Deck 8: Offenses Involving Theft and Deception

Question 1

The felonious taking, by trespass and carrying away by any person, of the personal goods or things of another from any place, without the owner's consent and with the felonious intent to permanently deprive the owner of his or her property and to convert it to the taker's own use or to the use of some person other than the owner is considered ______.

A) trespass
B) robbery
C) extortion
D) larceny

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Taking property, of another, without permission, in presence or from person, with force or threat of force is called ______.

A) larceny
B) robbery
C) theft
D) embezzlement

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Conversion or appropriation, of property of another, lawfully obtained is called ______.

A) embezzlement
B) robbery
C) larceny
D) conversion

Answer 3

A

Question 4

This is obtaining property of another knowingly and designedly, with intent to cheat or defraud any person or persons of the same:

A) embezzlement
B) false pretenses
C) puffery
D) theft of services

Question 5

To obtain money or things of value, by threats or coercion to perform or not perform enumerated acts; and property is given in response to threat is called ______.

A) conversion
B) embezzlement
C) asportation
D) extortion

Question 6

The temporary use of another person's automobile without permission is called ______.

A) joyriding
B) theft of services
C) receipt of stolen property
D) trespass

Question 7

Purposely receiving, retaining, or disposing of movable property of another, knowing that it has been stolen, or believing that it probably has been stolen, unless the property is received, retained, or disposed with purpose to restore it to the owner is:

A) theft by deception
B) receipt of stolen property
C) theft of service
D) false pretenses

Question 8

An unauthorized assumption and exercise of the right of ownership over goods or personal chattels belonging to another, to the alteration of their condition or the exclusion of the owner's rights is:

A) conversion
B) robbery
C) receipt of stolen property
D) puffery

Question 9

This refers to exaggerations or statements unlikely to deceive ordinary persons in the group addressed:

A) asportation
B) embezzlement
C) puffery
D) extortion

Question 10

This is the removal of things from one place to another; the carrying away of goods; one of the circumstances requisite to constitute the offense of larceny:

A) robbery
B) extortion
C) theft
D) asportation

Question 11

With purpose to defraud or injure anyone, or with knowledge that he is facilitating a fraud or injury to be perpetrated by anyone, the actor alters any writing of another without his authority; this is called ______.

A) larceny
B) fraud
C) embezzlement
D) forgery

Question 12

The elements of robbery are the following except:

A) Taking property of another
B) Through deception
C) With intent to permanently deprive
D) Through force or threat of force

Question 13

This crime is a type of robbery in which the offender uses force to take another person's auto:

A) false pretenses
B) false advertising
C) carjacking
D) larceny

Question 14

Federal criminal law addresses all of the following types of crime EXCEPT ______.

A) identity theft
B) wire fraud
C) mail fraud
D) shoplifting

Question 15

This is when a person intentionally or knowingly secures the performance of service by agreeing to provide compensation and, after the service is rendered, fails to make payment after receiving notice demanding payment:

A) gambling
B) theft of services
C) fraud
D) deception

Question 16

In the United States, theft offenses make up the great majority of crimes.

Question 17

At early common law in England, larceny was the only criminally punishable form of theft.

Question 18

If in the course of committing the theft, the actor attempts to kill anyone, or purposely inflicts, or attempts to inflict, serious bodily injury, it is a felony of the first degree.

Question 19

In 1757, the British Parliament created the crime of false pretenses to protect victims of unscrupulous criminals who used deception to obtain property.

Question 20

The traditional element of embezzlement was obtaining money or other things of value by misuse of official power or position.