Reyes Book RPC Book 1 Quiz
Test your knowledge on the foundational principles and sources of Philippine Criminal Law based on Reyes Book RPC Book 1.
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Question 1: Which branch of law defines crimes and provides for their punishment?
The branch of law regulating private rights.
The branch of law defining crimes, their nature, and providing for their punishment.
The procedural rules for prosecuting offenses.
The study of penal theories and penology.
Question 2: In the absence of a specific law defining an act as a crime, can a person be held criminally liable in the Philippines?
Yes, under common law principles.
Yes, if it causes financial damage.
No, because there are no common law crimes in the Philippines.
No, unless the Supreme Court rules it as a crime.
Question 3: Which of the following is NOT recognized as a source of Philippine Criminal Law?
The Revised Penal Code (Act No. 3815).
Special Penal Laws.
Penal Presidential Decrees.
Supreme Court decisions creating new crimes.
Question 4: What reflects the Philippine criminal justice system's reliance on human free will and retribution?
Positivist Theory
Classical Theory
Utilitarian Theory
Eclectic Theory
Question 5: What does substantive due process require?
The intrinsic validity of the law interfering with life, liberty, or property.
Notice and hearing.
An impartial and competent court.
The right to cross-examine.
Question 6: What is the consequence of a law that retroactively lowers the standard of evidence for conviction?
It is a valid law.
It is an ex post facto law altering rules of evidence.
It is a bill of attainder.
It violates the right to due process.
Question 7: What principle means that penal laws apply to all persons within the national territory?
Generality
Territoriality
Universality
Equality
Question 8: Which of the following statements about military personnel and civil law is true?
They are always tried in civil courts.
They can be tried by court-martial for service-connected offenses.
Civil courts have jurisdiction over all crimes committed by military personnel.
They have immunity from all civil laws.