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QUESTION 1
1.   In the absence of a confession, mens rea is usually proven by circumstantial evidence
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QUESTION 2
1.   In the absence of a confession, intent must generally be proven by __________ evidence.
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A.
peremptory
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B.
exclusive
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C.
referential
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D.
circumstantial
QUESTION 3
1.   The objective determination that the defendant’s act triggered a chain of events that ended as the bad result is called the
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A.
cause in fact
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B.
negligent cause
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C.
subsequent cause
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D.
total cause
QUESTION 4
1.   Different levels of blameworthiness are indicated by different types of intent.
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QUESTION 5
1.   Fault that requires a “bad mind” in the actor is called
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A.
objective fault
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B.
subjective fault
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C.
no fault
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D.
concurrent fault
QUESTION 6
1.   Liability without fault or in the absence of mens rea is called:
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A.
strict liability
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B.
harm causation
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C.
offending behavior
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D.
wanton liability
QUESTION 7
1.   In strict liability cases, the prosecution has to prove only that the defendants committed a
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A.
voluntary act that caused the harm
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B.
voluntary civil act that caused harm
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C.
voluntary criminal act that caused harm
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D.
voluntary mistake that caused harm
QUESTION 8
1.   General intent is the intent to…
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A.
commit a criminal act
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B.
cause harm
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C.
make the act cause the harm
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D.
have the mens rea
 
QUESTION 9
1.   The mental element of a crime is called the:
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A.
mens rea
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B.
harm
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C.
actus reus
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D.
concurrence
QUESTION 10
1.   Intent to commit a criminal act as defined in a statute is called
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A.
general intent
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B.
personal intent
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C.
blameless intent
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D.
negligent intent
QUESTION 11
1.   Which of the following is not a type of culpability in the Model Penal Code?
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A.
purpose
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B.
knowledge
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C.
negligence
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D.
willfulness
QUESTION 12
1.   What is the ONLY crime defined in the US Constitution?
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A.
murder
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B.
rape
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C.
treason
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D.
forgery
QUESTION 13
1.   Another term for a criminal act is
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A.
mens rea
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B.
actus reus
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C.
de novo
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D.
pro bono
QUESTION 14
1.   What is the only direct evidence of a defendant’s mens rea?
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A.
a confession
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B.
a motive
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C.
a signed statement
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D.
polygraph examination
QUESTION 15
1.   Mistake is a defense whenever the mistake prevents the formation of any fault-based
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A.
prejudice
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B.
hate
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C.
animus
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D.
mens rea
QUESTION 16
1.   Factual cause is also known as which of the folowing?
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A.
“but for” cause
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B.
legal cause
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C.
proximate cause
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D.
intervening cause
QUESTION 17
1.   Proximate cause is a subjective question of fairness that appeals to the jury’s sense of:
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A.
justice
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B.
duty
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C.
fairness
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D.
guilt
QUESTION 18
1.   Recklessness requires awareness of substantial and unjustifiable risks.
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QUESTION 19
1.   Ignorance of facts and law _____________ create a reasonable doubt that the prosecution has proved the element of criminal intent.
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A.
can
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B.
cannot
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C.
always
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D.
never
QUESTION 20
1.   Mens rea translated means “evil state of mind.”
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