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CRJ 122 - Chapte r 10 Quiz With Complete Solutions Latest UpdateIdentify a true statement about common law arson.
A: it involved the intentional burning of one's own house.
B: the burning of an unoccupied dwelling was considered arson.
C: it was considered as a crime against property.
D: The law required that the burning be malicious and willful. - correct answers D: The law required that the burning be malicious and willful.
In the context of common law arson, for the burning of a dwelling to constitute arson, ___ of the wood, no matter how minor, was required.
A: discoloration
B: charring
C: scorching
D: smoking - correct answers B: charring
Which of the following was a legislative pattern that had developed at the time the MPC was drafted?
A: classifying the offense in relation to the types of property involved
B: introducing the definition of arson as the burning of any property of any type, no matter by whom owned, for the purpose of defrauding an insurer
C: classifying the offense in relation to the danger to persons involved
D: all are correct - correct answers D: all are correct When a crime requires a mens rea of specific intent, a person culpable only if they voluntarily commits the underlying criminal acts
A: by accident or carelessness
B: with the intent to achieve a particular result
C: out of negligence or recklessness
D: by mistake - correct answers B: with the intent to achieve a particular result
Many states have degrees, or levels of severity, of arson in their statutes, and each level of arson
A: offers the same severity of punishment, but each includes elements that are not included in other levels
B: ranges in severity of punishment, and each level includes different amounts of the same elements
C: ranges in severity of punishment, and each includes elements that are not included in other levels
D: offers the same severity of punishment, but each includes different rankings of importance for the same common elements - correct answers C: ranges in severity of punishment, and each includes elements that are not included in other levels
___ is defined as the breaking and entering, in the nighttime, of the mansion or dwelling house
or curtilage of another, with the intent to commit a felony.
A: armed robbery
B: aggravated battery
C: common law burglary
D: modern arson - correct answers C: common law burglary
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