Forensics: Handwriting and Forgery

Handwriting has which of the following characteristics.

• class characteristics

• individual characteristics

• both of these

• neither of these

Frank Abagnale Jr. impersonated all of the following except:

• lawyer
• doctor
• engineer
• pilot

What did Frank Abagnale Sr. give his son for his 16th birthday?

• A new car

• Dinner with his family

• One hundred dollars

• A checking account

How did Frank Jr. cheat on the Louisiana Bar Exam?

• Wrote answers on his forearm

• Had earpiece where girlfriend told him answers from another room

• Stole the exam the day before

• He didn't cheat

When documents or other items are copied for the purpose of deception, it is called:

• forgery

• fraud

• counterfeiting

• All of these choices.

What is required to analyze and compare the handwriting on a document to determine its origin?

• cursive writing of the suspect

• an exemplar for comparison

• DNA

• fingerprints

Frank Abagnale, Jr., could be described as a fraud due to which of the following?

• impersonation of other identities

• check forgery

• document falsification

• all of these would be correct

Forgeries are documents:

• made with the intention of deceiving someone

• adapted with the intention of deceiving someone

• falsified with the intention of deceiving someone

• all of these are correct

Which of the following is important in analyzing a ransom note left at a scene?

• paper analysis to determine origin of paper

• handwriting analysis compared to suspect handwriting

• both of these are correct

• neither of these are correct

Which of these is the best way to detect a counterfeit bill?

• a slick, smooth feel of the paper

• checking the bill with a light to see the watermark and security thread

• the green color of the bill

• none of these would be useful