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1. Which of the following is true in case of forgery?
a. Forgery does not include that done by typing.
b. If a person signs his own check knowing that there is no money in his account, the instrument is forged.
c. The forged instrument must itself be false, not merely contain a falsehood.
d. Forgery can be committed only by forging signatures.
e. Alteration of an already existing document does not constitute forgery.
2. _____ is the crime of giving a false oath orally in a judicial proceeding.
a. Perjury
b. Misdemeanor
c. Mens rea
d. White-collar crime
e. Larceny
3. Which of the following statements about crime is true?
a. Jon points a gun at Tom intending to shoot him dead, but reconsidered and put the gun away.
b. Jon was preparing to shoot Tom to death. His neighbor overheard his plan and called the police, who just saw Jon snapping his gun into his shoulder holster.
c. Tom, Dic, and Harry agree upon robbing a supermarket. While Tom buys a car to be used as the getaway, only Dic and Harry rob the supermarket after which all the three flee in the car. Only Dic and Harry would be convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery.
d. A corporation may be convicted and fined for violations by employees.
e. Jack, a supervisor with intent to steal the company's money, asks his assistant Jane who is unaware of the situation, to take the money-filled bag to Jack's home. Jane will be convicted of conspiracy.
4. Which of the following is true about the procedure for criminal prosecutions?
a. The purpose of preliminary hearing is to decide whether the accused is guilty or not.
b. The grand jury does not sit to determine guilt or innocence of the accused.
c. The jury can convict unless it finds the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
d. Sentencing usually comes after the appeal.
e. Nolo contendere enables the plaintiff to prove liability by putting on witnesses or evidence.
5. Which of the following is the constitutional right of an accused?
a. The prosecutor may not use evidence willfully taken by the police in violation of constitutional rights.
b. The Fourth Amendment is the source of a person's right against self-incrimination.
c. Self-incrimination means that the prosecutor can call the defendant to the witness stand during trial.
d. The Sixth Amendment requires all criminal prosecutions to go to trial within 90 days.
e. The Fifth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants the right to have the assistance of defense counsel.
6. Which of the following holds true in the case of assault and battery?
a. A hockey player who hits his opponent with his stick can be prosecuted for the crime of assault.
b. If a man kisses a woman against her will, he is prosecuted for the crime of assault.
c. If a man throws a rock at his neighbor who dodges it, the man has committed a battery.
d. If a surgeon operates a patient without getting the consent form signed, it will be an assault.
e. Battery is a deliberate placing of another in fear of receiving an immediate assault.
7. Which of the following CANNOT be termed as a larceny?
a. Tom walks through an apple orchard and plucks an apple from the tree and eats it.
b. Tom walks through an apple orchard and picks up an apple lying on the ground and eats it.
c. Tom borrows Harry's convertible without permission to go to the supermarket and returns it within half an hour but with a dent in it.
d. Tom borrows Harry's convertible without permission, goes for a joyride with his friends, and returns it hours later.
e. Tom steals electricity from the power lines of an electric utility.
8. In which of the following cases will criminal liability be excused?
a. Jerry asks Tom for an aspirin and Tom handed him two pills. The pills were poisoned as Tom intended to kill Jerry.
b. If the law requires that you always carry a license, but the official issuing the license formally tells that you need not.
c. Jerry asks Tom for an aspirin and Tom handed him two pills. The pills were poisoned, but Tom believed that it would just make Jerry mildly unconscious.
d. The police use an undercover agent to sell drugs in order to catch the actual drug dealers.
e. A traffic policeman does not like his neighbor and asks a towing company to remove the neighbor's car on the basis of having being parked in a no-parking, while it actually was properly parked.
9. The seriousness of a crime is defined by the nature or duration of the punishment set out in the statute.
True
False
10. According to law, if a landlord broke open the room of his tenant with intent to commit felony, it cannot be termed as burglary.
True or false