Chapter 3 Multiple choice questions

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. What is 'mens rea'?

A process used by the courts to establish guilt correct incorrect

A state of mind which may give rise to criminal liability correct incorrect

The phrase is used when a defendant is found guilty of an offence correct incorrect

A phrase which means 'innocent person' correct incorrect

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. In many offences the mens rea required is that of ______, to cause the prohibited result.

Aim correct incorrect

Plan correct incorrect

Objective correct incorrect

Intention correct incorrect

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. What is direct intention?

Where the consequence was what the defendant was aiming at correct incorrect

Where the consequence was not what the defendant was aiming at, but occurred anyway correct incorrect

Where the defendant had no intention to create a certain consequence correct incorrect

Where the defendant didn't know what he was aiming at correct incorrect

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. What is oblique intention?

Where the defendant didn't know what he was aiming at correct incorrect

Where the defendant had no intention to create a certain consequence correct incorrect

Where the consequence was what the defendant was aiming at correct incorrect

Where the consequence was not what the defendant was aiming at although he saw it would happen, and occurr as a side effect if he was to achieve his aim correct incorrect

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. Which of the following implies 'fault'?

Actus reus correct incorrect

Strict liability correct incorrect

Mens rea correct incorrect

Defence correct incorrect

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. Which of the following cases defined intention as 'a decision to bring about, in so far as it lies within the accused's power, [the prohibited consequence], no matter whether the accused desired that consequence of his act or not'?

Howells (1977) correct incorrect

Mohan (1976) correct incorrect

Lamiter (1886) correct incorrect

Sweet v Parsley (1970) correct incorrect

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. What word or phrase was used by the Court of Appeal in Nedrick (1986) as the appropriate term to be used to explain the meaning of intention?

Oblique intention correct incorrect

Direct intention correct incorrect

Recklessness correct incorrect

Virtual certainty correct incorrect

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. Which of the following cases involved the issue of whether the defendant foresaw a substantial risk of serious harm to the victim, his 3 month-old son, whom he threw four or five feet across the room causing him a fractured skull from which he died.

Maloney (1985) correct incorrect

Nedrick (1986) correct incorrect

Woollin (1997) correct incorrect

Walker and Hayles (1990) correct incorrect

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. Which of the following adjectives have the courts not used in relation to 'intention'?

Necessary intent correct incorrect

Basic intent correct incorrect

Specific intent correct incorrect

Ulterior intent correct incorrect

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. The notion that _____ conveys is that of taking an unjustifiable risk.

Motive correct incorrect

Intention correct incorrect

Recklessness correct incorrect

Irresponsibility correct incorrect