02/15 Wed - LM - Unit 2 Assessment Quiz

Cyanide was used in the infamous Jonestown Massacre.

• True

• False

The high rate of death during the 1918 Spanish influenza has due, in part, to what?

• Scarlet fever

• Arsenic poisoning

• Aspirin toxicity

• Staph infections

The philosopher Socrates was executed using which poison?

• Hemlock

• Arsenic

• Carbon Monoxide

• Ricin

There is concern that ricin might be used as a potential terrorist weapon.

• True

• False

Toxicology is the study of what?

• Medicine

• Substances that have an adverse effect on living organisms

• Chemical dyes and colorants

• The insects that may be found at crime scenes

What type of sample can give information on how long someone has been exposed to a poison?

• Blood

• Muscle

• Heart

• Hair

Which of the following is an example of a heavy metal that is toxic to humans?

• Aconite

• Arsenic

• Strychnine

• Ricin

Which poison is produced by vehicle exhaust and fires?

• Arsenic

• Cyanide

• Ricin

• Carbon Monoxide

Which poison was used in the Jonestown massacre?

• Arsenic

• Cyanide

• Ricin

• Carbon Monoxide

Who worshipped a goddess of poison?

• Mayans

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

• Vikings