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WorksheetsHistory of Forensics
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood?
a)
Leone Lattes
b)
Hans Gross
c)
Francis Galton
d)
August Vollmer
2.
Who developed a comparison microscope to compare bullets to see if they were fired from the same weapon?
a)
Calvin Goddard
b)
Hans Gruber
c)
Edmond Locard
d)
Dr. Scholl
3.
True or False:
Forensic Pathologists can perform an autopsy.
Forensic Pathologists can perform an autopsy.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
True or False:
Forensic Odontologists specialize in bite mark anaylsis.
Forensic Odontologists specialize in bite mark anaylsis.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
True or False:
A Forensic Anthropologist would analyze any drugs and/or poisons found in the body.
A Forensic Anthropologist would analyze any drugs and/or poisons found in the body.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
True or False:
A Forensic Toxicologist would identify the person's sex, age or race based on personal characteristics.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which substance would a Forensic Serologist NOT identify?
a)
Semen
b)
Blood
c)
Saliva
d)
They would identify all of the three choices.
8.
True or False:
A Forensic Entomologist uses insects to determine the time of death and location of a corpse.
A Forensic Entomologist uses insects to determine the time of death and location of a corpse.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
True or False:
A Forensic Psychologist would be called in to evaluate offenders and profile the case.
A Forensic Psychologist would be called in to evaluate offenders and profile the case.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False:
A Forensic Computer Scientist would investigate transportation accidents.
A Forensic Computer Scientist would investigate transportation accidents.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A Forensic Engineer would perform each of the following tasks except for:
a)
investigating traffic accidents
b)
materials failure cases
c)
structure collapses
d)
criminal use of electronic records
12.
What types of sciences are used/applied in forensics?
a)
Chemistry
b)
Biology
c)
Geology
d)
All of the above
13.
Who is an elected official who usually has no special medical training?
a)
The Detective
b)
Coroner
c)
The Crime Scene Investigators
d)
the photographer
14.
A person who is called in for cases with ammunition is a ___________.
a)
bloodstain analyst
b)
ballistics expert
c)
forensic pathologist
d)
fire investigator
15.
The application of scientific knowledge to legal questions is known as:
a)
Biology
b)
Forensic Science
c)
Criminology
d)
Psycology
16.
Forensic scientists can always figure out exactly what happened.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which forensic specialty analyzes handwriting, typing, printing, and photocopies?
a)
Forensic Odontologist
b)
Forensic Anthropologist
c)
Forensic Toxicologist
d)
Questioned Document Analysist
18.
Locard's Exchange Principle states:
a)
When a person comes in contact with an object or another person, a cross-transfer of materials occurs
b)
For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction
c)
In any crime DNA evidence is left as residue in the crime
d)
Individualized evidence is the only kind of evidence that can be used in a court of law
19.
Undertook first definitive study of fingerprints and developed system for classifying them.
a)
Sherlock Holmes
b)
Karl Landsteiner
c)
Henry Galton
d)
Edmond Locard
20.
Developed first DNA profiling test
a)
Alec Jeffreys
b)
Alphonse Bertillon
c)
Henry Galton
d)
Mathieu Orfila
21.
Developed "Anthropometry", or the first system of personal identification
a)
Alphonse Bertillon
b)
Albert Osborn
c)
Karl Landsteiner
d)
Henry Galton
22.
Analyzes recorded messages to help match a voice to a specific individual
a)
Toxicology
b)
Odontology
c)
Voiceprint Analysis
d)
Latent Fingerprint Unit
23.
Unit that applies chemistry, physics, and geology to analysis of evidence.
a)
Physical Science
b)
Biology
c)
Anthropology
d)
Engineering
24.
Records crime scenes and evidence through photographic techniques and digital imaging.
a)
Voiceprint Analysis
b)
Computer and Digital Analysis
c)
Firearms
d)
Photography
25.
Unit that examines any and all biological evidence
a)
Biology
b)
Physical Science
c)
Anthropology
d)
Toxicology
26.
Unit that processes and examines fingerprint evidence
a)
Photography
b)
Voiceprint Analysis
c)
Latent Fingerprint Unit
d)
Engineering
27.
Administers and analyzes lie detector tests.
a)
Polygraph
b)
Biology
c)
Physical Science
d)
Odontology
28.
Also known as CSI, technicians who collect and preserve evidence from a crime scene
a)
Psychiatry
b)
Anthropologists
c)
Toxicologists
d)
Evidence collection unit
29.
A civil case verdict results in:
a)
jail time less than one year
b)
probation
c)
community service
d)
monetary judgement ($$$)
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