Post Test

Institutional Corrections
Prepared by: Prof. Nollie Ingcad

NAME: DATE:
SCORE: _____/50

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for 7. Formerly known as the Iuhit Penal Settlement.
each of the following questions. Mark only the A. Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm
answer for each item by shading the box B. Sablayan Prison
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the C. San Ramon Prison
answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO
ALTERATION ALLOWED. D. New Bilibid Prison
8. When an inmate is given a "shakedown"
CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION 1 before admission it meant
A. Process of Identification, Record,
1. Director of the Prisons of Valencia, Spain who Fingerprint and Photograph
divided prisoners into companies and B. Examination for Contraband
appointed prisoners a petty officer in charge. C. His Commitment Paper Are Delivered
A. Domets of France To Record Clerk
B. Manuel Montesimos D. All of These
C. Zebulon Brockway 9. ___ is the Chairman of the Classification
D. Evelyn RugglesBrise Board in BJMP.
2. What governing law of Aklan and Panay A. Assistant Warden
based on the beliefs, customs and practices, It B. Chief, Security Officer
is also reflects the level of uprightness and C. Medical Officer
morality of the people? (18 art) D. Jail Chaplain
A. Commonwealth Act No. 3203 10. A general agreed principle that women
B. Kalantiao Code prisoners should be placed in a special
C. Law of the Talion building on the same site with the men' prison.
D. Penitentiary Act of 1779 A. Diversification by Sex
3. It is known as the “Age of Reason or Age of B. Segregation
Enlightenment”. C. Diversification by Age
A. 1870 – 1880 D. Diversification by Degree of Custody
B. 18th Century 11. What satellite of NBP does RDC is situated?
C. 19th Century A. Camp BukangLiwayway
D. 21st century B. Main Building
4. It refers to a Prison system whereby prisoners C. Camp Sampaguita
are confined in their own cells during the night D. Chapel
and congregate work in shops during the day 12. What is the prescribed color of uniform for
also known as “Congregate System”. Minimum Security Prisoners?
A. Auburn Prison System A. Blue (Medium)
B. Pennsylvania Prison System B. Brown(Minimum)
C. Custody Oriented Prison C. Tangerine(Maximum)
D. Treatment Oriented Prison D. Gray(Detainee BuCor)
5. The first juvenile reformatory which was E. Yellow(BJMP)
opened in January 1825 and located in New 13. It is located in Sto. Tomas Kapalong, Davao
York City. Del Norte, General Paulino Santos led the first
A. Borstal Institution contingent which opened the colony.
B. Elmira Reformatory A. Davao Penal Colony
C. New York House of Refuge B. Tagum
D. Panoptican Prison C. Panabo
6. It is then known as Carcel y Presidio. D. Kapalong
A. Old Bilibid Prison E. Tanglaw
B. Manila City Jail 14. Gov. Luke E. Wright made the suggestion of
C. NBP the construction of this penal institution and it
D. May Halique Estate was established on 1904 through the orders of

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 Gov. Forbes. It is considered as one of the trusted in open conditions and pose lesser
most open penal institutions in the world. danger than maximum-security prisoners in
A. Iwahig case they escape.
B. Tagumpay A. Minimum Security Prisoners
C. Sta Lucia B. Medium Security Prisoners
D. Inagawan C. Maximum Security Prisoners
15. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology D. Any of the Above
was created thru ______ as one of the Tri 24. What is the lowest authorized disciplinary
Bureau under the Department of Interior and punishment imposable to inmates?
Local Government. A. Close Confinement
A. Section 13, RA 6975 B. Extra – Fatigue Duty
B. Section 23, RA 6975 C. Reprimand
C. Section 53, RA 6975 D. Temporary cancellation of recreational
D. Section 60, RA 6975 Privileges
16. X was sentenced to serve with a penalty of 25. Close confinement in a cell in BJMP shall be
Reclusion Temporal, who has the Jurisdiction between __ in any calendar month provided
to detain him? that this punishment shall be imposed only in
A. BuCor the case of an incorrigible prisoner, when
B. BJMP other disciplinary measured had been proven
C. PNP ineffective.
D. AFP A. 30 – 60 Days
17. All except one is not included in the command B. 1 – 7 Days
group of BJMP. C. 1 day
A. Chief of Staff D. NONE
B. Chief, BJMP 26. All except one are Instruments of restraints.
C. Deputy C/BJMP A. Handcuffs
D. Chief of Directorial staff B. Whipping Rod
18. One of the Administrative groups in BJMP C. Leg iron
responsible for preparation of the daily menu, D. Strait Jackets
prepare and cook the food and serve it to 27. Inmates’ _____ may be excused from
inmates. mandatory prison labor.
A. Mess Service Branch A. 60 years old
B. General Service Branch B. 56 years old
C. Budget and Finance Branch C. 50 years old
D. Property and Supply Branch D. 21 years old
19. When the offender is in transit, In case of 28. The ____ may grant GCTA to an inmate for
_____that demands extra precaution good behavior with no record of disciplinary
additional guards shall be employed. infraction or violation of prison rules and
A. High Profile offender (Famous) regulation.
B. high-risk offender (Gang) A. Director of BJMP
C. Female Offender B. Warden
D. Either of These C. President
20. If the inmate agrees to abide by the same D. Director of Corrections/Director of
disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted Prison
prisoners, he shall be asked to manifest his __ 29. Inmates’ earnings that may be used to buy his
in writing. needs.
A. Certification A. ½ of his earnings
B. Agreement B. ¼ of his earnings
C. Manifestation C. ¾ of his earnings
D. Affidavit D. Discretion of Warden
21. Frederick Reinier was sentenced to serve 30. GCTA is a kind of _____that can only be
Arresto mayor, what classification of denied if the prisoner breaks the rules and
sentenced prisoner is John classified? only after due process is observed.
A. Municipal Prisoner A. right
B. City Prisoner B. Privileges
C. Provincial Prisoner C. Discretion
D. Insular Prisoner D. liberty
22. MangKanor is a newly arrived inmate 31. A colonist when classified by the director of
committed for the first time. He is classified as the Bureau of Corrections who is punished
a _____ among the classification of inmates with Reclusion Perpetua will have benefit from
according to privileges. an automatic reduction from a maximum term
A. 1st class inmate of forty years to ______.
B. 2nd Class inmate A. 20 Years
C. 3rd class inmate B. 25 Years
D. Colonist C. 30 Years
23. What Classification of Prisoners According to D. 35 Years
Degree of Security if the prisonercannot be

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32. Duration of viewing privilege of a deceased D. PD 968
relative is limited to ______ hours 42. The act of prisoner trying to convert or induce
A. 3 another to change his religious beliefs, sect or
B. 9 the like to another while under confinement.
C. 6 He is referred to as
D. 12 A. Proselytizing
33. Who among the following inmates may not be B. Initiation
allowed to see the remains of a dead C. Proselyte
immediate family member? D. Inducement
A. Minimum security 43. Who composed of guards trained on proper
B. Maximum security handling and use of firearms who shall be
C. Medium security ready to fire when the lives of the guards are
D. None of these in danger on orders of the Officer in
34. Telephone calls are permitted for inmates for a Command?
period not exceeding 5 minutes every ___ A. 1st group Anti-Riot
days. B. 4th group Anti-Riot
A. 30 C. 3rd group Anti-Riot
B. 72 D. 2nd group Anti-Riot
C. 90 44. Within the radius by road from the
D. 45 confinement facility and the actual stay of the
35. If escorting an inmate a guard shall keep inmates to view the remains.
distance of not less than ___ paces from his A. 20 Kilometer
charge. B. 40 Kilometer
A. 10 C. 30 Kilometer
B. 6 D. 50 Kilometer
C. 15 45. It provides some opportunities for inmates of a
D. 45 normal sex life.
36. In mess hall and dining area for purposes of A. Maternal Visit
precaution, the prescribe utensil for inmates B. Sodomy
shall be made of: C. Masturbation
A. Wood D. Conjugal visit
B. Paper 46. An offender who surrenders from escaping
C. Plastic because of calamity immediately 48 hours
D. Carton after the pronouncement of the passing away
37. It is a continuing state of good order. of calamity shall be granted
A. Discipline A. 1/5 reduction of sentence
B. Communication B. 1/2 reduction of sentence
C. Proselytizing C. 1/3 reduction of sentence
D. Prisonization D. 4/5 reduction of sentence
38. Unload as method in searching the prisoner 47. Which of these is known as the release on
for possession of contraband’s inside the Recognizance Law providers for the release of
prison cells and compound. offender charged with an offense whose
A. Frisking penalty is not more than six (6) months and/or
B. Shakedown a fine of P2,000.00 or both, to the custody of a
C. Operation Greyhound responsible person in the community, instead
D. Body Frisking of a bail bond –
39. It is considered as the highest income earner A. RA 6036
among the Philippine Correctional Institution. B. PD 603
A. Iwahig Penal Colony C. Republic Act 2489
B. San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm D. Release on Recognizance
C. Davao Penal Colony 48. If the warden is taken as the hostage, for all
D. Sablayan Prison and Farm intents and purposes, he ceases to exercise
40. The most common problem for national authority and the next in command or the _
penitentiaries. officer present shall assume the command.
A. Excessive number of inmates/over A. Veteran
crowding B. most senior
B. Sex problems C. assistant
C. Lack of funds D. custodian
D. Discipline 49. In case of mass jailbreak, all members of the
41. Which of these authorizes the release of a custodial force shall be immediately issued
detainee who has undergone preventive firearms and assigned to critical posts to:
imprisonment equivalent to the maximum A. plug off the escape routes
imposable sentence for the offense he is B. to shoot the escape
charged with? C. protect the other inmates
A. B.P. 85 D. gives warning shots
B. RA 4200
C. B.P. 22

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50. When a jailbreak, escape or riot is in progress D. Alexander Mochanochie  
or has just been perpetrated in the jail, the 58. It is the idea that the moral worth of an action
officer at the control centers shall immediately: is solely determined by its contribution to
A. sound the alarm overall utility, that is, its contribution to
B. notify the nearest police precinct happiness or pleasure as summed among all
C. locked prisoners in their respective persons. It is thus a form of consequentialism,
cells meaning that the moral worth of an action is
D. call the warden or the director determined by its outcome—the ends justify
51. A ___, also called a 'block' or 'isolation cell', the means.
used to separate unruly, dangerous, or A. Hedonism
vulnerable prisoners from the general B. Positivism
population, also sometimes used as C. Determinism
punishment. D. Penology                           
A. Segregation Unit 59. In the history of capital punishment, what do
B. Reception Unit they call this frame, typically wooden, used for
C. Quarantine Unit execution by hanging?
D. Cell 45                                     A. Galley
52. What is the place in some prisons, or a section B. Gallows
in prisons where criminals are placed awaiting C. Hulk
execution? D. Double blade            
A. Execution room 60. Lethal injection refers to the practice of
B. Death row injecting a person with a fatal dose of drugs for
C. Garotine the explicit purpose of causing the death of the
D. Galley room   subject. The main application for this
53. The Auburn system is a penal method of the procedure is capital punishment. Which of the
19th century in which persons worked during following drug is injected to stops the heart
the day in groups and were kept in solitary thus causing death by cardiac arrest?
confinement at night, with enforced silence at A. Sodium thiopental
all times. The Auburn system is also known as B. Pancuronium
A. Albany system C. Potassium chloride
B. Irish system D. Bicarbonate                                         
C. New York System 61. Execution by electrocution (referred to as the
D. None of these  Electric Chair) is an execution method
54. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women originating in the United States in which the
is a prison in Bedford Hills, Westchester person being put to death is strapped to a
County, New York, USA. It is the largest specially built wooden chair and electrocuted
women's prison in New York State and has through electrodes placed on the body. In the
hosted many infamous prisoners. It is the only Philippines, its first use was in :
women's maximum security prison in New A. 1924
York State. This statement is: B. 1976
A. True C. 1972
B. False D. 1918                             
C. Partially true 62. Who were the British prison administrator and
D. Partially false                             reformer, and founder of the Borstal system?
55. The Panopticon is a type of prison building (2013)
designed by English philosopher Jeremy A. Zebulon Brockway
Bentham in 1785. The concept of the design B. Alexander
was derived from the word meaning of “pan” C. Mochanochie
and “opticon”. “Opticon’ means: D. Evelyn RugglesBrise
A. to allow an observer to observe E. James Cook               
B. without the prisoner 63. Besides religious laws such as the Torah,
C. avoids watching important codifications of laws were developed
D. To walk in military manner         in the ancient Roman Empire, with the
56. Elmira Correctional Facility, known otherwise compilations of the Lex DuodecimTabularum.
as ___, is a maximum security prison located This law refers to
in New York in the USA. The prison is located A. the Corpus Juris Civilis
in Chemung County, New York in the City of B. the Twelve Tables
Elmira. C. the Hammurabic code
A. “the school” D. lextaliones           
B. “the hill” 64. The first permanent system of codified laws
C. “the rock” could be found in China, with the compilation
D. “the dungeon”    of the
57. Who among the following was given the title A. Tang Code
“father of Prison Reform” in the United States? B. Wong Code
A. Zebulon Brockway C. Ting Code
B. Alexander Rice D. Chang Code           
C. John Howard

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65. Opponents of capital punishment claim that a 72. It refers to the suffering inflicted by the State
prisoner's isolation and uncertainty over their for the transgression of the law.
fate constitute a form of mental cruelty and A. Amnesty
those especially long-time death row inmates B. Commutation
are liable to become mentally ill, if they are not C. Penalty
already. This is referred to as D. Sentence
A. death row phenomenon 73. What juridical condition of penalty states that
B. Cruelty syndrome the extent of it must be proportionate to the
C. Execution syndrome gravity of the offense committed?
D. None of these                 A. Commensurate
66. This juridical condition of penalty states that B. Definite/specific
due processmust be observed before the C. Equal
imposition of penalty for the transgression of D. Legal
law. 74. It refers to the statutory shortening of the
A. Commensurate maximum sentence of an inmate because of
B. Definite good behavior.
C. Equal A. CARPETA
D. Legal B. Good Conduct Time Allowance
67. This originated in a compromise with the C. Parole and Probation Administration
Church which had maintained that a member
of the clergy brought to trial in a King’s Court D. Post Sentence Investigation Report
might be claimed from that jurisdiction by the 75. Who grants good conduct time allowance?
bishop or chaplain representing him, on the A. Jail Warden
ground that he, the prisoner, was subject to B. Penal Superintendent
the authority of the ecclesiastical courts only. C. Prison Director
A. Benefit of Bishop D. Probation Administrator
B. Benefit of Chaplain 76. It is a program conducted under the direction
C. Benefit of Clergy of a supervisor who is responsible for
D. Benefit of Ecclesiastic instructing the neophyte in all aspects of a
68. This is a temporary withholding of sentence, given occupation.
before or after judgment; as where the judge is A. Apprenticeship Training
not satisfied with the verdict, or evidence is B. On the Job Training
suspicious, or indictment is insufficient, or C. Probationary Training
sometimes if it be a small felony or any D. Vocational Training
favorable circumstances appear in the 77. It is a program aimed at preparing the inmate
criminal’s character. (2000) for an occupation by acquiring specific skills
A. Ecclesiastical Reprieve such as automotive mechanic, tailoring,
B. Executive Reprieve handicrafts, electronics etc.
C. Judicial Reprieve A. Apprenticeship Training
D. Legislative Reprieve B. On the Job Training
69. It originated as a measure of preventive C. Probationary Training
justice, involving the release of the person D. Vocational Training
accused of committing a crime to the custody 78. It is defined as a programmed effort to alter
of a person of reputable character, who shall attitudes and behavior of inmates which is
have the responsibility of bringing the accused focused on the elimination of their future
to court whenever the court requires. criminal behaviors.
A. Bail A. Rehabilitation
B. Guarantee B. Reintegration
C. Recognizance C. Reparation
D. Warranty D. Restitution
70. This was chiefly a way of ridding the country of 79. Whenever a probationer is permitted to reside
criminals, which later developed as a plan for in a place under the jurisdiction of another
supplying new colonies with cheap labor. It court, control over him shall be transferred to
was also an attempt to substitute for brutal whom?
punishment at home and an opportunity for A. Executive Clerk of Court
rehabilitation in a new country. B. Executive Judge
A. Benefit of Clergy C. Executive Prosecutor
B. Judicial Reprieve D. Executive Solicitor General
C. Recognizance 80. What juridical condition of penalty states that
D. Transportation penalty should apply to all transgressors of the
71. Who grants good conduct time allowance to laws of the land?
an inmate because of his good behavior while A. Definite
in prison? B. Equal
A. Institutional Warden C. Judicial
B. Penal Superintendent D. Legal
C. Director of Prison 81. Below are the different types of bail except
D. DOJ Secretary A. Cash Bond

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 B. Collateral Bond work bench and forced to do hard labor in the
C. Property Bond period of their imprisonment.
D. Surety Bond A. Mamertime Prison
82. Who was the first ever recorded Christian to B. Underground Cistern
put to death for being a heretic? C. Ergastulum
A. Vielle D. Jaula/caula
B. Vielila 91. What code became the standard law in all
C. Priscillian areas occupied by the Roman Empire and
D. Justine was put to effect by Emperor Justin in 529
E. Joan of Arc (witchcraft) A.D.
83. It is the first laws that dealt with imposition of a. Code of Draco
justice which came in to light some 1750 B.C b. Silver Plater rule
and it has core principle concept of justice c. Justinian Code
known as “Lex Taliones”. Twelve tables were d. Miranda Doctrine
incorporated from? e. Jus Desert Rule
A. Justinian code f. M’gnahal Rule
B. Hammurabi code 92. What code introduced the concept of
C. Nicomedian ethics Restitution, but punishment were meted
D. Mosaic code according to social class of the offenders
84. This was a method or devised required to A. Omerta
prisoner wherein they were made to climb a B. Code of silence
mountain continually during the day logging up C. Burgundian code
to 14,000 ft. of stairs per day? D. Code of Hammurabi
A. Shot drill 93. Pope John Paul II who challenged the people
B. Tread mill to breakaway form the culture of death
C. Fun shot especially the treatment of killings as solution
D. Wind mill to problems, What law creating or punishing
85. Who was ancient Sumerian king who issued death penalty for heinous crimes?
the law that favored the imposition of justice A. Republic Act 9344
instead of naked vengeance? B. Republic Act 7659
A. DatuKalantiao C. Republic Act 8177
B. DatuSumakwel D. Republic Act 9592
C. King Ur-nammu 94. The first establish penal institution for youthful
D. King Hammurabi offender started in 1825 in New York and
86. In what book of Aristotle did he wrote that become officially known as?
punishment is a means of restoring balance A. Borstal Institution
between pleasure and pain? B. Auburn System
A. On Crimes and Punishment C. St. Michael Prison
B. Nicomedian Ethics D. Bride well Institution
C. Hedonism 95. During the ancient time, what was the method
D. Bible by which offenders were inflicted pain through
87. Under this concept, the head of the family has burning red hot iron which was used to stamp
virtually limitless powers to punish erring the first letter of his offense in the forehead or
family members and slaves? cheek
A. ParensPatriae A. Flogging
B. Loco Parentis B. branding
C. Pater Familias C. Stoning
D. Guardian Ad Litem D. Mutilation
88. According to ancient Roman law which passed 96. What was known as the age of enlightenment
in 509 B.C., Who has the authority to affirm or and the advent of the classical School of
deny flogging or execution as a form of Criminology?
punishment? A. 20th Century
A. King B. 18th century
B. Friars C. 16th Century
C. Centuriate Assembly D. 14th Century
D. The Oracles 97. BONG VERGEL, was sentence to serve a
89. Another form of torture similar to stocks which prison term of six years. He did not qualify for
is v-shaped yolk worn around the neck and probation. He was brought to the Bureau of
where the outstretched arms of the convict Correction in Muntinlupa, to which place
were tied. should he be brought for processing and
A. Stocks classification.
B. Furca A. Reception and Diagnostic Center
C. Guillotine (RDC)
D. Quartering B. Testing Center
90. It was an ancient Roman Prison that was used C. Evaluation Center
to confined slaves where they attached to D. Processing center

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98. Who investigates complaints against D. Diversification(Classification)
government official and recommends 100. UnderRepublic Act 6975, what power is
corrective measures vested upon the bureau of jail management
A. Ombudsman and penology?
B. Fiscal A. Control and Supervision over
C. Prosecutor city/municipal/Provincial jails
D. Bureau of Corrections B. Control and Supervision over
99. Method by which diagnosis, treatment city/municipal/district jail
planning and execution of treatment programs C. Administrative and supervision over
are coordinated in the individuals case provincial jail
prisoners. D. Direction and control over all jails in the
A. Separation country
B. Diversion
C. Segregation

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