Business Law chapter 6 study.

1. Mike is arrested at a warehouse in North In- C dustrial Park and is charged with the crime of theft. Mike will be prosecuted by a. the owner of the warehouse. b. the owner of the property that Mike is charged with stealing. c. a public official. d. any third party unrelated to Mike, the prop- erty, or the crime. 2. Ludwig receives from Milo a marimba stolen C from Nadine. To be criminally liable, Ludwig must know a. Milo. b. Nadine. c. that the marimba is stolen and Ludwig must intend to keep it. d. what a marimba is. 3. Mary enters a gas station and points a gun at A the clerk. She then forces the clerk to open the cash register and give her all the money. Mary can be charged with a. robbery. b. forgery. c. larceny. d. embezzlement 4. William goes to Saddle Up Stables in the mid- B dle of the night when no one is around and takes five saddles. William's crime is a. forgery. b. larceny. c. robbery. d. embezzlement. 5. Mariah takes off her ring and places it on her C desk while she works. Without her knowledge or consent, her coworker Nita picks up the ring, puts it on, and walks away. Nita has likely committed a. burglary. b. forgery. c. larceny. d. no crime. 6. Scott, a State Bank employee, deposits into B his account checks that are given to him by bank customers to deposit into their ac- counts. This is a. embezzlement. b. larceny. c. money laundering. d. no crime. 7. Plato works for Quirky Squirters, Inc. During C work hours, Plato "steals" time, space, and data on his employer's computer system to start up his own business, Rowdy Drenchers. This is a. burglary. b. robbery. c. larceny. d. no crime. 8. Susan is unhappy with the way her mother D has made out her will. Susan has a lawyer draft a new will and then signs her mother's name to it without her mother's consent. Su- san has committed a. larceny. b. no crime. c. robbery. d. forgery. 9. Leah gains access to government records B and alters certain dates and amounts in her favor. This is a. embezzlement. b. forgery. c. larceny. d. no crime. 10. Ivan signs Jeb's name, without his authoriza- B tion, to the back of a check. This is a. no crime. b. forgery. c. larceny. d. robbery. 11. Jake is charged with embezzlement. Embez- D zlement may be committed without a. a criminal act. b. a criminal intent. c. taking property from its owner. d. the use of force or fear. 12. Briana, an employee of Cotillion Bank, is A charged with embezzlement, which requires a. fraudulently appropriating another's prop- erty. b. obtaining lawful possession of property. c. physically taking property from its owner. d. the use of force or fear. 13. After Edie solicits clients to invest in a nonex- D istent business, she is charged with "mail fraud." This requires, among other things, a. claiming that an item is "in the mail" when it is not. b. deceiving postal authorities as to the con- tent of an item of mail. c. depositing items in the postal system with- out proper postage. d. mailing or causing someone else to mail a writing. 14. Robert uses the Internet to defraud Prairie B Valley Credit Union. He is found guilty of wire fraud. He can be punished by a. imprisonment for not more than one year. b. imprisonment for up to thirty years and fines of up to $1 million. c. fines for not more than $50,000. d. death. 15. Mona offers Ned, a building inspector, $5,000 B to overlook the violations in her new ware- house. Ned accepts the cash and overlooks the violations. Mona is charged with the crime of bribery. The crime occurred when a. Mona decided to offer the bribe. b. Mona offered the bribe. c. Ned accepted the bribe. d. Ned overlooked the violations. 16. Dirk, an employee of Ergonomic Elevators, B Inc., pays Ferbie, an employee of Ergonomics' competitor G-Force Risers Company, for a se- cret G-Force pricing schedule. This is a. an effective marketing strategy. b. commercial bribery. c. creative legal bookkeeping. d. money laundering. 17. Bruno is a businessperson with investments B in legal and illegal operations. Bruno may be subject to penalties under RICO a. for making an unprofitable, but legal, in- vestment. b. for the commission of any business fraud. c. only in a case involving a "racket." d. only in a case involving organized crime. 18. Jared is arrested and found guilty of a misde- C meanor. His punishment will not include a. imprisonment for six months. b. a fine of $100. c. death. d. imprisonment for six months and a fine of $500. 19. Megan is charged with jaywalking, which is C classified as a. a misdemeanor. b. a felony. c. a petty offense. d. no crime. 20. Smitty, driving while intoxicated, causes a car B accident that results in the death of Tiffany. Smitty is arrested and charged with a felony. A felony is a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a. any period of time. b. more than one year. c. more than six months. d. more than ten days.