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Classification of Crimes and Basic Elements of Criminal Responsibility
Multiple Choice Quiz
1
A person who has committed a tort may be subject to
A)
being called a criminal
B)
monetary fines
C)
imprisonment
D)
all of the above
2
Jaywalking is such a minor violation, most people consider it a
A)
felony
B)
misdemeanor
C)
petty offense
D)
moral responsibility
3
The protections granted in the Bill of Rights apply to
A)
people accused of criminal violations
B)
people accused of civil violations
C)
people accused of either criminal or civil violations
D)
people whose actions are morally reprehensible
4
A form of punishment used in the United States is
A)
imprisonment
B)
death
C)
payment of fines
D)
all of the above
5
Legally, a person who has committed a criminal offense
A)
has committed a crime against the community at large
B)
has committed a wrong against specific individuals only
C)
will be prosecuted by the victim
D)
all of the above
6
A felony is
A)
a violent crime
B)
a crime for which punishment is usually incarceration in a county jail
C)
punishable by imprisonment for more than one year
D)
shoplifting
7
An offender sentenced to a fine and participation in a community corrections program was probably convicted of a
A)
felony
B)
violent felony
C)
misdemeanor
D)
minor traffic violation
8
The basic requirement for criminal culpability is
A)
actus reus
alone
B)
mens rea,
with or without
actus reus
C)
a concurrence of
actus reus
and
mens rea
D)
criminal intent, with or without voluntary action
9
Under the doctrine of omissions, it is illegal to
A)
fail to come to the aid of a person being attacked
B)
refuse to call the police after witnessing a crime
C)
fail to provide necessary medical care for a child
D)
none of the above
10
A criminal offense in which the law defines possession as an act is known as a(n)
A)
offense of omission
B)
possessory offense
C)
inchoate offense
D)
specific intent crime
11
Which of the following is
not
an example of specific intent?
A)
the intention to do an act for the purpose of doing some additional future act
B)
the intention to do an act to achieve some further consequences beyond the conduct or result that constitutes the
actus reus
of the offense
C)
the intention to do an act with the awareness of a statutory attendant circumstance
D)
the intent only to do the
actus reus
of the crime
12
A doctrine that holds a person criminally liable even when the consequence of his or her action is not what the actor actually intended is known as
A)
specific intent
B)
general intent
C)
transferred intent
D)
criminal culpability
13
If a person knows that his or her actions are criminal, he or she
A)
acts purposely with respect to result or conduct
B)
acts purposely with respect to attendant circumstances
C)
knowingly causes a result
D)
acts knowingly with respect to conduct and attendant circumstances
14
A person who acts recklessly
A)
ignores a substantial and unjustified risk
B)
should have been aware of a substantial and unjustified risk
C)
failed to act when required to do so
D)
accidentally causes social harm
15
The cause of the social harm in a criminal act that is determined by the but-for test is the
A)
proximate cause
B)
intervening cause
C)
cause-in-fact
D)
dependent cause
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