1. The purpose is to allow those charged with the 8.

The purpose is to allow the entry of

responsibility, by warrant is generally to allow government officials or agents to search for
ordinance or statute, to investigate the origin and collect any evidence of a crime.
and cause of a fire and fulfill their obligation A ______is obtained upon the traditional
according to the law. showing of probable cause, in that the
a. Exigent Circumstance investigation is required to show that probable
b. Method of Entry cause exists that a crime has been committed.
c. Right of Entry a. Exigent Circumstance
d. Administrative Search Warrant b. Right of Entry
c. Criminal Search Warrant
2. Reason why fire investigation is unique. d. Administrative Search Warrant
a. Fires destroy evidence
b. It does not conform with regular investigative 9. The following are the four basic steps in
procedure. determining the area of origin except:
c. Unavailability of witnesses a. Interview witnesses and firefighters
d. All of the above b. Interview the Director of BFP
c. Examine the exterior of the structure and
3. A kind of evidence which is elicited from a surrounding area.
witness. In contrast to evidence consisting of d. Examine the interior of the structure.
documents or things. Also, it is given by a e. Analyzed the information gathered.
competent live witness speaking under oath or
affirmation. 10. Any person who burns or sets fire to the
a. Testimonial Evidence property of another shall be punished by:
b. Physical Evidence a. Life sentence
c. Demonstrative Evidence b. Reclusion perpetua
d. Documentary Evidence c. Prison Mayor
d. Reclusion temporal
4. The crime of maliciously and intentionally or
recklessly, starting a fire of causing an 11. What term is used to describe the exact
explosion. physical location where a heat source and fuel
a. Incendiary come in contact with each other and a fire
b. Accident begins or the specific location where the fire
c. Arson started?
d. Natural a. Fire cause
b. Origin of fire
5. What is the penalty if the offender burned a c. Fire analysis
building where evidence is kept for use in any d. Point of origin
legislative, judicial, administrative or other
official proceeding? 12. The most suitable container for fire debris.
a. Reclusion perpetual to death a. Plastic bag
b. Reclusion temporal in its maximum period to b. Paper bag
reclusion Perpetua c. Glass jar
c. Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetual d. Cloth bag
d. Prison Mayor
13. The following are the circumstances that
6. An unplanned event, sometimes but not constitutes prima facie evidence of arson
necessary injurious or damaging, that except:
interrupts an activity. a. If the offender is motivated by spite or
a. Incendiary hatred towards the owner or occupant of
b. Arson the property burned.
c. Accident b. If a substantial amount of inflammable
d. Natural substance or materials were stored within
the building not necessary in the course of
7. If there is evidence of possible arson, the fire the defendants business.
department should leave at least one person c. If the building or property is insured for
on the premises until the ___________. substantially more than its actual value at
a. Fire is suppressed. the time of issuance of the policy.
b. Investigator arrives d. If the fire started simultaneously in more
c. Fire Chief arrives than one part of the building or locale
d. Investigator left under circumstances that cannot normally
be due to accidental or unintentional
causes
14. Pedro, with intention to burn a wooden
structure, collects some rags, soaks them on
gasoline, and places them beside the wooden
wall of the building. When he is about to light
a match to set fire to the rags, he is discovered
by another who chases him away. In what
stage he committed arson?
a. Consummated arson
b. No crime committed
c. Frustrated arson
d. Attempted arson
15. To determine the cause of fire, the arson
investigator must determine first
the_______________.
a. Area of origin
b. Point of origin
c. Area of origin and point of origin.
d. Multiple points of origin
16. What is the penalty if the offender burned any
ammunition factory and other establishment
where explosives, inflammable or combustible
materials are stored?
a. Reclusion perpetua to death
b. Life sentence
c. Reclusion temporal in its maximum period
to reclusion perpetua
d. Prison Mayor
17. What is the penalty if the offender burned any
inhabited house or dwelling?
a. Reclusion perpetua to death
b. Reclusion temporal in its maximum period
to reclusion perpetua
c. Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua
d. Prision Mayor
18. A fire deliberately set under circumstances in
which the person knows in which the person
knows that the fire should not be set.
a. Accidental fire cause
b. Undetermined
c. Natural cause
d. Incendiary
19. It involves fire without direct human
intervention.
a. Accidental fire cause
b. Incendiary
c. Natural cause
d. Undetermine
20. The main reason for conducting post-fire
examination of the fire scene is:
a. To determine the fire's origin and cause.
b. To determine the worth of damage.
c. To determine the extent of damage.
d. To determine the direction of fire spread.
21. It involves those causes that does not involve a
deliberate human act to ignite or spread fire
into an area.
a. Incendiary
b. Undetermine
c. Accidental fire cause
d. Natural cause
22. If the color of the flame is blood red, the
approximate temperature is?
a. 1050°C
b. 900°C
c. 975°C
d. 1175°C
23. Is any evidence in written form. It may include
the fire investigator's report, the investigator's
notes, the fire incident report, and any
witness' statement reduced to writing.
a. Physical Evidence
b. Testimonial Evidence
c. Demonstrative Evidence
d. Documentary Evidence
24. These are the general methods by which entry
may be obtained except one:
a. Forcible entry
b. Exigent Circumstance
c. Criminal Search Warrant
d. Administrative Search Warrant
25. Body fluids, blood, finger prints and shoe print
is a form of _________evidence.
a. Physical Evidence
b. Documentary evidence
c. Trace Evidence
d. Demonstrative Evidence
26. The following are the elements of special
aggravating circumstances in arson except:
a. If committed by insane person.
b. If committed with intent to gain.
c. If committed by syndicate.
d. If committed for the benefit of another.
27. The discovery of two or more locations of fire
origin at a fire scene is a prima facie evidence
that the fire was:
a. Accidental
b. Deliberately Ignited
c. Incendiary
d. Accidental and Incendiary
e. Incendiary and deliberately ignited
28. What is the penalty if the offender burned a
ricemill, sugarmill, cane mill or mill central?
a. Reclusion temporal to reclusion perpetua
b. Prision Mayor
c. Reclusion temporal in its maximum period
to reclusion perpetua
d. Reclusion perpetua to death
29. If before the fire was put out, it had burned a
part of the building. It is_________.
a. Attempted arson
b. Frustrated arson
c. Consummated arson
d. No crime committed

30. This is a type of evidence that consists of

things as distinguished from testimony of
witnesses about things. It is an evidence from
which one can derive a relevant firsthand
sense impression, by seeing, touching, smelling
or hearing the evidence.
a. Testimonial Evidence
b. Documentary Evidence
c. Physical Evidence
d. Demonstrative Evidence