Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Bentley had
intercourse with a 13-year-old girl in a state where the age of consent is 16 years of age. At his
trial for statutory rape, Bentley’s best defense will probably be what? a. | entrapment | c. | duress | b. | infancy | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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Which is
not an example of larceny? a. | Konrad shoplifts a jacket. | b. | Karen holds up a
jewelry store. | c. | Karol steals a car. | d. | Karl takes a pair of
skis that are left unattended. | | |
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3.
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What are
examples of preliminary crimes? a. | solicitation, burglary, and rape | c. | attempt, solicitation, and robbery | b. | conspiracy, attempt,
and larceny | d. | solicitation, attempt,
and conspiracy | | | | |
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Laura
approached Tyrone, an undercover police officer, and asked him to kill her father. Laura is guilty
of a. | attempt. | c. | solicitation. | b. | entrapment. | d. | attempted murder. | | | | |
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Evidence
showing that the defendant was elsewhere when the crime was committed is known as a. | deposition. | c. | an
alibi. | b. | entrapment. | d. | uncorroborated testimony. | | | | |
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What does
the Fifth Amendment provides the defendant? a. | with a free attorney if he or she cannot afford
one | b. | with the right to
remain silent | c. | with a speedy trial | d. | all of the
above | | |
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The
questions below pertain to the following case:
I. Sally pleads with Mark to rob a store owner so they
can have more money for jelly beans.
II. Mark refuses to rob the store owner,
but does agree to distract the clerk by using the video games so Sally can steal the money
herself.
III. When they commit this crime, two of their friends,
Bob and Frieda, watch them. Bob leaves before the police arrive. Frieda stays and tells the police
that she heard one of the thieves say, “Let’s go to California immediately.” This is a
lie, but she doesn’t want her friends to be caught.
IV. The clerk at the store did not
actually report the crime. She was afraid she’d lose her job. An anonymous tip actually brought
in the police.
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What was the
role that Sally played in the crime? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What was the
role that Mark played in the crime? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What was the
role that Bob played? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What was the
role that Frieda played? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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What was the
role the clerk played? a. | principal | d. | accessory after the fact | b. | accomplice | e. | free of legal
accountability | c. | accessory before the fact | | | | |
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We have what
in paragraph I? a. | conspiracy | d. | attempt | b. | crime of omission | e. | none of the above | c. | solicitation | | | | |
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We have what
in paragraph II? a. | conspiracy | d. | attempt | b. | crime of omission | e. | none of the above | c. | solicitation | | | | |
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We have what
in paragraph III? a. | conspiracy | d. | attempt | b. | crime of omission | e. | none of the above | c. | solicitation | | | | |
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We have what
in paragraph IV? a. | conspiracy | d. | attempt | b. | crime of omission | e. | none of the above | c. | solicitation | | | | |
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Which of the
following are all crimes against property? a. | assault, arson, embezzlement, robbery | b. | receiving stolen
property, burglary, forgery, homicide | c. | extortion, robbery, battery, larceny | d. | larceny, vandalism,
burglary, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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17.
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If you
threaten that you will cut down a person’s trees unless she gives you $1,000, the crime is
____________________.
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18.
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If you find
lost property and keep it when you can easily find the owner, the crime is
____________________.
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19.
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A pickpocket
is guilty of ____________________.
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20.
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If you take
property from another person by force, the crime is ____________________.
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21.
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Lily
threatens to destroy Lou’s business premises next week unless Lou hands over everything in his
pockets. Lou does so. The crime is ____________________.
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22.
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Dino bought
a brand new, high quality CD player for $25 from a man standing in an alley downtown. The crime is
____________________.
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23.
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Job lights a
fire at the school in an attempt to burn down the building. The fire burns the leg of one chair and
then goes out. The crime is ____________________.
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24.
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Deidra is
charged with murder after she shoots and kills a man who broke into her home. She can claim the
defense of ____________________.
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25.
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Heide is
charged with first degree murder. She was drunk when she killed the man. She can claim the defense of
____________________.
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26.
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Police
persuade Nguyen’s girlfriend to pressure Nguyen into buying drugs in exchange for sexual favors.
At his trial on drug charges, Nguyen can claim the defense of ____________________.
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Tiddy was
threatened with death by a gang member if he did not steal a six-pack of beer from a convenience
store. In his trial for shoplifting, Tiddy can claim the defense of
____________________.
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Matching
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Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | Acquaintance Rape | j. | Guilty but Mentally Ill | b. | Arson | k. | Implied
Consent | c. | Computer Crime | l. | Larceny | d. | Embezzlement | m. | Noncriminal Homicide | e. | Entrapment | n. | Robbery | f. | Felony Murder | o. | Statutory Rape | g. | First Degree
Murder | p. | Substances | h. | Forcible Rape | q. | Uttering | i. | Forgery | r. | Vandalism | | | | |
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28.
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Killing an
enemy soldier in war is an example of ____.
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29.
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Shoplifting
is a form of ____, but refers to the removal of items from a store.
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30.
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Destruction
of property by willful and malicious burning is known as ____.
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31.
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Sexual
intercourse by a male with a female who has not yet reached the legal age of consent is termed
____.
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32.
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Troy robs a
bank and in doing so shoots and kills a security guard. The killing of an individual in this type of
circumstance is called ____.
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33.
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____ is
killing that is premeditated and done with malice.
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34.
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A man who
mugs a lady in an alley has committed ____.
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35.
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Offering a
fake check to someone as a genuine check would be considered ____.
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36.
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Marie takes
Karyn’s credit card without permission and charges some clothes at the mall. Marie signs her
name as Karyn.
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37.
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____ is
unauthorized acquisition of classified government information through the use of a
computer.
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38.
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____ is
sexual assault by someone known to the victim.
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39.
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In a ____
verdict, the defendant is sent to a mental hospital until he or she recovers. Then the defendant is
transferred to prison.
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40.
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____ is a
defense used whereby the defendant admits committing the crime, but claims he or she was persuaded to
do so by a law enforcement officer.
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