the claim of right defense is generally not applicable to
larceny
c. embezzlement does not require intent
d. none of the above
Question 10
Marks: 2
An aider and abettor or accessory before the fact must
Choose one answer.
a. be a principal of the crime
b. discourage the commission of the crime
c. solicit the commission of the crime
5. d. aid or encourage the commission of a crime
11
Marks: 2
An effective abandonment defense to aiding and abetting, or to
accessory before the fact, will
Choose one answer.
a. vary with aid
b. depend on the type of solicitation made
c. all of the above
d. none of the above
Question 12
Marks: 2
Assault and battery are
Choose one answer.
a. civil torts, not crimes
b. handled the same in all jurisdictions
c. handled the same in civil and criminal proceedings
d. handled differently from jurisdiction to jurisdiction
6. Question 13
Marks: 2
At Common Law, which of the following elements is not
accurate regarding the crime of Burglary?
Choose one answer.
a. Trespassory breaking and entering
b. Of the dwelling of another
c. In the nighttime
d. With the intent to commit a misdemeanor
Question 14
Marks: 2
Bill says to John, “Give me $50 right now, or the next time I
see you I’ll slice your nostrils with a razor blade.” Bill is most
likely guilty of
Choose one answer.
a. robbery
b. extortion
c. A and B
d. None of the above
Question 15
7. Marks: 2
Bill sees a $100 bill lying on the front seat of his friend’s car.
He takes the car and the money to the racetrack, intending to
return both. After winning $1,000, on a bet he placed using his
friend’s $100, he returns the car to its original location and, in
gratitude, leaves his friend $200. Bill could be convicted of
Choose one answer.
a. larceny of the money only
b. larceny of the car only
c. larceny of the money and the car
d. nothing
Question 16
Marks: 2
Billy writes a check on his bank account, even though he knows
there are insufficient funds to cover the amount of the check.
He may be guilty of
Choose one answer.
a. forgery
b. obtaining property by false pretenses
c. embezzlement
d. none of the above
8. Question 17
Marks: 2
According to your reading, the Model Penal Code promotes:
Choose one answer.
a. abolition of degrees of murder, in favor of a series of
mitigating circumstances to be employed as factors in assessing
punishment
b. a single sentence for murder, no matter what the degree onal
degrees of murder
c. abolishing the murder charge entirely, in favor of additional
degrees of manslaughter
d. abolition of the manslaughter charge, in favor of additional
degrees of murder
Question 18
Marks: 2
Conspiracy requires which of the following elements?
Choose one answer.
a. actus reus and mens rea
b. mens rea
c. mens rea and completion of the act
9. d. actus reus
Question 19
Marks: 2
Degrees of Robbery usually depend on
Choose one answer.
a. value of property
b. the amount of force used
c. the amount of force threatened
d. a and c
e. b and c
Question 20
Marks: 2
Generally speaking, an attempt is which of the following?
Choose one answer.
a. the unintentional engagement in conduct that, if continued,
would constitute a crime
b. a substantial but unsuccessful effort to commit a crime
c. the preparation toward commission of a crime
10. d. none of the above
21
Marks: 2
If involuntary abandonment occurs prior to the completion of a
crime, the defendant can not be charged with attempt of the
crime.
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
Question 22
Marks: 2
If John unintentionally burns down a house while burglarizing
it, he would be charged under the Felony Arson rule.
Choose one answer.
a. false
b. true
Question 23
Marks: 2
In a larceny case, the value of the property may be significant
because
Choose one answer.
a. most states increase the degree of larceny based on the value
of the property
b. most states won’t prosecute for the theft of property valued
11. below $ 25
c. most states won’t prosecute for the theft of property valued
below $ 150
d. most states won’t prosecute for a theft of service
Question 24
Marks: 2
In a murder statute the term “willful” is used to describe a
specific intent to kill.
Choose one answer.
a. true
b. false
Question 25
Marks: 2
In a rape case, “inability to consent” may be based upon which
of the following
Choose one answer.
a. effect of drugs
b. effect of alcohol
c. unconsciousness
d. all of the above
12. Question 26
Marks: 2
In a statutory rape case, which of the following is normally
true?
Choose one answer.
a. the defendant must be underage
b. the victim must have lied about his or her age
c. the defendant must have knowledge that the victim was
underage
d. the defendant need not have knowledge that the victim was
underage
Question 27
Marks: 2
In addition to the “but for” test, the state would also want to
establish that the defendant’s actions were the proximate cause
of death.
Choose one answer.
a. true
b. false
Question 28
Marks: 2
In most jurisdictions, the punishment for an attempt to commit a
crime is normally which of the following?
13. Choose one answer.
a. more severe than that imposed for the commission of the
crime
b. equal to that imposed for the commission of the crime
c. not punishable
d. less severe than that imposed for the commission of the crime
Question 29
Marks: 2
Involuntary manslaughter usually requires
Choose one answer.
a. more than one actor
b. intent to cause the outcome prohibited by law
c. recklessness or gross negligence
d. felony murder
Question 30
Marks: 2
It is possible to be both a principal and an accessory before or
after the fact.
Choose one answer.
14. a. True
b. False
31
Marks: 2
Many states have different degrees of manslaughter. Frequently,
they are divided into which of the following?
Choose one answer.
a. murder and manslaughter
b. 1st degree murder and 2nd degree murder
c. voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter
d. 2nd degree murder and involuntary manslaughter
Question 32
Marks: 2
Mr Brown throws a torch inside a house at precisely the same
time the house is struck by lightning. The torch flickers and
goes out while the lightning strike results in a fire that burns the
house to the ground. Mr. Brown would most likely be found
Choose one answer.
a. guilty of arson
b. guilty of attempted arson
15. c. guilty of neither charge
d. guilty of both charges
Question 33
Marks: 2
In reaching your conclusion for the scenario above, which of the
following factors is pertinent to the charge?
Choose one answer.
a. causation
b. solicitation
c. intent
d. none of the above
Question 34
Marks: 2
Receiving stolen goods
Choose one answer.
a. is a form of aggravated accessory after the fact to larceny
b. is usually punished as seriously as larceny
c. requires that the receiver knows or believes that the goods are
stolen
16. d. all of the above
Question 35
Marks: 2
Robbery is larceny from a person by force or threat of
immediate force.
Choose one answer.
a. True
b. False
Question 36
Marks: 2
Statutory rape is generally a strict liability offense.
Choose one answer.
a. true
b. false
Question 37
Marks: 2
The act of deliberately encouraging, requesting or advising
another to undertake or join in the commission of a criminal act
is known as:
Choose one answer.
a. solicitation
b. conspiracy
17. c. all of the above
d. none of the above
Question 38
Marks: 2
The elements of attempt include which of the following?
Choose one answer.
a. specific intent
b. an overt act toward commission
c. failure to complete the crime
d. all of the above
Question 39
Marks: 2
The “intent to accomplish the precise act which the law
prohibits” is the definition for which of the following?
Choose one answer.
a. specific intent
b. general intent
c. attempt
18. d. transferred intent
Question 40
Marks: 2
There is no such thing as a crime called “attempt” in and of
itself.
Choose one answer.
a. False
b. True
41
Marks: 2
Which of the following is an example of asportation?
Choose one answer.
a. the movement of a wallet by a pick-pocket
b. the starting of a car engine by a car thief
c. all of the above
d. none of the above
Question 42
Marks: 2
Which of the following is an exception to the “but for” test, as
used by the State to prove causation in charges involving an
intentional killing?
Choose one answer.
19. a. the victim dies 1 year and 1 day after the event
b. an automobile is involved
c. two forces, each capable of causing death, occur
simultaneously and each inflicts injury
d. none of the above
Question 43
Marks: 2
Which of the following is not a necessary element of larceny?
Choose one answer.
a. a trespassory taking and carrying away
b. of the valuable personal property of another
c. through the use of threats or coercion
d. with intent to permanently deprive the person entitled to
possession
Question 44
Marks: 2
Which of the following is not considered an inchoate crime?
Choose one answer.
a. solicitation
20. b. conspiracy
c. abandonment
d. none of the above
Question 45
Marks: 2
Which of the following is not considered an inchoate crime?
Choose one answer.
a. attempted murder
b. solicitation
c. conspiracy
d. none of the above
Question 46
Marks: 2
Which of the following standards is often employed in order to
ascertain whether or not a defendant killed “in the heat of
passion” and whether or not the provocation was adequate from
an objective vantage point?
Choose one answer.
a. unreasonable person
21. b. reasonable person
c. third party induction
d. third party deduction
Question 47
Marks: 2
Which of the following statements is not true?
Choose one answer.
a. larceny by trick requires mere possession
b. larceny by trick leaves the defrauded owner with
“constructive possession”
c. the crime of false pretenses is complete upon obtaining title
d. the crime of false pretenses requires subsequent disposition
of the property
Question 48
Marks: 2
Which of the following states that two parties cannot be charged
with conspiracy to commit a crime which requires a third party?
Choose one answer.
a. Unilateral rule
22. b. Bilateral rule
c. Wharton rule
d. M’Naghton test
Question 49
Marks: 2
Which of the following was a possible common law defense to a
charge of attempting to commit a crime?
Choose one answer.
a. factual impossibility but not legal impossibility
b. legal impossibility but not factual impossibility
c. tort
d. solicitation
Question 50
Marks: 2
“Willful, deliberate and premeditated” are frequently used in
statutes to elevate
Choose one answer.
a. involuntary manslaughter to voluntary manslaughter
b. 2nd degree murder to 1st degree murder
23. c. 1st degree murder to 2nd degree murder
d. murder to manslaughter