Chapter 16 RETAKE TEST

True or False: Physiological biometrics uses physical traits such as fingerprints and hand, iris, retina, and facial scans to identify people.

• True
• False

True or False: William Herschel used palm prints to sign contracts.

• True
• False

True or False: Henry Fauld suggested in 1880 that skin ridge patterns could be important to identify criminals.

• True
• False

True or False: Sir Edward Henry devised a classification system still used in most Spanish-speaking countries.

• True
• False

True or False: In 1903, when the new fingerprinting system could not distinguish between two men (one Will West and the other William West), it was the tried and true Bertillion system that clearly distinguished them.

• True
• False

The most common ridge pattern is the:

• A. arch.
• B. whorl.
• C. tented arch.
• D. loop.

The value of ridge patterns in determining the uniqueness of a fingerprint is _____ the value of type and position of ridge characteristics in determining the uniqueness of a fingerprint?

• A. less than
• B. the same as
• C. greater than

What item is NOT considered a porous surface?

• A. paper
• B. cloth
• C. skin
• D. title

Sublimation occurs with the use of:

• A. laser-print detection.
• B. cyanoacrylate.
• C. ninhydrin.
• D. iodine fuming.

Ninhydrin is used on a latent print to detect:

• A. protein material.
• B. riboflavin.
• C. fatty acids.
• D. oils.