Document Analysis Quiz

Define questioned document.

• A document that is used as evidence in a court of law

• A document that is suspected to be fraudulent or altered

• A document that is used for official purposes

• A document that is archived for historical research

What is Document Analysis?

• A process of examining documents to extract meaningful information

• A method of creating documents

• A technique for destroying documents

• A way to store documents

Which of the following is a job responsibility of a Forensic document examiner?

• Analyzing handwriting to verify authenticity

• Conducting chemical analysis of documents

• Providing expert testimony in court

• Designing security features for documents

Which of the following is NOT one of the 12 major characteristics of handwriting analysis?

• Slant

• Pressure

• Baseline

• Color

Define the two types of exemplars.

Graphology is the study of what?

• Handwriting

• Graphs

• Geography

• Biology

Forgery is:

• The act of creating a false document or altering a real one with the intent to deceive

• A type of art form involving the creation of replicas

• A legal process of transferring property ownership

• A method of authenticating documents

Fraudulence is:

• A type of honesty

• A form of deception

• A kind of charity

• A method of communication

What makes a fraud literary document look more convincing and real?

• Aged paper can be found in old books

• Materials can also be chemically treated to look older

• Inks from materials at that time

• Use of styles and tools that were popular at the time

Name the three ways to alter a document.

• Edit, Annotate, Delete

• Copy, Paste, Print

• Save, Open, Close

• Zoom, Rotate, Flip