Chapter 2 Multiple choice questions

. What is the actus reus of a crime?

the description of the mental element of the crime, such as intention

the sentence for the offence

the conduct element of the offence

The blameworthiness of the offence.

. What is the mens rea of an offence?

the part of the offence that relates to men

the conduct element of the offence, describing the harm to the victim

the maximum sentence for an offence

the mental element of the offence

. A defendant can never be guilty of a crime for failing to act.

True

False

. Which of the following does not create a duty to act in criminal law?

a duty to act under a contract

a duty to act created by statute

The defendant created the danger.

The defendant was under a moral duty to act.

. If the defendant is a 'but for' cause of a result he is said to cause it in criminal law.

True

False

. A legal cause must be an operating and ___ cause.

. A novus actus interveniens must be an act of a party which is ___, voluntary and informed.

. In Roberts what kinds of acts of the victim did the court state would break the chain of causation?

voluntary acts which could not reasonably be foreseen

acts of the victim which were predictable

acts of the victim which were unreasonable

acts of the victim which meant the defendant was blameworthy

. The rule that the defendant must take the victim as he finds him is often know as the 'thin ____' rule.

. A natural event (an 'act of God') will never break the chain of causation.

True

False

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