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QUESTION 1

  1. Different levels of blameworthiness are indicated by different types of intent.

True
False
5 points   

QUESTION 2

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. The mental element of a crime is called the:
A. mens rea
B. harm
C. actus reus
D. concurrence

5 points   

QUESTION 5

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. In the absence of a confession, mens rea is usually proven by circumstantial evidence

True
False
5 points   

QUESTION 12

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. What is the ONLY crime defined in the US Constitution?
A. murder
B. rape
C. treason
D. forgery

5 points   

QUESTION 17

  1. Recklessness requires awareness of substantial and unjustifiable risks.

True
False
5 points   

QUESTION 18

  1. Another term for a criminal act is
A. mens rea
B. actus reus
C. de novo
D. pro bono

5 points   

QUESTION 19

  1. Mens rea translated means “evil state of mind.”

True
False
5 points   

QUESTION 20

  1. Mistake is a defense whenever the mistake prevents the formation of any fault-based
A. prejudice
B. hate
C. animus
D. mens rea

 

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