Document Analysis Review Questions

What term is used for the standard used for comparison?

• comparative evidence
• signatory evidence
• exemplar evidence
• official evidence

Questioned documents include:

• petitions and lottery tickets
• rare books
• contracts and passports
• all of the above

Document examiners frequently uncover the original writing of words that have been crossed out with the aid of:

• transmitted light

• color photoraphy

• infrared light

• thin-layer chromatography

What acronym is used to describe the computer program that helps analyze handwriting samples?

• AFIS
• FRCI
• HWSP
• FISH

Because handwriting is difficult to disguise and forge, handwriting analysis is a good tool for including or excluding persons when determining a match between known material, and a questioned document. 

• true
• false

Line form includes the smoothness of letters and the darkness of the lines on the upward, compared to the downward stroke. 

• true
• false

Formatting includes the spacing between letters, the spacing between words and lines, the placement of words on a line, and the margins a writer leaves empty on a page. 

• true
• false

Generally, the primary purpose of forging something is to profit from the fake or alteration. 

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Computerized analysis of handwriting samples has the disadvantage of being slower and less objective than analysis by an individual. 

• true
• false

A biometric pad measures the speed, rhythm, and pressure of handwriting.

• true
• false