MPOETC CRIMINAL LAW EXAM #2 –
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REVIEW (2025 EDITION)
MPOETC Criminal Law Exam #2 – Practice Questions
1. The fundamental purpose of criminal law is to:
A. Compensate the victim for their injuries.
B. Punish the offender for their moral wrongs.
C. Maintain public order and safety by punishing offenses against the state. ✓
D. Rehabilitate the offender to prevent future crime.
2. The legal principle that an individual cannot be punished for an act that was not a crime
when it was committed is known as:
A. Stare Decisis
B. Actus Reus
C. Ex Post Facto ✓
D. Habeas Corpus
3. For a crime to occur, there must be a fusion of a criminal act and a:
A. Criminal motive.
B. Criminal conspiracy.
C. Criminal intent. ✓
D. Criminal victim.
4. The "guilty act" element of a crime is formally termed:
A. Mens Rea
B. Corpus Delicti
C. Actus Reus ✓
D. Habeas Corpus
5. A state of mind that is purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent defines:
A. Actus Reus
B. Mens Rea ✓
C. Corpus Delicti
D. Strict Liability
,6. Crimes that do not require a mens rea and for which the act alone is sufficient for
conviction are called:
A. Felonies
B. Mala Prohibita offenses
C. Strict Liability offenses ✓
D. Inchoate offenses
7. The most serious category of crimes, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than
one year, is:
A. Infractions
B. Misdemeanors
C. Felonies ✓
D. Summary Offenses
8. A person who, after the fact, helps a felon avoid apprehension or conviction may be
charged as a(n):
A. Co-conspirator
B. Principal in the first degree
C. Accessory after the fact ✓
D. Accomplice
9. The unlawful application of force to another person, which may constitute either a felony
or a misdemeanor, is:
A. Battery ✓
B. Assault
C. Mayhem
D. Kidnapping
10. The intentional placing of another in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or
offensive contact is:
A. Battery
B. Assault ✓
C. Intimidation
D. Harassment
11. At common law, the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought is:
A. Manslaughter
B. Murder ✓
C. Homicide
D. Negligent Homicide
,12. A homicide that occurs during the commission of a dangerous felony, even if the killing is
unintentional, is often classified as:
A. Voluntary Manslaughter
B. Second-Degree Murder
C. Felony Murder ✓
D. Negligent Homicide
13. The "heat of passion" resulting from adequate provocation is a key element of:
A. First-Degree Murder
B. Second-Degree Murder
C. Voluntary Manslaughter ✓
D. Involuntary Manslaughter
14. An unlawful homicide caused by criminal negligence is typically:
A. Voluntary Manslaughter
B. Involuntary Manslaughter ✓
C. Felony Murder
D. Second-Degree Murder
15. The unlawful confinement of a person against their will is the crime of:
A. False Imprisonment ✓
B. Kidnapping
C. Coercion
D. Restraint
16. The taking and carrying away of personal property of another with the intent to
permanently deprive is the common law definition of:
A. Robbery
B. Burglary
C. Larceny ✓
D. Embezzlement
17. Larceny committed by using force or the threat of force is:
A. Burglary
B. Robbery ✓
C. Extortion
D. Larceny by Trick
18. The fraudulent conversion of the property of another by a person to whom it was lawfully
entrusted is:
, A. Larceny
B. Embezzlement ✓
C. False Pretenses
D. Robbery
19. The breaking and entering of the dwelling of another in the nighttime with the intent to
commit a felony therein is the common law definition of:
A. Robbery
B. Trespass
C. Burglary ✓
D. Home Invasion
20. An agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act is the crime of:
A. Solicitation
B. Attempt
C. Conspiracy ✓
D. Complicity
21. A substantial step toward the commission of a crime, coupled with the intent to complete
the crime, is:
A. Solicitation
B. Attempt ✓
C. Conspiracy
D. Preparation
22. The act of enticing, advising, inciting, or ordering another person to commit a crime is:
A. Conspiracy
B. Attempt
C. Solicitation ✓
D. Aiding and Abetting
23. A defense that claims the defendant was forced to commit a crime due to an immediate
threat of serious bodily harm or death is:
A. Necessity
B. Insanity
C. Duress ✓
D. Entrapment
24. A defense that justifies an otherwise criminal act because it was necessary to prevent a
greater, imminent harm is:
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE & REFERENCE
REVIEW (2025 EDITION)
MPOETC Criminal Law Exam #2 – Practice Questions
1. The fundamental purpose of criminal law is to:
A. Compensate the victim for their injuries.
B. Punish the offender for their moral wrongs.
C. Maintain public order and safety by punishing offenses against the state. ✓
D. Rehabilitate the offender to prevent future crime.
2. The legal principle that an individual cannot be punished for an act that was not a crime
when it was committed is known as:
A. Stare Decisis
B. Actus Reus
C. Ex Post Facto ✓
D. Habeas Corpus
3. For a crime to occur, there must be a fusion of a criminal act and a:
A. Criminal motive.
B. Criminal conspiracy.
C. Criminal intent. ✓
D. Criminal victim.
4. The "guilty act" element of a crime is formally termed:
A. Mens Rea
B. Corpus Delicti
C. Actus Reus ✓
D. Habeas Corpus
5. A state of mind that is purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent defines:
A. Actus Reus
B. Mens Rea ✓
C. Corpus Delicti
D. Strict Liability
,6. Crimes that do not require a mens rea and for which the act alone is sufficient for
conviction are called:
A. Felonies
B. Mala Prohibita offenses
C. Strict Liability offenses ✓
D. Inchoate offenses
7. The most serious category of crimes, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than
one year, is:
A. Infractions
B. Misdemeanors
C. Felonies ✓
D. Summary Offenses
8. A person who, after the fact, helps a felon avoid apprehension or conviction may be
charged as a(n):
A. Co-conspirator
B. Principal in the first degree
C. Accessory after the fact ✓
D. Accomplice
9. The unlawful application of force to another person, which may constitute either a felony
or a misdemeanor, is:
A. Battery ✓
B. Assault
C. Mayhem
D. Kidnapping
10. The intentional placing of another in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or
offensive contact is:
A. Battery
B. Assault ✓
C. Intimidation
D. Harassment
11. At common law, the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought is:
A. Manslaughter
B. Murder ✓
C. Homicide
D. Negligent Homicide
,12. A homicide that occurs during the commission of a dangerous felony, even if the killing is
unintentional, is often classified as:
A. Voluntary Manslaughter
B. Second-Degree Murder
C. Felony Murder ✓
D. Negligent Homicide
13. The "heat of passion" resulting from adequate provocation is a key element of:
A. First-Degree Murder
B. Second-Degree Murder
C. Voluntary Manslaughter ✓
D. Involuntary Manslaughter
14. An unlawful homicide caused by criminal negligence is typically:
A. Voluntary Manslaughter
B. Involuntary Manslaughter ✓
C. Felony Murder
D. Second-Degree Murder
15. The unlawful confinement of a person against their will is the crime of:
A. False Imprisonment ✓
B. Kidnapping
C. Coercion
D. Restraint
16. The taking and carrying away of personal property of another with the intent to
permanently deprive is the common law definition of:
A. Robbery
B. Burglary
C. Larceny ✓
D. Embezzlement
17. Larceny committed by using force or the threat of force is:
A. Burglary
B. Robbery ✓
C. Extortion
D. Larceny by Trick
18. The fraudulent conversion of the property of another by a person to whom it was lawfully
entrusted is:
, A. Larceny
B. Embezzlement ✓
C. False Pretenses
D. Robbery
19. The breaking and entering of the dwelling of another in the nighttime with the intent to
commit a felony therein is the common law definition of:
A. Robbery
B. Trespass
C. Burglary ✓
D. Home Invasion
20. An agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act is the crime of:
A. Solicitation
B. Attempt
C. Conspiracy ✓
D. Complicity
21. A substantial step toward the commission of a crime, coupled with the intent to complete
the crime, is:
A. Solicitation
B. Attempt ✓
C. Conspiracy
D. Preparation
22. The act of enticing, advising, inciting, or ordering another person to commit a crime is:
A. Conspiracy
B. Attempt
C. Solicitation ✓
D. Aiding and Abetting
23. A defense that claims the defendant was forced to commit a crime due to an immediate
threat of serious bodily harm or death is:
A. Necessity
B. Insanity
C. Duress ✓
D. Entrapment
24. A defense that justifies an otherwise criminal act because it was necessary to prevent a
greater, imminent harm is:
