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Forensics Final Exam Review

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

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1.

Karl Wilhelm Scheele and James Marsh invented tests to detect ____________ in the body

a)

succinolcholine

b)

arsenic

c)

ricin

d)

triptodioxol arsenide

2.

Which microscope was invented by Calvin Goddard?

a)

electron microscope

b)

comparison microscope

c)

fluorescent microscope

3.

Who came up with the exchange principal?

a)

Edmund Locard

b)

Calvin Goddard

c)

Karl Wilhelm Scheele

d)

James Marsh

4.

Which case ruled that scientific evidence was admissible only if it was generally accepted by the scientific community?

a)

Roe v Wade

b)

Frye v United States

c)

Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmeceuticals

d)

Miranda v Arizona

5.

Which case established that police must obtain search warrants if they want to make subsequent return visits to a crime scene?

a)

Mincey v Arizona

b)

Michigan v Tyler

c)

Frye v United States

6.

What precedent did Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical establish?

a)

allowed judges to decide whether to admit scientific evidence

b)

established police need search warrants to return to a scene

c)

established the rights of a detained suspect

7.

An employee goes to a co-worker's locker while the co-worker is away, takes his car keys, and later steals his car. Which is the primary crime scene?

a)

locker

b)

car

c)

company

d)

locker room

8.

Who establishes a crime scene?

a)

crime scene photographer

b)

criminal investigator

c)

district attorney

d)

first responder

9.

Which best describes the role of a paramedic at a crime scene?

a)

collects evidence from the victim's body

b)

determines the cause of death

c)

renders medical assistance to victims

10.

Which best describes the role of a detective at a crime scene?

a)

documents the area and searches for evidence

b)

students insects at the crime scene

c)

interviews witnesses

d)

photographs the crime scene

11.

Police arrive at a suspect's house, break open the door, and immediately begin searching for illegal weapons. Which U.S. Supreme Court ruling have they violated?

a)

Mincey v Arizona

b)

Frye v United States

c)

the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution

12.

After an initial search of a suspect's home for illegal drugs, police returned three days later without a warrant and searched again. Police said the initial search warrant they used still applied. Which U.S. Supreme Court ruling did they violate?

a)

Mincey v Arizona

b)

Frye v United States

c)

Michigan v Tyler

13.

With initial consent for a warrantless search, police spent three days searching a suspect's home for various items (stolen money, illegal weapons, drugs). Which law or U.S. Supreme Court ruling did they violate?

a)

Mincey v Arizona

b)

Michigan v Tyler

c)

Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmeceuticals

14.

An officer arrives at the scene of a murder at 8 p.m. The evening is hot and humid. The body is 10 feet from tire tracks, but no vehicle is found. Which information should be noted for the crime scene sketch artist? There are 2 correct choices.

a)

the location of the tire tracks

b)

weather conditions

c)

location of the body

d)

time of arrival of the officer

15.

At 10 a.m. on June 12, two joggers discover a body along a running path in a park. The body is 20 feet from a tree beside the path. The body is partially buried. The weather is hot and humid. The body has a gray, cheesy-like appearance. Which information should be noted for the coroner? There are 2 correct answers.

a)

time of discovery of the body

b)

the weather conditions

c)

location of the body

d)

the appearance of the body

16.

At 9 a.m. on May 21, a body is discovered near a path in a park. The body is 10 feet from a tree beside the path. The body is partially buried. The weather is hot and humid. The body has a gray, cheesy-like appearance to it. Which information should be noted for the detectives? There are 2 correct choices.

a)

time of discovery of the body

b)

names of the joggers

c)

location of the body

d)

the appearance of the body

17.

Who is responsible for examining and removing a body from a crime scene?

a)

detective

b)

police officer

c)

coroner's assistant

d)

paramedic

18.

Who determines whether a search warrant is necessary for a crime scene?

a)

district attorney

b)

crime scene investigator

c)

detective

d)

criminalist

19.

Who secures a crime scene?

a)

detective

b)

police officer

c)

coroner's assistant

d)

paramedic

20.

Which best describes an advantage of a video camera over a still camera for photographing a crime scene?

a)

it can zoom in on evidence

b)

it combines voice and visual input

c)

it can obtain pictures

21.

What does a laser scanning device do for crime scene photography?

a)

provides voice input for note taking

b)

makes a stead platform for a camera

c)

provides distance and position measurements for 3D reconstruction

22.

Which is necessary for visualizing latent stains of blood, semen, or urine at a crime scene?

a)

flash unit

b)

reflective screens

c)

UV light source

23.

Which is an example of trace evidence?

a)

tiny glass fragments

b)

a gun

c)

an eyewitness account

24.

Which is an example of direct evidence?

a)

video camera recording a person fleeing a crime scene

b)

urine stain revealed by UV light

c)

sand found in tire treads

25.

Which best describes putrefaction?

a)

stiffening of the muscles

b)

decrease in body temp after death

c)

body cavities swell and body appears bloated

26.

Lividity is part of which process?

a)

ocular mortis

b)

algor mortis

c)

livor mortis

d)

rigor mortis

27.

Which best describes autolysis?

a)

the skin begins to discolor

b)

a decrease in body temp after death

c)

dead cells digest themselves

28.

Which is part of the pre-autopsy phase of an autopsy?

a)

opening the body

b)

photographing the body

c)

weighing organs

29.

Which is part of the external examination phase of an autopsy?

a)

weighing the body

b)

taking swabs of the orifices

c)

examining the brain

30.

Which is part of the internal examination phase of the autopsy?

a)

taking tissue samples

b)

taking swabs of the orifices

31.

Where would blowfly eggs be found?

a)

crawling all over the body

b)

embedded in the skin

c)

underground away from the body

32.

During which phase does blowfly development occur underground?

a)

eggs to first instar

b)

third instar to pupa

c)

pupa to adult fly

33.

Which is referred to as the "walking larva" of the blowfly?

a)

pupa

b)

first instar

c)

second instar

d)

third instar

34.

Which indicates the age of a skull?

a)

thickness of brow ridges

b)

closing of the sutures

c)

thickness of nasal spine

35.

Which is indicated by a highly angled femur?

a)

a female

b)

a young person

c)

a tall person

36.

Which is indicated by fused segments of the sacrum?

a)

a male

b)

an older person

c)

a tall person

37.

A forensic odontologist examines the teeth of a skull and finds no baby teeth, no wisdom teeth, scarring in the rear jawbone, no dental diseases or tooth degeneration, and a low D-aspartic acid to L-aspartic acid ratio in the dentin. Which age range fits this skull?

a)

less than 10 years old

b)

15-22 years old

c)

25-50 years old

d)

over 50 years old

38.

A forensic odontologist examines the teeth of a skull and finds no baby teeth, presence of all wisdom teeth, and deep roots of the maxillary cuspids. Which skull most likely fits this data?

a)

a male age 40

b)

a male age 20

c)

a female age 9

d)

a female age 18

39.

A widespread dispersal pattern of elongated bloodstains is found on a wall with a void at the point of origin. The bloodstains are less than 4–6 mm in diameter. Which weapon most likely caused the blood-spatter pattern?

a)

baseball bat

b)

shotgun

c)

knife

40.

Several narrow linear bloodstain patterns are found on a wall adjacent to one where a body was found. The droplets were elongated and about 1–4 mm in diameter. Which weapon most likely caused this blood-spatter pattern?

a)

baseball bat

b)

shotgun

c)

knife

41.

A man is found lying in a chair. On the wall behind him is a wide, bloodstained area with a void. The droplet sizes are less than 1 mm in diameter. The area of the desk is also covered with droplets of the same size. Which weapon most likely caused this blood-spatter pattern?

a)

baseball bat

b)

shotgun

c)

knife

42.

On a victim, a circular entrance wound is found with black edges and a stippling pattern emanating outward from the center. Which most likely caused this wound?

a)

a rifle fired from a distance

b)

a shotgun fired at close range

c)

a shotgun fired from a distance

d)

a pistol fired at a close range

43.

On a victim, a circular entrance wound with black edges is found. Which most likely caused this wound?

a)

a rifle fired from a distance

b)

a shotgun fired at close range

c)

a shotgun fired from a distance

d)

a pistol fired at a close range

44.

On a victim, a clean, circular entrance wound is found. Which most likely caused this wound?

a)

a rifle fired from a distance

b)

a shotgun fired at close range

c)

a shotgun fired from a distance

d)

a pistol fired at a close range

45.

A hair found at the scene of a crime is long, straight, and uniform in color. The scales are flat and narrow and the cross-section of the hair is circular. Which is the most likely origin of the hair?

a)

head hair

b)

limb hair

c)

pubic hair

d)

eyebrow hair

46.

A hair found at the scene of a crime is short and arc-shaped. The cross-section of the hair is circular. What is the most likely origin of the hair?

a)

head hair

b)

limb hair

c)

pubic hair

d)

eyebrow hair

47.

A hair is found on a female victim's clothes, but it does not match her hair. The hair is short, coarse, and wiry with a triangular cross-section. Which is the most likely origin of the hair?

a)

head hair

b)

limb hair

c)

pubic hair

d)

eyebrow hair

48.

Which is the immediate or short-term effect of alcohol on the body?

a)

causes dehydration

b)

destroys liver cells

c)

depresses nervous system

49.

Through which route is most of the alcohol ingested by a person absorbed?

a)

liver

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

kidney

50.

When a person ingests alcohol, which organ metabolizes most of the absorbed alcohol?

a)

lungs

b)

brain

c)

liver

d)

kidney

51.

A paint chip is placed in ethanol and curls. Which type of paint is it?

a)

oil-based paint

b)

binder

c)

latex

d)

electrocoat primer

52.

Which is a simple test to determine if a paint is made of latex?

a)

gas chromatography

b)

electron probe X-ray microanalysis

c)

mass spectrometry

d)

ethanol test

53.

Which test uses color change to reveal oil-based paints?

a)

ethanol test

b)

potassium hydroxide test

c)

gas chromatography

d)

mass spectrometry

54.

Which best describes STRs?

a)

non-coding DNA section with 2-5 repeating sequences of base pairs

b)

non-coding DNA section with 9-80 repeating sequences of base pairs

c)

coding DNA section with 2-5 repeating sequences of base pairs

d)

coding DNA section with 9-80 repeating sequences of base pairs

55.

How are STRs used in DNA profiling?

a)

STRs form the gel used in separating DNA fragments

b)

Restriction enzymes cut DNA into various-sized fragments at STRs. The fragments are separated and analyzed to make the DNA fingerprint

c)

Standardized labeled STR primers are used in PCR amplification of the DNA sample and form the DNA fingerprint when separated and analyzed

56.

What term is used for repeating sequences of 2–5 base pairs in the non-coding portion of DNA?

a)

VNTR

b)

PAGE

c)

STR

d)

PCR

57.

Which is an example of minutiae in the study of fingerprints?

a)

loop

b)

termination

c)

arch

d)

whorl

58.

Which is a class of fingerprint?

a)

bridge

b)

termination

c)

delta

d)

whorl

59.

Which is measured in a ridge count?

a)

number of minutiae

b)

spacing between ridge lines

c)

number of deltas

d)

direction of a whorl

60.

What does a Kastle-Meyer blood test do?

a)

determines the blood type

b)

determines if a stain is indeed blood

c)

identifies animal blood from human blood

61.

Which is used to type blood?

a)

hydrogen peroxide and phenolphthalein

b)

pyridine

c)

luminol

d)

A, B, and Rh antibodies

62.

What does the Takayama test do?

a)

determines the blood type

b)

determines if a stain is indeed blood

c)

identifies animal blood from human blood

63.

Which best describes annealing?

a)

glass mixture is combined with molten tin

b)

chemicals are mixed to form glass

c)

glass mixture cools without crystallizing

64.

What is the major chemical used in glass making?

a)

boron

b)

silicon dioxide

c)

magnesium

65.

Which element makes glass heat resistant?

a)

boron

b)

silicon dioxide

c)

magnesium

66.

What would a Munsell scale be used for?

a)

characterizing soil color

b)

identifying mineral composition in soil samples

c)

identifying soil particle size

67.

What would a sieve be used for?

a)

characterizing soil color

b)

identifying mineral composition in soil samples

c)

identifying soil particle size

68.

Which is used to identify mineral grains in a soil sample?

a)

microscope

b)

Munsell scale

c)

sieve

69.

Which best describes the wheelbase of a car?

a)

radius of the tire tracks

b)

lengths of marks

c)

the distance between the center of the front tire and rear tire on the same side

d)

the distance between the centers of front tires or rear tires

70.

Which is unique to the tire of the car?

a)

alignment marks

b)

trench marks

c)

skid marks

d)

tread marks

71.

Which mark reveals information about the car's speed?

a)

alignment marks

b)

trench marks

c)

skid marks

d)

tread marks

72.

Police describe a suspect as having a distorted sense of his surroundings. Which class of drugs most likely is the suspect using?

a)

barbituates

b)

stimulants

c)

narcotics

d)

hallucinogens

73.

A suspected drug overdose patient is sleepy but not comatose. She perceives her actual surroundings. Which class of drug might she have taken?

a)

barbituates

b)

stimulants

c)

narcotics

d)

hallucinogens

74.

Police describe a drug suspect as anxious or agitated. Which class of drugs might the suspect be using?

a)

barbituates

b)

stimulants

c)

narcotics

d)

hallucinogens

75.

Which law listed categories of people who could not legally purchase a gun?

a)

Gun-Free School Zones Act

b)

Gun Control Act of 1968

c)

National Firearms Act

d)

Federal Assault Weapons ban

76.

Which amendment provides for a right to bear arms?

a)

Fourth Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

Fifth Amendment

d)

First Amendment

77.

Which law requires owners to register automatic weapons?

a)

Gun-Free School Zones Act

b)

Gun Control Act of 1968

c)

National Firearms Act

d)

Federal Assault Weapons ban

78.

Which is part of payroll fraud?

a)

ghost employee

b)

fake invoices

c)

altered inventories

79.

When someone in a company steals money from sales before the money is reported, what type of crime is it?

a)

ghost employee

b)

fake invoices

c)

altered inventories

d)

skimming

80.

An employee bills customers for the amount of the item or service purchased, but the employee records lower purchases in the ledger and steals the money. What type of fraud is this?

a)

inventory fraud

b)

accounts payable fraud

c)

Ponzi scheme

d)

accounts receivable fraud

81.

Which term is used for trails of severely burned material edged by relatively low or unburned material and indicating the flow of an accelerant?

a)

V-pattern

b)

inverted cone

c)

pour patterns

d)

rundown pattern

82.

Which pattern is caused by fires burning upward?

a)

V-pattern

b)

inverted cone

c)

pour patterns

d)

rundown pattern

83.

Which pattern forms from an inverted cone?

a)

heat shadow

b)

hourglass pattern

c)

rundown pattern

d)

V-pattern

84.

The action of property being taken directly from a person or in that person's presence must be an element in which type of crime?

a)

burglary

b)

theft

c)

larceny

d)

robbery

85.

Which is classified as a violent crime?

a)

burglary

b)

theft

c)

larceny

d)

robbery

86.

Which is an essential element in burglary?

a)

taking property directly in a person's presence

b)

unlawful removal

c)

entering a structure with the intent to commit a crime

87.

Which technique would be used to identify the type of ink used in a forgery?

a)

X-ray imaging

b)

UV imaging

c)

handwriting analysis

d)

chromatography

88.

Which technique would be used to identify the age of paper used in the forgery of an ancient Greek manuscript?

a)

paper chromatography

b)

thin-layer chromatography

c)

X-ray imaging

d)

carbon-14 dating

89.

Which technique would be used to reveal writing on a piece of paper that had been under a note at the time it was written?

a)

electrostatic detection apparatus (ESDA)

b)

electron proble X-ray microanalysis

c)

thin-layer chromatography

d)

paper chromatography

90.

Which best describes erasure in a forged document?

a)

eliminating the original text or signature with a razor blade

b)

pressing upon the paper to make writing on papers beneath

c)

changing characters with ink of similar color

d)

covering the original test with a material

91.

Which best describes indented writing in a forged document?

a)

eliminating the original text or signature with a razor blade

b)

pressing upon the paper to make writing on papers beneath

c)

changing characters with ink of similar color

d)

covering the original test with a material

92.

In a forgery, which can be described as covering the original portion with a material?

a)

erasure

b)

indented writing

c)

obliteration

d)

alteration

93.

Which best indicates pen pressure in handwriting analysis?

a)

the downstrokes and upstrokes are an even width

b)

the capital letters and lowercase letters are connected

c)

the letters are either above, below, or on a baseline

d)

the heigh-to-width radio is uniform

94.

Which describes line quality in handwriting analysis?

a)

whether letters are either above, below, or on a baseline

b)

whether the letters are connected

c)

whether the letters are continuous

d)

whether letters are shaky or flow smoothly

95.

Which does the ratio of height to width indicate in handwriting analysis?

a)

size consistency

b)

connectedness

c)

pen pressure

d)

line habits

96.

At what point in a trial process can a plea bargain no longer be entered?

a)

before opening statements

b)

when the jury considers the verdict

c)

after the prosecution rests

d)

when the defense rests

97.

When does the prosecution get to question evidence produced by the defense?

a)

closing argument

b)

rebuttal case

c)

opening statements

d)

pretrial motion

98.

In which type of case is appeal automatic?

a)

robbery

b)

arson

c)

battery

d)

capital cases

99.

Which rule determines the basis of lay witness opinion?

a)

Rule 701

b)

Rule 705

c)

Rule 704

d)

Rule 703

100.

Which rule allows the court to appoint an expert?

a)

Rule 701

b)

Rule 705

c)

Rule 704

d)

Rule 706

101.

Which rule does NOT deal with expert witness testimony?

a)

Rule 701

b)

Rule 705

c)

Rule 704

d)

Rule 706