Criminal Law Questions in File
Complete the questions in file
QUESTION 1
Different levels of blameworthiness are indicated by different types of intent.
True
False
5 points
QUESTION 2
What is the only direct evidence of a defendant’s mens rea?
| A. | a confession | |
| B. | a motive | |
| C. | a signed statement | |
| D. | polygraph examination |
5 points
QUESTION 3
Liability without fault or in the absence of mens rea is called:
| A. | strict liability | |
| B. | harm causation | |
| C. | offending behavior | |
| D. | wanton liability |
5 points
QUESTION 4
The mental element of a crime is called the:
| A. | mens rea | |
| B. | harm | |
| C. | actus reus | |
| D. | concurrence |
5 points
QUESTION 5
Factual cause is also known as which of the folowing?
| A. | “but for” cause | |
| B. | legal cause | |
| C. | proximate cause | |
| D. | intervening cause |
5 points
QUESTION 6
- Proximate cause is a subjective question of fairness that appeals to the jury’s sense of:
| A. | justice | |
| B. | duty | |
| C. | fairness | |
| D. | guilt |
5 points
QUESTION 7
Which of the following is not a type of culpability in the Model Penal Code?
| A. | purpose | |
| B. | knowledge | |
| C. | negligence | |
| D. | willfulness |
5 points
QUESTION 8
In the absence of a confession, intent must generally be proven by __________ evidence.
| A. | peremptory | |
| B. | exclusive | |
| C. | referential | |
| D. | circumstantial |
5 points
QUESTION 9
In strict liability cases, the prosecution has to prove only that the defendants committed a
| A. | voluntary act that caused the harm | |
| B. | voluntary civil act that caused harm | |
| C. | voluntary criminal act that caused harm | |
| D. | voluntary mistake that caused harm |
5 points
QUESTION 10
Ignorance of facts and law _____________ create a reasonable doubt that the prosecution has proved the element of criminal intent.
| A. | can | |
| B. | cannot | |
| C. | always | |
| D. | never |
5 points
QUESTION 11
In the absence of a confession, mens rea is usually proven by circumstantial evidence
True
False
5 points
QUESTION 12
- General intent is the intent to…
| A. | commit a criminal act | |
| B. | cause harm | |
| C. | make the act cause the harm | |
| D. | have the mens rea |
5 points
QUESTION 13
Intent to commit a criminal act as defined in a statute is called
| A. | general intent | |
| B. | personal intent | |
| C. | blameless intent | |
| D. | negligent intent |
5 points
QUESTION 14
- Fault that requires a “bad mind” in the actor is called
| A. | objective fault | |
| B. | subjective fault | |
| C. | no fault | |
| D. | concurrent fault |
5 points
QUESTION 15
The objective determination that the defendant’s act triggered a chain of events that ended as the bad result is called the
| A. | cause in fact | |
| B. | negligent cause | |
| C. | subsequent cause | |
| D. | total cause |
5 points
QUESTION 16
What is the ONLY crime defined in the US Constitution?
| A. | murder | |
| B. | rape | |
| C. | treason | |
| D. | forgery |
5 points
QUESTION 17
Recklessness requires awareness of substantial and unjustifiable risks.
True
False
5 points
QUESTION 18
Another term for a criminal act is
| A. | mens rea | |
| B. | actus reus | |
| C. | de novo | |
| D. | pro bono |
5 points
QUESTION 19
Mens rea translated means “evil state of mind.”
True
False
5 points
QUESTION 20
Mistake is a defense whenever the mistake prevents the formation of any fault-based
| A. | prejudice | |
| B. | hate | |
| C. | animus | |
| D. | mens rea |
