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Criminal law

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Motive plays no part in proving criminal liability

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A person claiming self-defense must retreat before resorting to force

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Any killing that takes place during a felony is murder

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Robbery is the wrongful and violent taking of personal property

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The unlawful killing of one human being by another, without malice or aforethought, is...

a)

justifiable homicide

b)

second-degree murder

c)

first-degree murder

d)

manslaughter

6.

In a criminal proceeding, the government is referred to as the __________

a)

defendant

b)

offender

c)

plaintiff

d)

protagonist

7.

If a law enforcement officer induces a law-abiding citizen to commit a crime, the accused may claim ______

a)

self-defense

b)

entrapment

c)

endangerment

d)

insanity

8.

Threatening a person at gunpoint is called.....

a)

kidnapping

b)

aggravated assault

c)

torture

d)

larceny by false pretenses

9.

The wrongful taking of another's property by a person who has been entrusted with that property is _______

a)

extortion

b)

robbery

c)

larceny

d)

embezzlement

10.

The person being tried for a crime is the ____________

a)

plaintiff

b)

defendant

c)

appellant

d)

judge

11.

A crime that is less serious and has a less severe penalty that a felony is a _________

a)

federal

b)

felony

c)

misdemeanor

d)

basketball

12.

The two elements that define a crime are the criminal act and the

a)

required state of mind

b)

motive

c)

intent

d)

larceny

13.

A father who uses force to save his child from an attack may claim

a)

self-defense

b)

defense of family members

c)

insanity

d)

entrapment

14.

A policy officer who kills a criminal in the line of duty or in self-defense may claim ___________.

a)

insanity

b)

murder

c)

manslaughter

d)

justifiable homicide

15.

The removal or restraint of a person against that person's will is ____________.

a)

robbery

b)

kidnapping

c)

entrapment

d)

termination

16.

Shoplifting is a form of ____________.

a)

robbery

b)

larceny

c)

embezzlement

d)

arson

17.

The willful and malicious burning of a house or building is ________.

a)

robbery

b)

larceny

c)

embezzlement

d)

arson

18.

A misdemeanor is a major crime that is punishable by imprisonment or death

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A crime is an offense against the public good

a)

True

b)

False