CRW1501 ASSIGNMENT 2 FOR 2ND SEMESTER 2024

Question 1 Complete Mark 0.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text A mental illness usually develops later in life and does not have to be: a. permanent b. temporary c. indefinite d. definite Question 2 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text A person acts with direct intention if the causing of the forbidden result is his: a. motive b. secondary aim c. aim or goal d. probable cause Question 3 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Before it can be said that a person acted with culpability, it must be clear that such a person was endowed with: a. fault b. criminal capacity c. blame d. unlawfulness Question 4 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Read the following facts and then choose the correct option below: X wishes to kill his enemy, Y, by throwing a javelin at him. X throws the javelin at Y, but just after the javelin has left his hand, Z unexpectedly runs out from behind a bush and in front of Y and the javelin strikes and kills Z. a. This is an example of aberratio ictus b. This is an example of error in objecto c. This is an example of dolus eventualis d. This is an example of error in subjecto Question 5 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Read the following facts and then choose the correct option: Y threatens to steal X’s pencil. X retaliates by pulling out a gun and shooting and killing Y. a. X can rely on private defence since he was protecting his property b. X cannot rely on private defence since the defence may not be more harmful than necessary to ward off the attack c. X can rely on private defence since there is a reasonable relationship between the attack and the defence d. X cannot rely on private defence since the attack was not completed Question 6 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text Read the following facts then choose the correct option: X is a well-built young man. He threatens to stab Y, a frail old woman, if she does not hand her cell phone over to him. Y then hands the cell phone over to X. X is charged with robbery. a. X can validly rely on consent as a ground of justification since he has complied with all the requirements of consent b. X cannot rely on consent as a ground of justification since he should have obtained Y’s express consent c. X cannot rely on consent as a ground of justification since consent must be given voluntarily, without coercion or as a result of violence or intimidation d. X cannot rely on consent as a ground of justification since he should have obtained Y’s tacit consent Question 7 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The attack in private defence: a. must be threatening and completed b. must be threatening, but not yet completed c. must have been completed d. must have posed a threat in the past Question 8 Complete Mark 0.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The definitional elements of a crime contains not merely a description of the kind of act that is prohibited, but also a description of the circumstances in which the act must take place, for example: a. an unlawful act or conduct on the part of X, the person charged with the crime b. an intentional or culpable act on the part of X, the person charged with the crime c. a particular time when the act has to be committed (e.g., “on a Sunday”) d. an immoral act or conduct on the part of X, the person charged with the crime Question 9 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text The standard by which we test for negligence is generally referred to as: a. a reasonable standard of subjectivity b. an internal standard c. a subjective standard d. a reasonable person standard Question 10 Complete Mark 2.00 out of 2.00 Flag question Question text X’s act is the factual cause of Y’s death if it is a conditio sine qua non for Y’s death, which means that there is: a. “but-for causation” or a “but-for” link between X’s act and Y’s death b. a “but-for” link between X’s act and his state of mind at the time c. a policy consideration which would make X the factual cause of Y’s death d. a policy consideration which would make X the legal cause of Y’s death