Chapter 9 Multiple Choice Quiz

The first known laws that focused heavily on retributive punishment were known as

The Sumerian Code.

The Code of Hammurabi.

The Code of Exodus.

The Code of Ur-Namma.

What society is credited with the birth of both democracy and Western jurisprudence?

Ancient Rome.

Ancient Greece.

Ancient England.

Ancient Babylon.

Which of the following refers to the concept of an eye-for-an-eye punishment?

Lex talionis.

Lex duodecim.

Actus reus.

Mens rea.

Ancient Greek civilization believed that:

The law was divinely given.

Draconian laws worked best.

Obedience to law was a civic duty.

Punishment should be retributive.

When Patti left the restaurant she retrieved a coat from the coatroom, but the next day she realized that the coat was not hers. What elements of crime apply to her case?

There was actus reus but no mens rea.

There was actus reus and mens rea.

There was neither actus reus nor attendant circumstances.

There was mens rea and causation of result.

Before Dan engaged in intercourse with Sherry he asked her age. She replied that she was 18, but he later learned that she was only 15. Under which legal principle could Dan be charged with statutory rape?

Substantive liability.

Criminal recklessnes.

Proximate cause.

Strict liability.

Which of the following would be classified as an inchoate offense?

Drug abuse.

Drunk driving.

Attempted burglary.

Negligent homicide.

Which of the following is not considered a crime against a person?

Assault.

Burglary.

Murder.

Robbery.

Arson is considered what type of crime?

Crime against public order.

Crime against a person.

Crime against property.

All of the above.

Arguing that a killing was done in self-defense is an example of a defense of

Excuse.

Justification.

Procedure.

Immunity.

After her arrest, Blair told police that her boyfriend had threatened to kill her if she didnât help him with the robbery. She would likely use a defense of

Duress

Self-defense

Consent

Mistake

Admitting evidence at trial from an illegal search and seizure would likely result in a defense of

Entrapment.

Excuse.

Procedure.

Justification.

Which of the following would be considered entrapment?

A government agent repeatedly pressures a law abiding citizen to commit a crime.

A police officer in a car hidden from view stops and issues citations to vehicles that exceed the speed limit.

A plain-clothes police officer observes an illegal activity and makes an arrest.

One person asks another to commit a crime, and he or she willingly and without hesitation agrees to do so.

According to the Supreme Court, strict liability is limited to those crimes that are _.

Mala in se.

Against persons.

Mala prohibita.

Inchoate.

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