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WorksheetsForensics Final Exam
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Developed a comparison microscope to compare bullets
a)
Calvin Goddard
b)
Francis Galton
c)
Hans Gross
d)
Mathieu Orfilla
2.
“Father of Criminal Identification”; Developed science of Anthropometry
a)
Francis Galton
b)
Hans Gross
c)
Edmond Locard
d)
Alphonse Bertillon
3.
“Father of Forensic Toxicology”; chemist who studied the detection of poisons.
a)
Arthur Conan Doyle
b)
Mathieu Orfilia
c)
Leone Lattes
d)
Karl Landsteiner
4.
Published Finger Prints about the uniqueness and classification of prints
a)
Mathieu Orfila
b)
Leone Lattes
c)
Francis Galton
d)
Arthur Conan Doyle
5.
Published Questioned Documents about document examination
a)
Alphonse Bertillon
b)
August Vollmer
c)
Albert S. Osborn
d)
Karl Landsteiner
6.
Who developed the exchange principle?
a)
Galton
b)
Bertillon
c)
Locard
d)
Jeffries
7.
Which forensics pioneer is most well-known for creating a system of DNA fingerprinting and profiling?
a)
Sir Alec Guinness
b)
Sir Alec Baldwin
c)
Sir Alec Jeffreys
d)
Sir Smart Alec
8.
True or False:
Forensic Pathologists can perform an autopsy.
Forensic Pathologists can perform an autopsy.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
True or False:
Forensic Odontologists specialize in bite mark anaylsis.
Forensic Odontologists specialize in bite mark anaylsis.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
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
11.
Which substance would a Forensic Serologist NOT identify?
a)
Semen
b)
Blood
c)
Saliva
d)
They would identify all of the three choices.
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Identify cause of drug overs doses or poisonings
a)
Serology
b)
Pathology
c)
Entomology
d)
Toxicology
15.
material that connects an individual or thing to a group that share similar characteristics
a)
trace evidence
b)
individual evidence
c)
class evidence
16.
material that can be related to a single source
a)
individual evidence
b)
control evidence
c)
trace evidence
17.
What type of evidence is a handwritten note?
a)
physical
b)
trace
18.
In a crime scene sketch, there should always be an arrow to show which way is
a)
South
b)
East
c)
West
d)
North
19.
when securing a crime scene the two most important factors are to
a)
scan the scene, separate the witnesses
b)
safety of individuals, separate the witnesses
c)
see the scene, preserving evidence
d)
safety of individual, preserving evidence
20.
Original Location of a crime or accident
a)
primary crime scene
b)
secondary crime scene
c)
testimonial
d)
original crime scene
21.
Evidence that includes eyewitness accounts
a)
physical evidence
b)
testimonial
c)
trace
d)
DNA
22.
Statement of where the suspect was at the time of the crime
a)
accomplice
b)
alibi
c)
testimonial
d)
primary statement
23.
Which is not an example of impression evidence?
a)
DNA
b)
fingerprints
c)
bite marks
d)
shoes prints
24.
indirect evidence, evidence used to imply a fact but not prove it directly
a)
control sample evidence
b)
eyewitness testimony
c)
primary evidence
d)
circumstantial evidence
25.
This type of evidence can include blood type, hair color, race, gender
a)
direct
b)
circumstantial
c)
individual
d)
class
26.
Typically the first to arrive at a crime scene and they secure the scene
a)
detectives
b)
specialists
c)
district attorney
d)
police officers
27.
Evidence can provide
a)
proof that a crime has been committed
b)
establish key elements of a crime
c)
exonerate the innocent
d)
all of the above
28.
This is an example of what type of fingerprint
a)
arch
b)
wave
c)
whorl
d)
loop
29.
This is an example of what type of fingerprint
a)
loop
b)
arch
c)
whorl
d)
wave
30.
This is an example of what type of fingerprint
a)
wave
b)
whorl
c)
loop
d)
arch
31.
How many deltas and cores are in a loop?
a)
0 deltas or core
b)
1 delta and 1 core
c)
2 deltas and 1 core
d)
2 deltas and 2 cores
32.
The image was taken from the right hand. What type of loop is it?
a)
Radial
b)
Ulnar
33.
What type of whorl is shown?
a)
Plain
b)
Central Pocket
c)
Double Loop
d)
Accidental
34.
What component of a fingerprint constitutes individual evidence?
a)
Class
b)
Minutiae
c)
Subclass
d)
Class and subclass
35.
Which of the following is a plastic print?
a)
A bloody print
b)
An invisible print
c)
A print in soft wax
d)
An inked print
36.
Which of the following is a patent print?
a)
A bloody print
b)
An invisible print
c)
A print in soft wax
d)
A print made from secreted oils in the skin
37.
Which of the following is a latent print?
a)
A bloody print
b)
An invisible print
c)
A print in soft wax
d)
An inked print
38.
Name this minutiae type
a)
Enclosure
b)
Island (pick me! pick me! you know you want to)
c)
Bifurcation (fork)
d)
Ridge ending
39.
Name this minutiae type
a)
Enclosure
b)
Island
c)
Bifurcation (fork)
d)
Ridge ending (pick me! pick me! you know you want to)
40.
The protein that makes up hair is called _____
a)
ninhydrin
b)
pigments
c)
medulla
d)
keratin
41.
The smallest unit of textile material that has a length many times greater than its diameter is..
a)
keratin
b)
cuticles
c)
fibers
d)
chromatography
42.
The deepest layer of hair (compared to the lead of a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
43.
The middle layer of a hair (compared to the wood of a pencil) is the __
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
44.
The outside layer of a hair (compared to the ink on a pencil) is the ___
a)
medulla
b)
cortex
c)
cuticle
d)
keratin
45.
The name for man-made fibers is:
a)
processed fibers
b)
synthetic fibers
c)
natural fibers
d)
modified fibers
46.
To determine the medullary index, you would ______.
a)
measure the diameter of the medulla and divide it by the diameter of the hair
b)
measure the diameter of the hair and divide it by the diameter of the medulla
c)
measure the length of the medulla and divide it by the length of the hair
d)
measure the diameter of the medulla and divide it by the diameter of the cortex
47.
What is the medullary index for a human hair?
a)
generally less than 1/3
b)
generally equal to 1/3
c)
generally more than 1/3
d)
generally greater than 1/2
48.
In which phase of hair growth is hair actively growing?
a)
anagen
b)
catagen
c)
telogen
d)
melanen
49.
Which phase of hair growth is the final phase of hair growth that results in hair loss and lasts about three months?
a)
anagen
b)
catagen
c)
telogen
d)
melanen
50.
Where is Nuclear DNA found in the hair?
a)
root
b)
hair shaft
c)
tip
d)
medulla
51.
The most common type of regenerated fiber, derived from cellulose is
a)
cotton
b)
rayon
c)
silk
d)
nylon
52.
Fibers that have spun together are called
a)
a textile
b)
yarn
c)
a mineral fiber
d)
a fiber
53.
When fibers are transferred directly from victim to suspect or suspect to victim, this is called:
a)
necessary transfer.
b)
direct transfer
c)
absolute transfer.
d)
None of these choices.
54.
Natural fibers come from:
a)
animals.
b)
plants.
c)
minerals that are mined from the ground.
d)
All of these choices.
55.
What does CODIS stand for?
a)
Criminal Offense DNA Index System
b)
Criminal Offensive DNA Index Securities
c)
Combined DNA Index Securities
d)
Combined DNA Index System
56.
How many STR markers does the FBI use to identify criminals in America?
a)
17
b)
4
c)
26
d)
13
57.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
58.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
59.
Section of a chromosome that determines traits. (small segments of DNA)
a)
Characteristic
b)
phenotype
c)
gene
d)
karyotype
60.
Restriction enzymes are used to ___ DNA.
a)
glue together
b)
cut
c)
reconnect
d)
exchange
61.
For vWA marker, Mom is 12,15 and Dad is 15, 17. What is a possible combination for the son?
a)
12, 12
b)
13,17
c)
17, 17
d)
15, 15
62.
Based on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?
a)
Bob
b)
Sue
c)
John
d)
Lisa
63.
Which DNA strands move the fastest through the gel when the electricity is turned on?
a)
The long strands
b)
The short strands
c)
The medium strands
d)
They all move the same
64.
DNA can have forensic value even if it is decades old.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Someone with type A blood can receive blood from someone who is type AB.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
Mike has type O blood. Mike can receive blood from someone who has Type A or Type B.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
Can receive all blood types
a)
O+
b)
O-
c)
AB+
d)
AB-
68.
Blood type B- can receive
a)
O-,B+
b)
O-,B-
c)
O+,B+
d)
O+,B-
69.
Blood type B+ can donate to
a)
B+, AB+
b)
B-, AB+
c)
B-, AB-
d)
B+, AB-
70.
Blood type A- can donate to
a)
A+, A-, AB+, B-
b)
B+, B-, AB+, AB-
c)
A+, A-, AB+, B+
d)
A+, A-, AB+, AB-
71.
Type AB- is also known as
a)
Universal Donor
b)
Universal Receiver
72.
Blood type O- is also known as
a)
Universal Donor
b)
Universal receiver
73.
What are Antigens?
a)
The markers that white blood cells release to mark foreign invaders for destruction.
b)
The factor that determines if you are "Positive" or "Negative" blood type.
c)
Proteins located on your blood cells that determine your blood type.
d)
The liquid medium that your blood cells travel through.
74.
What are Antibodies?
a)
The markers that white blood cells release to mark foreign invaders for destruction.
b)
The factor that determines if you are "Positive" or "Negative" blood type.
c)
Proteins located on your blood cells that determine your blood type.
d)
The liquid medium that your blood cells travel through.
75.
The drop shown above would have more than likely been dropped from an angle of
a)
90
b)
50
c)
30
d)
10
76.
What blood spatter pattern is seen in the picture?
a)
Transfer/Contact
b)
Swipe
c)
Wipe
d)
Saturation
77.
What would cause high velocity blood spatter?
a)
Baseball bat
b)
Human hand
c)
Car collision
d)
Gunshot
78.
What would cause medium velocity blood spatter?
a)
Baseball bat
b)
Human hand
c)
Hand grenade
d)
Gunshot
79.
What would cause low velocity blood spatter?
a)
Baseball bat
b)
Gun shot
c)
Hand grenade
d)
Gravity
80.
What type of blood spatter is this?
a)
High velocity
b)
Aerated
c)
Arterial
d)
Transfer
81.
What can entomologists know by studying the insects at a crime scene?
a)
who the victim is
b)
PMI
c)
who probably commited the crime
d)
the crime autopsy
82.
What does PMI stand for?
a)
pre mortem interval
b)
post memory interval
c)
post murder interval
d)
post mortem interval
83.
What does post mortem interval mean?
a)
time that has past since the victim was at the scene
b)
time that has past since the victim died
c)
time that has past since the suspect was at the scene
d)
time that has past since the insects arrived at the scene
84.
How does temperature have an effect on insect evidence?
a)
temp. does not effect insect evidence
b)
high temp. speeds up insect's life cycle
c)
low temp. speeds up insect's life cycle
85.
All types of insect species arrive at the body almost immediatly after it dies
a)
true
b)
false
86.
one of five means by which someone dies
a)
death
b)
manner of death
c)
cause of death
d)
mechanism of death
87.
the stiffening of the skeletal muscles shortly after death
a)
livor mortis
b)
autolysis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
algor mortis
88.
the cooling of body temperature after death
a)
rigor mortis
b)
algor mortis
c)
livor mortis
d)
autolysis
89.
the specific body failure that leads to a person's death
a)
mechanism of death
b)
decomposition
c)
manner of death
d)
cause of death
90.
"death color"
a)
autolysis
b)
algor mortis
c)
rigor mortis
d)
livor mortis
91.
the process of rotting and break down
a)
rigor mortis
b)
decomposition
c)
livor mortis
d)
putrefaction
92.
the immediate reason for a person's death
a)
death
b)
mechanism of death
c)
cause of death
d)
manner of death
93.
to take a corpse's temperature, forensic investigators insert a thermometer into the
a)
mouth
b)
liver
c)
armpit
d)
stomach
94.
post-mortem examination
a)
adipocere
b)
autolysis
c)
autopsy
d)
entomology
95.
The arm and leg bones can be used to determine forensic height
a)
true
b)
false
96.
The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.
a)
wide and circular
b)
wide and heart-shaped
c)
narrow and circular
d)
narrow and heart-shaped
97.
The skull shows heavy brow ridges and an occipital protuberance. The skeleton is most likely a
a)
male
b)
female
98.
The younger the individual, the ______ cartilage they have.
a)
More
b)
Less
99.
Use skeletal body remains for identification
a)
Entomology
b)
Toxicology
c)
Anthropology
d)
Pathology
100.
One of the ways to determine the race using bones is by examining the :
a)
the pelvis
b)
the arm bones
c)
skull
d)
the occipital bump
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