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Forensics Pre-Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when was the first case ever recorded using forensic science?

a)

12th Century England

b)

20th Century North America

c)

13th Century China

d)

21st Century Japan

2.

Who is considered the "Father of Criminal Identification"?

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Alphonse Bertillon

c)

Francis Galton

d)

Leone Lattes

3.

Which fictional character was considered the first "CSI"?

a)

Peter Pan

b)

Alex Cross

c)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

Sherlock Holmes

4.

Which scientist published "Finger Prints"?

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

William Herschel

c)

Francis Galton

d)

Hans Gross

5.

Who is the founder and director of the Institute of Criminalistics at the University of Lyons, France?

a)

Edmond Locard

b)

Karl Landsteiner

c)

Dr. Seuss

d)

Dr. Oz

6.

Which Nobel Prize winner discovered the ABO blood groups?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Leone Lattes

d)

August Vollmer

7.

Who developed a method for determining blood type from dried blood?

a)

Leone Lattes

b)

Hans Gross

c)

Francis Galton

d)

August Vollmer

8.

Which branch of forensic science would match projectiles to firearms?

a)

Toxicology

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Entomology

d)

Ballistics

9.

Which branch of forensic science would use insects to determine the time and location of death?

a)

Toxicology

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Entomology

d)

Ballistics

10.

Which branch of forensic science would evaluate offenders to see if they are competent to stand trial?

a)

Toxicology

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Entomology

d)

Ballistics

11.

Which branch of forensic science would use skeletal remains for identification?

a)

Serology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Engineering

d)

Ballistics

12.

Which branch of forensic science would identify body fluids at crime scenes?

a)

Serology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Engineering

d)

Ballistics

13.

Which branch of forensic science would use dental marks for identification of corpses?

a)

Odontology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Engineering

d)

Ballistics

14.

Which branch of forensic science would investigate accidents dealing with transportation?

a)

Odontology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Engineering

d)

Computer Science

15.

True or False:

Civil law deals with relationships between individuals.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False:

Common Law deals with laws based on the constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which amendment gives one the right to bear arms?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

18.

Which amendment gives a defendant rights in criminal cases?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

5th

19.

The Body Farm from Death's Acre is located at:

a)

U of M

b)

Michigan State

c)

University of Tennessee

d)

University of Virginia

20.
Forensics comes from the Latin term meaning:
a)
evidence
b)
death
c)
forum
d)
crime
21.

Which of these pictures shows a spiral search pattern?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
Which of the following is not one or the rights in a Miranda warning?
a)
right to not be searched
b)
right to remain silent
c)
right to an attorney
d)
right to have an attorney present during any questioning
23.
Which is NOT an example of class evidence?
a)
Blood Type
b)
Hair Color
c)
Fingerprints
d)
Manufactured fibers
24.

Small pieces of evidence left by the perpetrator at a crime scene or on the victim in the form of hair, paint chips (from suspect's vehicle), fibers, glass, soil is called___________________ evidence.

a)

biological

b)

direct

c)

trace

d)

documentary

25.

Every contact leaves a trace

suspect to victim, victim to suspect, both the crime scene, the crime scene to both

a)

Miranda Rights

b)

Frye Standard

c)

Daubert Ruling

d)

Locard's Exchange Principle

26.
material that can be related to a single source
a)
individual evidence
b)
control evidence
c)
trace evidence
27.
________ is the process of obtaining information by using the senses. 
a)
analyze
b)
inference
c)
observation
d)
hypothesis
28.
Original Location of a crime or accident 
a)
primary crime scene
b)
secondary crime scene
c)
testimonial
d)
original crime scene 
29.
Evidence that (if true) proves an alleged fact, such as an eyewitness account of a crime
a)
circumstantial
b)
direct
c)
class evidence
d)
trace evidence
30.
Which of the following would be considered direct evidence?
a)
DNA
b)
fingerprint
c)
eyewitness
d)
all of these
31.

Which of the following is considered Circumstantial Evidence?

a)

eye witness testimony

b)

suspect's alibi

c)

fingerprint

d)

victim's testimony

32.

What is the first "S" in the 7 S's of Crime Scene Investigation?

a)

Search for Evidence

b)

Scan the Scene

c)

Separate the Witnesses

d)

Secure the Scene

33.

An Eye witness' testimony can be affected by....

a)

Their surroungings

b)

Their religious beliefs

c)

How they felt that day

d)

All of the above

34.

A CSI's job is to Find, Document, and ________ the evidence

a)

Convict

b)

Analyze

c)

Interpret

d)

Catalog

35.

How can you be a Good Observer?

a)

Ask alot of questions

b)

Observe systematically

c)

Run all experiments more than once

d)

Collect all possible evidence