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1. Positivists greatly differ from classical criminologists for the reason that:

A. Deterrence is the best justification for punishment that prevents the society from
committing crimes
B. Human beings have free will and the actions they undertake are the result of their own
choice
C. Society should respect the rights of its citizens
D. Offenders were not entirely responsible for their own crimes

2. Scenario: Maria, a young business executive at a prestigious firm has an Iphone 5 in her car.
One night, getting home late from work, she parks on the street in front of her apartment
and rushes in to change clothes for an appointment. Running late, Maria doesn’t take the
time to lock the car before going inside. In fifteen minutes which takes her to clean up,
change clothes, and get back to her car, someone opens the car door and steals her iphone 5.

In this scenario the victim obviously did not cause the crime to occur. However, the crime
might not have happened if Maria hadn’t left the car unlocked, or better yet secured the
iphone 5. To the extent that locking the car helps prevent theft, Maria plays an active role in
her own victimization. The role of Maria in the crime is embodied in:

A. Lifestyle theory
B. Personal victimization theory
C. Routine activities theory
D. Victim precipitation theory

3. The maxim “nullum crimen nula pona sine lege” means:

A. Crime is a by-product of the law and that there is no crime if there is no law
B. The act is a crime once it violates the existing law
C. The act is a crime at the time of its commission which prescribes penalty under the law
D. There is crime for as long as the act is deemed to be evil in the society

4. Edgar Pol was convicted of the crime of murder. While serving his sentence inside the penal
institution, he committed serious physical injury against another inmate. Edgar Pol is
classified as a:

A. Criminal
B. Quasi-recidivist
C. Recidivist
D. Habitualit delinquent

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the fundamental assumptions of biological theories of
crime causation?

A. A tendency to commit crime may be inherited

B. The basic determinants of criminal behavior are, to a considerable degree, the product of
 one`s individual choice
C. The brain is the organ of behavior and criminality can be a product of how the brain
functions
D. All of the above are assumptions of biological theories

6. Edwin Sutherland explains that criminal behavior is not an invention by the criminal
himself but rather learned and developed in the process of association with others. This
theory presents:
A. That criminal behavior is learned
B. That criminal behavior is instinctive in the person
C. That criminal behavior is hereditary
D. That criminal behavior is the result of once choice

7. Who is known as the father of criminology and a leader of the Italian School who theorized
that criminals differ from non criminals with reference to certain physical traits? He
postulated the theory called Stigmata of Degeneracy.

A. Dr. Ferrie
B. Enrico Ferri
C. Dr. Cesare Lombroso
D. Raffaele Garofalo

8. Because Ralph Gandor does not always eat on proper time, he bears a thin, lean, and small
body figure. The physique of Ralph Gandor according to Sigmund Freud can be classified as:

A. Mesomorph
B. An Ectomorph
C. An Imbicile
D. An Endomorph

9. Ana and Roberto were known to be brother and sister. By reason of blood relation, they
cannot be legally married. However, they were seen to have been together in the house
living as husband and wife. This case of relationship in the study of criminal behavior is
properly termed as:

A. Sexual abuse
B. Sexual deviant
C. Incestuous
D. Fetishism

10. Persons suffering from physical defects may commit crime because of the following reasons,
EXCEPT:
A. Persons who are suffering from physical defects cause poor relationship and serious
emotional disturbance
B. It reduces the person`s capacity to complete occupationally and socially
C. Persons suffering from physical defects are frequently irritated by friends and resort to
violent criminal behavior
D. Persons with physical defects develops superiority complex
11. Personality according to Sigmund Freud is classified into 3 elements; id, ego, and the
superego. The Id acts as instincts, the ego balanced the Id and the superego, while the
superego acts as the:

A. Conscience
B. Intelligence
C. Knowledge
D. None of the above

12. The proponents of Neo-Classical believes that children, insane, and lunatics should not be
punished and regarded as criminal due to the reason that:

A. They are special people that need special consideration

B. They cannot calculate pleasure and pain
C. They are influence by sociological factors such as bad neighborhood
D. They are people with physical and mental abnormalities

13. What is the legal term that applies to any person who has been found to have committed
any wrongful act and is found guilty by the court of the crime charged?

A. Delinquent
B. Criminal
C. Accused
D. Suspect

14. What is the study of the relationship between the facial features and human conduct of a
person in relation to his crimes?

A. Craniology
B. Physiognomy
C. Psychology
D. Graphology

15. Among the following classical thoughts in Criminology which is FALSE?

A. The Classical school of Criminology is spearheaded by Bentham and Beccaria.
B. The Classical School of Criminology is an advocate of punishment as a deterrent to crime.
C. The Classical School of Criminology argues that criminals were primitive creatures,
incapable of living normally in society.
D. The Classical School of Criminology also argued that nature has placed mankind under the
governance of two sovereign masters, “pain” and “pleasure’.

16. Some criminology theorists have linked physical characteristics with personality. Among
these theories is William Sheldon’s Somatotyping theory. He classified body physique into
three categories as the endomorphic, the mesomorphic and the ectomorphic body. Of the
following statements, which appropriately describes the mesomorphic?

A. the twin and fragile with withdrawn behavior

B. the muscular and hard physique
C. the attractive and beautifully shaped
D. the fat and soft body type

17. In Juke Family Tree six girls are mostly illegitimate. One of the sisters was Margaret known
as “Mother of Criminals”. After research was conducted, it was found out that after 75 years
from its origin there were 280 paupers, 140 criminals, 60 habitual thieves, 7 murderers,
440 contaminated with sexual diseases, and 30 were prosecuted. From this scenario, which
of the following can be concluded?

A. The Juke Family Tree consists of Criminals

B. Margaret is a mother of all criminals
C. Criminal Behavior can be inherited
D. Juke family lacks discipline

18. The Multi Causal Theory on crime which is the most acceptable reason on why people
commit crime simply means that:
A. There are multiple factors causing the commission of crime
B. There are multiple ideas in the minds of the criminal
C. There are many unknown causes why men commit crime in a moment
D. There are extra ordinary factors to include evil influence why a person commits crime

19. Increasing today are “white collar crimes”, those committed by top placed personnel in the
society. This statement is:
A. False
B. Maybe
C. Absolutely false
D. True

20. The following are the qualifications of members of the Board of Crimnology, EXCEPT:
A. St least thirty years of age
B. Holders of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Criminology or Master of Criminology
conferred by reputable and legally constituted college or institute of criminology
C. Must be a natural born citizen in the Philippines
D. Must be a regular faculty member in a CHED recognized college, institute, or University
21. Which of the following laws created the Board of Criminologists?
A. Republic Act 8551
B. Republic Act 6975
C. Republic Act 6506
D. Republic act 9344

22. What division of criminology attempts to scientifically analyze the correctional methods
and processes as effective controls of crime? This explains the process of rehabilitation of
the offender and the stages that tend to divert his character from being a law violator into
being a law abiding citizen in the society.
A. Victimology
B. Penology/Corrections
C. Sociology of laws
D. Criminal Etiology
23. This generally referred to as a person who practices his profession in criminology. He has
the degree in Criminology, passed the examination for Criminologists and is registered as
such by the Board.
A. Criminalist
B. Criminologist
C. Victimologists
D. Criminology student

24. Who among the following persons refuted that criminology is not a science but it has hope
of becoming a science?
A. Raffaele Garofalo and Paul Topinard
B. Edwin Sutherland and Donald Cressey
C. Alphonse Bertillon and Cesare Beccaria
D. Cesare Lombroso and Paul Topinard

25. A cliché which states that “There is no crime if there is no law, and that crime can only be
abolished by abolishing the law”.
A. Logomacy
B. Criminology
C. Crime
D. None of the Above

26. What is the branch or division of law which defines crimes, treats of their nature, and
provides for their punishment?
A. Statutory Laws
B. Moral Laws
C. Divine Laws
D. Criminal Law

27. While crime is avoided and even severely condemned , there are advantages of its existence,
among the reasons are, EXCEPT:
A. It drains the government of its revenues
B. It is a notification of maladjustment
C. It prevents morality from going to the extreme
D. It promotes solidarity among people

28. If the act or omission is punishable by the Revised Penal Code, the criminal law in the
Philippines, the said act is categorized as:
A. Crime
B. Offense
C. Infraction
D. Felony

29. Mang Juan has physical stigmata such as long jaw, flattened nose, curly hair, bulging eyes,
and scanty beard. He has also low sensitivity to pain. According to Dr. Cesare Lombroso
such physical stigmata or anomalies are indication of ;
A. Criminaloid
B. Insane criminals
C. Criminal person
D. Atavism or born criminals

30. Which of the following is an example of a complex crime?

A. Murder
B. Rape
C. Forgery
D. Robbery with homicide

31. Formal crimes are those acts and omissions which are consummated in one act or instant.
Which of the following is a formal crime?
A. Murder
B. Arson
C. Slander
D. Homicide

32. Murder, homicide, rape, physical injuries, and parricide are examples of:
A. Crimes against property
B. Crimes against chastity
C. Crimes against public order
D. Crimes against persons

33. Which of the following can be a good example of a white collar crime?
A. A Mayor committing corruption
B. A fisherman steals money from his neighbor
C. An unemployed person snatching the cellular phone of a stranger
D. An ordinary person shot his friend with a firearm after arguing of a certain issue

34. The crime is _____when all the elements necessary for its execution and their
accomplishments are present.
A. Attempted
B. Frustrated
C. Consummated
D. Punishable

35. The person who is insane at the time he or she commits an unlawful act is said to be:
A. Prosecuted with the full extent of the law
B. Exempted from criminal liability
C. A person suffering from mental condition
D. A person with epileptic personality

36. Refers to the theory of Jeremy Bentham and Stuart Mill which states that the overall utility
of benefit produced by an action ought to be the standard by which we judge the worth or
goodness of moral legal action. To simply say, people perform an act based on the benefit or
reason.
A. Social control theory
B. Social contract theory
C. Utilitarianism
D. Anomie theory
37. The theory in criminology, which maintains that a person commits crime or behaves
criminally mainly because he or she is being possessed by evil spirits or something of
natural force that controls his/her behavior is called:
A. Devine Will TheorY
B. Demonological Theory
C. Classical Theory
D. All of these

38. What school of thought in Criminology challenges the proposition that man has absolute
free will to choose between good and evil and states that it is not absolute as presumed to
be because free will can be diminished by pathology, mental disorders and other conditions
that may instigate personal responsibility?
A. Neo-classical School of Criminology
B. Positivism
C. Hedonistic Calculus
D. Radical Criminology

39. One of the Schools of Thought of Criminology is the Classical School. The following are the
characteristics of such school, EXCEPT;

A. Deterrence is based upon the notion of the human being as a hedonist who seeks pleasure
and avoids pain.
B. Punishment does not exempt those persons who are insane, imbeciles, and children.
C. Sufficient severity of punishment is imposed to those who violate the law.
D. Criminal persons are like sick individuals that need to be hospitalized
40. A student of Lombroso and was known as his best associate. He investigated social and
economic factors and postulated on crime prevention methods. He stressed out that society
needed protection against criminals which can be achieved through criminal law and penal
policy
A. Edwin Sutherland
B. Donald Cressey
C. Cesare Beccaria
D. Enrico Ferri

41. This theory blames criminal or delinquent behavior to a conscience that is either so
overbearing that it arouses feelings of guilt, or so weak that it cannot control the
individuals` impulses and leads to a need for immediate gratification.
A. Anomie
B. Strain Theory
C. Differential Association Theory
D. Psychoanalytic Theory

42. As to the length of time committed, episodic crimes are those committed:
A. By a series of acts in a lengthy space of time
B. In the shortest possible time
C. Only when given the situation conducive to its commission
D. When the offender is motivated by the spite of jealousy
43. What do you call the crime in which someone other than the victim is offended/aggrieved?
Crime in this category includes gambling, vagrancy, pornography, prostitution, and illegal
drug trafficking. In its truest meaning, the society is the real victim because it’s the law of
the state that has been violated.
A. Domestic crime
B. Victimless crime
C. Impossible crime
D. Crimes against public

44. Dr. Cesare Lombroso categorized criminals as atavistic, criminaloid, and insane criminals.
Which of the following best describes an insane criminal under Lombroso`s category?
A. Juan punched Pedro after he saw him walking with Maria
B. Juan was mad after Pedro throw a joke against him
C. Juan has a long jaw, curly hair, black complexion, and a narrow backbone
D. Juan has the morbid propensity to steal

45. What do you call the collective term of mental disorder that begins shortly after puberty
and leads to general failure of the mental faculties with the corresponding physiological
impairment?
A. Dementia praecox
B. Delusion
C. Pedophilia
D. Incest

46. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. Positivist criminologists believe that criminality is a by-product of external and internal

factors
B. Positivists criminologists believe that criminals can be treated by putting them inside penal
institutions and subject them for rehabilitation
C. Positivists criminologists assert that criminality is a result of one`s calculation of pain and
pleasure
D. Positivists assert that rehabilitation can be achieve if prisoners are subjected to various
treatment programs

47. Which of the following best explains mala prohibita?

A. These are crimes that violates the Revised Penal Code
B. This consists of acts and omissions punishable by the existing law
C. This involves acts and omissions that are not necessarily bad but becomes illegal because
of the law punishing it
D. This includes acts and omissions that require litigation from the competent court and is
classified as such based on the judgment given

48. Which of the following best explains the difference between sadism and masochism?

A. Sadism is inflicting pain to oneself while masochism inflicts pain to your partner
B. Sadism obtains gratification by inflicting pain to the partner while masochism obtains
gratification by the pain from oneself
C. Sadism is acquiring sexual satisfaction or gratification by having sexual intercourse with a
 child while masochism is a sexual gratification from having sexual intercourse with a
relative
D. Sadism and masochism are the same with each other

49. What rule which states that crimes are triable in acountry unless such crimes affect merely
the internal management of the vessel? This is also known as the Anglo-American Rule. This
is the rule that we followed in our jurisdiction. This includes continuing crime committed on
board a foreign vessel sailing from a foreign port and which enters Philippine waters is
triable in our courts
A. French rule
B. English rule
C. American rule
D. Spanish rule

50. Which of the following best explains hedonism?

A. Every human action is motivated by the pursuit of pleasure or ought to be motivated by the
pursuit of pleasure
B. Every act of man is influence with voluntariness or on the impulse of free will
C. Man commits criminality due to the internal and external circumstances that are beyond
his control
D. Criminality is a result of social disorganization, normlessness, and a strain between the
goal and the means to commit it.

“Tips to succeed in life: Get involved, ask questions, and push barriers”.
Sir Cueno, 2015
Key Answers

1. D 42. A
2. D 43. B
3. A 44. D
4. B 45. A
5. B 46. C
6. A 47. C
7. C 48. B
8. B 49. B
9. C 50. A
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. D
21. C
22. B
23. B
24. B
25. A
26. D
27. A
28. D
29. D
30. D
31. C
32. D
33. A
34. C
35. B
36. C
37. B
38. A
39. D
40. D
41. D