Unit 2 Assessment Criminal Law
Question 1 When were most inchoate crimes recognized in American law? The fourteenth century
The sixteenth century
The eighteenth century
The twentieth century
Question 2 Which portion of an attempted crime is not enough to sustain a conviction?
Mere confession
Mere preparation
Mere solicitation
Mere corroboration
Question 3 Which of the following actions is most likely to be ruled a “substantial step” in the commission of an attempt?
Buying a book on cleaning up crime scenes
Purchasing a personal firearm
Taking out a life insurance policy
Lying in wait for the victim
Question 4 Which concept holds that acts remotely leading toward a crime are not liable, but acts immediately connected to it are?
The mere preparation test
The proximity approach
The coinciding test
The concurrency approach
Question 5 Which of the following is an inchoate crime? Murder
Rape
Solicitation
Prostitution