Set-03-RPC-Book2-Part2
A, with intent to kill, shot B, his legitimate father. What crime did A commit?
A.Homicide
B.Murder
C.Parricide
D.Frustrated Parricide
Which of the following relationships is NOT covered under the crime of Parricide (Article 246)?
A.Legitimate ascendant
B.Legitimate spouse
C.Legitimate child
D.Adoptive parent
The essential element that distinguishes Parricide from Murder or Homicide is:
A.The manner of killing
B.The relationship between the offender and the victim
C.The presence of intent to kill
D.The weapon used
What is the primary element that elevates the killing of a person to Murder under Article 248?
A.The age of the victim
B.The presence of any of the qualifying circumstances listed in the law
C.The offender's motive
D.The location where the crime was committed
Pedro and Jose had a heated argument. In the heat of anger, Pedro picked up a piece of wood and struck Jose on the head, causing his death. There were no qualifying circumstances. What crime was committed?
A.Murder
B.Homicide
C.Parricide
D.Physical Injuries
Which of the following is a qualifying circumstance for murder?
A.Evident premeditation
B.Intoxication
C.Relationship
D.Dwelling
"Treachery" (Alevosia) as a qualifying circumstance means that the offender:
A.Acted with deliberate intent to cause suffering.
B.Employed means, methods, or forms in the execution of the crime which tend directly and specially to insure its execution, without risk to himself arising from the defense which the offended party might make.
C.Took advantage of his superior strength.
D.Committed the crime in consideration of a price, reward, or promise.
For "evident premeditation" to be appreciated, which of the following is NOT a required element?
A.The time when the offender determined to commit the crime.
B.An act manifestly indicating that the culprit has clung to his determination.
C.A sufficient lapse of time between the determination and execution.
D.The offender must be a recidivist.
The unlawful killing of any person, which is neither parricide nor murder, is:
A.Homicide
B.Infanticide
C.Accidental death
D.Physical Injury
A killed B by shooting him. It was later found that B was already dead due to poison when A shot him. What is A liable for?
A.Murder
B.Homicide
C.Impossible Crime
D.No liability
The classification of physical injuries (Serious, Less Serious, Slight) under the Revised Penal Code primarily depends on:
A.The type of weapon used.
B.The motive of the offender.
C.The duration of the victim's illness, incapacity for labor, or the extent of the injury itself.
D.The location of the wound.
If, as a result of the physical injuries inflicted, the victim becomes insane, imbecile, impotent, or blind, the crime committed is:
A.Serious Physical Injuries
B.Less Serious Physical Injuries
C.Slight Physical Injuries
D.Attempted Homicide
An injury that incapacitates the offended party for labor for ten (10) days or more, but not more than thirty (30) days, is classified as:
A.Serious Physical Injuries
B.Less Serious Physical Injuries
C.Slight Physical Injuries
D.Frustrated Homicide
When the physical injuries inflicted shall have required medical attendance or incapacitated the victim from labor for one (1) to nine (9) days, the crime is:
A.Serious Physical Injuries
B.Less Serious Physical Injuries
C.Slight Physical Injuries
D.Maltreatment
A slapped B in the face, but the slap did not cause any injury or incapacity. What crime, if any, did A commit?
A.Slight Physical Injuries
B.Maltreatment
C.Unjust Vexation
D.No crime
Under Republic Act No. 8353 (The Anti-Rape Law of 1997), which of the following is NOT considered a form of rape?
A.Carnal knowledge through force, threat, or intimidation.
B.Inserting an object into another person's genital or anal orifice.
C.Seduction of a woman who is a virgin over twelve years and under eighteen years of age.
D.Sexual intercourse with a person deprived of reason or who is unconscious.
What is the legal effect of a subsequent valid marriage between the offender and the victim in private crimes like rape?
A.It increases the penalty.
B.It has no effect on the criminal case.
C.It extinguishes the criminal liability and the penalty.
D.It reduces the penalty to a lower degree.
Can a man be a victim of rape under Philippine law?
A.No, the law exclusively protects women.
B.Yes, but only through anal or oral sexual assault.
C.Yes, carnal knowledge can be committed against a man or a woman.
D.Yes, through sexual assault by inserting an object or instrument into his anal or oral orifice.
A had carnal knowledge of a woman who was asleep. What crime was committed?
A.Acts of Lasciviousness
B.Seduction
C.Rape
D.No crime because there was no force.
A person who kills a child less than three days of age is guilty of what crime?
A.Parricide
B.Murder
C.Homicide
D.Infanticide
A, an adopted son, killed his adopter, B. What crime did A commit?
A.Parricide
B.Murder
C.Homicide
D.A special complex crime
If rape is committed with the use of a deadly weapon, this circumstance is considered:
A.Mitigating
B.Justifying
C.Qualifying
D.Aggravating
Death caused in a tumultuous affray, where the actual killer cannot be identified, and several persons participated, makes the participants liable for:
A.Murder
B.Death Caused in a Tumultuous Affray (Art. 251)
C.Homicide
D.Conspiracy to commit Homicide
In a duel, both combatants accept the risk of being killed. If one kills the other, what crime is committed?
A.Murder, due to the implicit agreement.
B.Homicide, as the elements of murder are generally not present.
C.No crime, due to consent.
D.Physical Injuries, if the intent was not to kill.
A intended to inflict only a slight physical injury on B. However, due to an unforeseen complication or B's weak physical condition, B died. What is A liable for?
A.Slight Physical Injuries only
B.Homicide, under the principle of praeter intentionem
C.Murder
D.No liability as there was no intent to kill.
What is the penalty for the crime of Parricide?
A.Reclusion Perpetua
B.Reclusion Temporal
C.Reclusion Perpetua to Death
D.Life Imprisonment
A security guard shot and killed a fleeing thief who was not posing any immediate danger. What crime is most likely committed?
A.No crime, as it is in the performance of his duty.
B.Murder, if with treachery.
C.Homicide
D.Both B and C are possible, depending on the circumstances.
Killing another on the occasion of a robbery is:
A.A special complex crime of Robbery with Homicide.
B.Two separate crimes of Robbery and Homicide.
C.Murder qualified by the robbery.
D.Homicide with the aggravating circumstance of robbery.
Offender A deliberately and inhumanly augmented the suffering of victim B by mutilating him before killing him. This circumstance is known as:
A.Treachery
B.Cruelty
C.Evident Premeditation
D.Outraging the corpse
In which of the following instances is intent to kill NOT a necessary element?
A.Murder
B.Homicide
C.Parricide
D.Reckless Imprudence resulting in Homicide