Questioned Documents Forensic

Exemplar writings are

• Unknown writing samples
• Suspect's writing samples
• Known writing samples
• Victim's writing sample

Which of the following is the most common form of altered document?

• Addition
• Erasure
• Obliteration
• Charred

Which of the following are examples of questioned documents?

• Receipts
• Counterfeit money
• Historical documents
• All of the above

The mood of a writer can affect his or her handwriting

• True
• False

Ink is considered a mixture

• True
• False

What term is used for the standard used for comparison?

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

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

Initial comparisons of documents are done with:

• the naked eye
• microscopes
• a hand-held lens
• all of these choices

The different dyes present in black ink can be separated using

• chromatography

• freezing

• thin layer microscopy

• UV light