Modified Intro to Forensics Test

Steven Avery spent 18 years in prison on charges of 

• Rape
• Murder
• Trespassing
• Robbery

Forensic science is any science that

• studies skeletal remains
• studies living organisms
• analyzes body fluids
• is applied to matters of the law

What factors might influence and eyewitness's accuracy 

• Crime scene was too dark
• Encounter was too brief
• Stress or Fear
• All of the above 

True  or False ?  A fingerprint that cannot be see with the naked eye can still be used by forensic scientist as evidence.

• True
• False

An _____________________ studies bones to identify skeletal remains.

• Anthropologist
• Biologist
• Engineer

Which is a plea that the defendant can enter?

• Guilty
• Not Guilty
• Both are correct

In forensic anthropology, bones can be used to 

• identify missing persons
• calculate height
• determine age
• all are correct

True or False:  Eye witness testimony is the Most reliable form of evidence.

• True 
• False

The study of insects to determine time and location of death is called.

• Entomology
• Ballistics
• Computer Science

Which is NOT a theory of who killed Jon Benet Ramsey?

• Intruder theory
• Family Member
• Accidental Death