CHAPTER FOUR
QUESTIONS
1. The trespassory taking and carrying away of the tangible personal property of another with
the intent of depriving the other person of the property permanently or for an unreasonable
period of time, is
a. conversion
b. larceny
c. embezzlement
d. tresspassing
2. A garage where they are repairing one’s car has legal _______________ of the vehicle until
the repair bill is paid.
a. possession
b. title
c. custody
d. possessory mortgage
3. A person who buys a large screen TV for a ridiculously low price and is asked to pay cash,
is likely guilty of
a. custody violation
b. wrongful possession
c. larceny
d. receiving stolen property
4. While standing on a crowded street corner, a person’s expensive watch is taken off their
wrist without their even being aware of it. The crime committed is most likely
a. larceny
b. embezzlement
c. wrongful possession
d. none of the above
5. A man’s wallet is taken at gunpoint. Later, it is discovered that the gun was actually a toy.
The crime committed was most likely
a. shoplifting
b. hijacking
c. larceny
d. robbery
6. The defense that a defendant has been “induced” by law enforcement to commit a crime is
called
a. entrapment
b. fraudulent inducement
c. fraud
d. intimidation
7. Breaking and entering of the dwelling of another in the nighttime with the intent to commit a
felony therein, is
a. illegal entry
b. false pretences
c. home invasion
d. common law burglary
8. An intoxicated individual is looking for a warm place to rest and he breaks into a house. Upon
awakening he notices some expensive coins and takes them. He is most likely guilty of
a. breaking and entering and larceny
b. burglary
c. entering by false pretenses
d. nothing because the act was not committed at night
9. Under the common law, the malicious burning of the dwelling of another is
a. 2nd degree arson
b. 3rd degree arson
c. arson
d. dwelling scorching
10. Crimes such as bribery, subornation of perjury, and tampering with witnesses or evidence,
are known collectively as
a. common law misdemeanors
b. crimes against the administration of justice
c. obstruction of justice
d. both a and b
11. The willful taking of a false oath in a judicial proceeding in regard to material matter at issue
before the court is
a. contempt
b. obstruction of justice
c. perjury
d. subornation of perjury
12. Exciting and stirring up lawsuits between people is known as
a. barratry
b. bribery
c. affray
d. bigamy
13. Offenses such as disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, fighting in public, vagrancy,
illegal loitering, and public intoxication, are known collectively as
a. counterfeiting
b. paraphilias
c. crimes against nature
d. crimes against the public order
14. At common law, the mutual combat of two or more persons in a public place is called a(n)
a. affray
b. contempt
c. bribery
d. criminal nuisance
15. “Precocious sex” is also known as
a. prostitution
b. operating a bawdy house
c. underage sex
d. deviant sex
16. In the past, “consensual crimes” were also known as
a. quality of life crimes
b. unlawful assembly crimes
c. guilt by association
d. victimless crimes
17. First Amendment restrictions on censorship are relaxed when it comes to
a. obscenity
b. prurient interests
c. pornographic magazines
d. child pornography
18. The English offense of “Imagining the death of our lord the King,” is likely a very early
example of the crime of
a. treason
b. espionage
c. mutiny
d. sedition
19. The only crime specifically defined in the Constitution is
a. mutiny
b. treason
c. subversion
d. sabotage
20. Communication intended to stir up treason or rebellion against the government is called
a. mutiny
b. syndicalism
c. subversion
d. sedition
21. Technological advances such as the widespread use of _______________in the 1950s, have
made it increasingly difficult to control the distribution of sensitive information.
a. Xerox copiers
b. television
c. small cameras
d. radio transmitters
22. People commit espionage for reasons such as
a. money
b. power
c. revenge
d. all the above
23. Of the personality disorders found in spies, the two most common are
a. borderline and narcissistic
b. avoidant and schizoid
c. antisocial and borderline
d. antisocial and narcissistic
24. One thing that almost all spies have in common is
a. an inability to accept responsibility for their own actions
b. an intense dislike for their government
c. a need for power and success
d. demanding spouses
25. One of the most damaging spies in United States history was
a. Tomoya Kawakita
b. Robert Philip Hanssen
c. Aldrich Hazen Ames
d. Alger Hiss
26. Jim takes the car of another without permission with the intent of driving it around the
neighborhood, thirty minutes later he returns the car undamaged to the same spot he had
taken it. Jim is likely guilty of
a. nothing
b. larceny of auto
c. joy-riding if such a statute exists in this jurisdiction
d. a or c
27. Using the U.S. Mail in furtherance of a criminal act is the definition of
a. intent to defraud
b. telemarketing fraud
c. mail fraud
d. robbery
28. Is it possible to be guilty of arson against one’s own property?
a. yes
b. no
c. only if it was “for profit”
d. only if involved insurance fraud
29. Does dual nationality alter allegiance to the United States?
a. yes, it nullifies it
b. only in times of war
c. yes, unless it is a member of the military
d. no
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