Criminal law worksheet with answers

The defence of duress requires a threat of:

1. ADamage to one's property
2. BLosing one's job
3. CPublic embarrassment
4. DDeath or serious injury

In English law, rape is defined in which statute?

1. AThe Sexual Offences Act 2003
2. BThe Protection from Harassment Act 1997
3. CThe Offences Against the Person Act 1861
4. DThe Criminal Justice Act 1988

What is the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales?

1. A16
2. B12
3. C14
4. D10

D throws a glass of beer over V intending only to wet her; the glass slips and cuts V. Following R v Savage, D's liability under section 47 OAPA requires:

1. AOnly the mens rea of assault or battery, with no foresight of harm needed
2. BForesight that at least some actual bodily harm would result from the assault
3. CIntention to cause actual bodily harm
4. DForesight that grievous bodily harm would be caused

Strict liability offences are offences where:

1. ALiability arises only if the defendant was negligent as to every element
2. BThe defendant must confess
3. COnly intentional acts count
4. DNo mens rea is required for at least one element of the actus reus

D drives a car she believes is her own, but which is actually V's identical car. She is not guilty of theft because:

1. AShe is not dishonest and lacks intent to deprive another
2. BThe car was insured by V
3. CShe returned it the next morning
4. DCars cannot be stolen under the Theft Act

Why is the principle of "lex certa" important in criminal law?

1. ACriminal laws must be clear enough for people to foresee what is punishable
2. BLaws must be certain to be enforced, so the police have no discretion in applying them
3. COnly certain crimes can be prosecuted
4. DJudges must be certain before sentencing

In R v Hancock and Shankland (1986), striking miners pushed a concrete block onto a taxi, killing the driver. The House of Lords held:

1. AThe miners intended to kill because death was their aim
2. BForesight of a high probability of death or serious injury is conclusive proof of intention as a matter of law
3. CIntention can never be inferred from foresight
4. DForesight of a high probability is evidence from which intention may be inferred, but is not intention itself