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Toxicology Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Toxins are poisons that are only manufactured in laboratories

a)

True

b)

False

2.

All alcohols are toxic to the body

a)

True

b)

False

3.

All chemicals are toxic and harmful to the body

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Toxicology is the study of poisons and the identification of drugs and other substances a person may have used for medicinal, recreational or criminal purposes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Methanol is converted by the liver to arsenic and can destroy the body over time.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Drugs are classified by schedules according to the Drug Classification Act (1990)

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is NOT a role that a toxicologist might perform?

a)

Identify toxins in the body

b)

Quantify toxins in the body

c)

Speculate a reason why toxins were found in the body

d)

Compare healthy organs with toxic organs

8.

Upon autopsy, the toxicologist and pathologist determine if toxins are in the victim's system through controlled testing. Which of the following toxicology disciplines would handle post mortem toxicology?

a)

Death Investigation toxicology

b)

Doping Control

c)

Forensics workplace toxicology

d)

Human Performance toxicology

9.

Which of the following is NOT a factor for a toxicologist to consider when determining cause of death?

a)

Accuracy

b)

Validity

c)

Reliability

d)

Speculation

10.

Which of the following is a way that a Human Performance toxicologist might test for alcohol?

a)

Blood analysis

b)

Urine analysis

c)

Breath analysis

d)

All of the above

11.

Which of the following is a symptom of cocaine use?

a)

Blue fingernails and lips

b)

Low blood pressure

c)

Increased heart rate

d)

Hallucinations

12.

Which organ does alcohol poisoning (over time) most likely negatively affect?

a)

Heart

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Brain

13.

Which of the following is NOT a division of Forensic Toxicology?

a)

Serology testing

b)

Doping Control

c)

Post-Mortem Toxicology

d)

Human Performance Toxicology

14.

The overdose of which of the following toxins would result in blue fingernails and lips?

a)

Codeine

b)

Meth

c)

LSD

d)

Alcohol

15.

A natural or synthetic substance that is used to produce physiological or psychological affects.

a)

poison

b)

toxin

c)

immunoassay

d)

drug

16.

Which part of the body is measured for presumptive alcohol consumption?

a)

blood

b)

breath

c)

urine

d)

liver

17.

Napoleon Bonaparte's hair was tested for toxins years after his death. What poison was he found to have been exposed to?

a)

Strychnine

b)

Ricin

c)

Arsenic

d)

Cyanide

18.

Which drugs promote cell and tissue growth and have a chemical structure similar to testosterone?

a)

stimulants

b)

depressants

c)

steroids

d)

narcotics

19.

Which of the following are derived from plants and affect the user’s perceptions?

a)

Narcotics

b)

Hallucinogens

c)

Amphetamines

d)

Stimulants

20.

An individual whose job is to detect and identify drugs and poisons in body fluids, tissues and organs is called a ____________

a)

toxicologist

b)

medical examiner

c)

pathologist

d)

coroner