PRACTICE RBC 2 TEST (EXAMPLES) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Two men argued over the final results of the football game. The first man didn't
think his friend knew what he was talking about and spit at him; the spittle landed
on his friend's shirt.
What crime, if any, occurred?: The first man has committed the crime of
battery because he made contact even though he caused no harm. -
Misd.
2. A woman walked into the local bar and saw her boyfriend with another woman.
She went to the table and hit him on the head. He fell off his barstool, struck his head
on the floor and was knocked unconscious.
What crime, if any, occurred?: battery causing/inflicting serious bodily
injury. - Felony
3. Two men were arguing during a baseball game. One man picked up a baseball
bat and swung at the other man. The second man ducked to avoid being hit on the
head.
The first man only committed assault because he did not actually hit the sec- ond man.
True/False: False - assault with a deadly weapon because he attempted to
cause harm by using the bat as a weapon. (BGI only needs to be likely)
4. During a bar fight, a man stabbed another man in the arm with a knife. The first
man has committed the crime of assault with a deadly weapon.
True / false: True
5. A young man walking in a gang area is confronted by four other young men. The
four shoved him to the ground and kicked him until he was unconscious.
, PRACTICE RBC 2 TEST (EXAMPLES) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The officer arrested the four men for assault with a deadly weapon. Did the officer
act appropriately?: Yes - The four committed assault with force likely to
produce great bodily injury. (the last crime element)
6. A paraplegic adult required home care. The caretaker arrived every morning to
dress the paraplegic and clean the apartment. The caretaker saw a wad of money in the
dresser drawer. One day, after completing the daily tasks, he took the cash and left the
apartment.
What crime, if any, occurred?: dependent adult abuse - he stole the money.
The amount of money will determine whether the crime is a felony or
misdemeanor.
7. As a 67-year-old woman became more senile, she became more demanding. One
day she demanded repeatedly to have her hair brushed. Her daughter brushed it again
and again and became increasingly frustrated. Finally, the
, PRACTICE RBC 2 TEST (EXAMPLES) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
daughter got so frustrated, after the mother asked her to brush her hair again,
that she hit her mother repeatedly with the brush.
The daughter did not commit a crime. True / False: False - elder abuse because
she caused her mother physical pain.
8. A hitchhiker was picked up by a passing driver. As he entered the car, the
hitchhiker asked the driver to drop him off at a specific location. The driver agreed
initially, but later drove past the specified location in spite of the hitchhiker's
protests. The driver took the hitchhiker to another location
against the hitchhiker's will, refused to stop, and refused to let him out of the
car when he asked to leave.
Has a crime been committed?: kidnapping (felony)
because the hitchhiker's consent was withdrawn when he wanted to get
out, but the driver refused.
9. A man wanted to date a coworker. One day in the company parking lot, he saw her
next to her car which had a flat tire. The man offered to give her a ride to the gas
station. When she refused, he grabbed her, shoved her into the car, locked the doors,
and drove until they entered another state.
The man committed false imprisonment. true/false: False- kidnapping (felony)
10. During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an empty
elevator. Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the emergency but- ton
and began to harass the prosecuting attorney about a suspected ethics violation.
When the prosecutor demanded to get off the elevator, the defense attorney
refused to reactivate it.
has a crime occurred?: yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony if
violence, menace, fraud, or deceit was used
ANSWERS
1. Two men argued over the final results of the football game. The first man didn't
think his friend knew what he was talking about and spit at him; the spittle landed
on his friend's shirt.
What crime, if any, occurred?: The first man has committed the crime of
battery because he made contact even though he caused no harm. -
Misd.
2. A woman walked into the local bar and saw her boyfriend with another woman.
She went to the table and hit him on the head. He fell off his barstool, struck his head
on the floor and was knocked unconscious.
What crime, if any, occurred?: battery causing/inflicting serious bodily
injury. - Felony
3. Two men were arguing during a baseball game. One man picked up a baseball
bat and swung at the other man. The second man ducked to avoid being hit on the
head.
The first man only committed assault because he did not actually hit the sec- ond man.
True/False: False - assault with a deadly weapon because he attempted to
cause harm by using the bat as a weapon. (BGI only needs to be likely)
4. During a bar fight, a man stabbed another man in the arm with a knife. The first
man has committed the crime of assault with a deadly weapon.
True / false: True
5. A young man walking in a gang area is confronted by four other young men. The
four shoved him to the ground and kicked him until he was unconscious.
, PRACTICE RBC 2 TEST (EXAMPLES) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The officer arrested the four men for assault with a deadly weapon. Did the officer
act appropriately?: Yes - The four committed assault with force likely to
produce great bodily injury. (the last crime element)
6. A paraplegic adult required home care. The caretaker arrived every morning to
dress the paraplegic and clean the apartment. The caretaker saw a wad of money in the
dresser drawer. One day, after completing the daily tasks, he took the cash and left the
apartment.
What crime, if any, occurred?: dependent adult abuse - he stole the money.
The amount of money will determine whether the crime is a felony or
misdemeanor.
7. As a 67-year-old woman became more senile, she became more demanding. One
day she demanded repeatedly to have her hair brushed. Her daughter brushed it again
and again and became increasingly frustrated. Finally, the
, PRACTICE RBC 2 TEST (EXAMPLES) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
daughter got so frustrated, after the mother asked her to brush her hair again,
that she hit her mother repeatedly with the brush.
The daughter did not commit a crime. True / False: False - elder abuse because
she caused her mother physical pain.
8. A hitchhiker was picked up by a passing driver. As he entered the car, the
hitchhiker asked the driver to drop him off at a specific location. The driver agreed
initially, but later drove past the specified location in spite of the hitchhiker's
protests. The driver took the hitchhiker to another location
against the hitchhiker's will, refused to stop, and refused to let him out of the
car when he asked to leave.
Has a crime been committed?: kidnapping (felony)
because the hitchhiker's consent was withdrawn when he wanted to get
out, but the driver refused.
9. A man wanted to date a coworker. One day in the company parking lot, he saw her
next to her car which had a flat tire. The man offered to give her a ride to the gas
station. When she refused, he grabbed her, shoved her into the car, locked the doors,
and drove until they entered another state.
The man committed false imprisonment. true/false: False- kidnapping (felony)
10. During a break in courtroom proceedings, two attorneys entered an empty
elevator. Without warning, the defense attorney pushed the emergency but- ton
and began to harass the prosecuting attorney about a suspected ethics violation.
When the prosecutor demanded to get off the elevator, the defense attorney
refused to reactivate it.
has a crime occurred?: yes = False imprisonment - maybe felony if
violence, menace, fraud, or deceit was used
