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Forensic Science

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the best definition of forensic science?

a)

The science of studying dead people

b)

The application of science to medicine

c)

The application of science to the law

d)

The study of poisons

2.

Which section of the modern crime lab is responsible for evidence that is processed using chemistry, physics, and geology?

a)

photography

b)

physical science

c)

biology

d)

fingerprints

3.

Which crime lab unit is responsible for examining body fluids and organs for the presence of drugs and poisons?

a)

photography

b)

toxicology

c)

toolmarks

d)

evidence collection

4.

Which unit of the modern crime lab is responsible for studying gunshot residues and toolmark impressions?

a)

DNA

b)

Firearms

c)

Fingerprint

d)

Physical science

5.

Which entity maintains the largest crime laboratory in the world?

a)

LAPD

b)

Scotland Yard

c)

US Postal Service

d)

FBI

6.

Which forensic unit studies handwriting and typewriting on questioned documents, also analyzing paper or ink?

a)

Crime Scene Investigation Unit

b)

Print Analysis Unit

c)

Document Examination Unit

d)

Linguistic Examination Unit

7.

Which of the following is an example of what forensic scientists do?

a)

Examine evidence

b)

Arrest suspects

c)

Interrogate witnesses

d)

Give press conferences to the media

8.

What is another name for Forensic Science?

a)

Polygraph

b)

DNA Analysis

c)

Criminalistics

d)

Anthropology

9.

Type of forensics that uses insects to determine time and location of death.

a)

Odontology

b)

Serology

c)

Anthropology

d)

Entomology

10.

Which of the following looks at human behavior and legal proceedings in civil and criminal cases?

a)

forensic anthropometry

b)

forensic odontology

c)

forensic anthropology

d)

forensic psychiatry

11.

The examination of a bite mark would employ the use of

a)

forensic entomology

b)

forensic odontology

c)

forensic toxicology

d)

forensic serology

12.

The examination of blood to obtain a DNA profile wold involve the use of

a)

biology unit

b)

pathology unit

c)

anthropology unit

d)

entomology unit

13.

Which covers the right to remain silent?

a)

1st amendment

b)

2nd amendment

c)

4th amendment

d)

5th amendment

14.

Jaywalking is a type of

a)

misdemeanor

b)

felony

c)

infraction

15.

A defendant is informed of the charges against him/her and enters a plea during a

a)

preliminary hearing

b)

arraignment

c)

plea barganing

d)

grand jury

16.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four major crime labs in the US?

a)

FBI

b)

DEA

c)

NRA

d)

USPS

17.

Which of the following is a plea that a defendant can enter?

a)

guilty

b)

not guilty

c)

no contest

d)

All of these

18.

All evidence in a court must

a)

be legally obtained

b)

have a chain of custody

c)

have a warrant attached

d)

be approved by the defendant

19.

An example of civil law or public law is a hearing to discuss

a)

child custody

b)

a misdemeanor

c)

a felony

d)

a speeding ticket

20.

There are no exceptions in giving Miranda Rights to suspects.

a)

True

b)

False

21.
What might a forensic scientist be asked to do in a murder trial?
a)
Identify whose blood is on the murder weapon
b)
Testify to the mental state of the accused
c)
Talk about the illegal accounting practices of the victim
d)
Explain what the victim was doing the day before the crime
22.
A young girl is missing, and investigators find a stained article of clothing where she was last seen. Testing the stain can tell investigators if the stain was:
a)
Twenty days old
b)
Animal blood
c)
An accidental spill.
d)
Caused by the killer.
23.
What is forensic science?
a)
When scientists improve plants by using DNA
b)
The use of science in growing trees
c)
Any legal action that requires a police investigation
d)
When science is used for the purposes of the law
24.
When a forensic scientist provides information in a criminal trial, the facts he or she presents are based on:
a)
Eyewitness accounts.
b)
Educated guesses.
c)
Circumstantial evidence.
d)
Scientific investigation.
25.
Mrs. Woodley is missing and police want her DN The best place for them to find it is in Mrs. Woodley�s:
a)
Tennis shoes.
b)
Dishes.
c)
Hair brush.
d)
Bank account statements.
26.
What expert would be called upon to examine the skeletal remains that police found in the woods?
a)
Ballistics expert
b)
Forensic anthropologist
c)
Judge
d)
Forensic profiler
27.
A house burned to the ground with one victim inside. What is the BEST way for forensic scientists to identify the victim?
a)
Eyewitness account
b)
Blood analysis
c)
Teeth
d)
Personal documents
28.
A skeleton is found buried at a campsite. What can examination of the skeleton tell investigators about the victim?
a)
Race and gender
b)
Occupation and income
c)
Height and weight at the time of death
d)
Ethnicity and religion
29.
If you earned a degree as a forensic scientist, you would MOST LIKELY find a job:
a)
In a school.
b)
With the FBI.
c)
On a television show.
d)
With a software manufacturer.
30.
What is done by a medical examiner to determine the cause of death?
a)
Biopsy
b)
Autopsy
c)
Forgery
d)
Sonogram
31.

Who was the first director of the FBI?

a)

J. Edgar Hoover

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Sir Alec Jeffreys

32.

Applies principles and techniques of chemistry, physics and geology to crime scene investigation.

a)

Biology Unit

b)

Physical Science Unit

c)

Firearms Unit

33.

_________ unit deals with identification and grouping of dried bloodstains, other body fluids and hairs and fibers.

a)

Biology Unit

b)

Physical Science Unit

c)

Firearms Unit

34.

___________ unit deals with the examination of firearms discharged bullets and ammunition.

a)

Biology Unit

b)

Physical Science Unit

c)

Firearms Unit

35.

____________ unit examines and records photographs of the physical evidence.

a)

Biology Unit

b)

Physical Science Unit

c)

Photographic Unit

36.

____________ unit examines questioned documents as part of an investigation.

a)

Biology Unit

b)

Document Examination Unit

c)

Physical Science Unit

37.

Deals with the assessment and treatment of mentally disordered offenders.

a)

Toxicology Unit

b)

CSI Unit

c)

Forensic Psychiatry

d)

Voice print Analysis

38.

The practice of identifying individuals by studying dental evidence.

a)

Forensic Odontology

b)

Forensic Engineering

c)

Forensic Entomology

39.

The individuals who investigate where something originated or where something took place.

a)

Forensic Entomology

b)

Forensic Odontology

c)

Forensic Engineering

40.

The scientific study of insects in their developmental stages in human cadavers.

a)

Forensic Engineering

b)

Forensic Odontology

c)

Forensic Entomology

41.

Determines the admissibility of scientific evidence into the courtroom.

a)

The Daubert Exception

b)

The Frye Standard

c)

Expert Witness

42.

An individual whom the court determines has the knowledge relevant to the trial.

a)

Expert witness

b)

The Frye Standard

c)

Daubert Exception

43.

________ used to profile and identify individuals in an investigation.

a)

Expert Witness

b)

DNA

c)

Forensic Entomology

44.

DEA

a)

Dog Enforcement Agency

b)

Drug Enforcement Agency

c)

Drug Enforcers Agency

45.

_____________________ unit processes and examines evidence for these prints.

a)

Latent Fingerprint Unit

b)

Voiceprint Analysis

c)

Crime Scene Investigators

46.

ATFE

a)

Alcohol, Toxicology, Forensics and Evidence Bureau

b)

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

47.

This unit dispatches trained individuals to collect and preserve physical evidence that will be processed late at a lab.

a)

Crime scene investigation unit

b)

Polygraph Unit

c)

Forensic Service

48.

_____________ involves identifying, collecting, preserving and examining information from computers or other digital devices.

a)

Forensic computer and digital analysis

b)

Forensic Engineering

c)

Analyzing Evidence

49.

What can the teeth tell you about the person?

a)

Diet

b)

Afford dental care

c)

Health

d)

Activity

50.

What about the skull will tell you about their age?

a)

Fused sutures

b)

Frontal bone size

c)

Presence of sutures

d)

Size of orbitals

51.

In general, a female skeleton will have a pelvis that is

a)

wider.

b)

narrower.

c)

thinner.

d)

smoother.

52.

Which bone is most commonly used to determine the height of the deceased?

a)

sternum

b)

femur

c)

clavicle

d)

humerus

53.

If a forensic anthropologist uses their thumb to check the width of the notch on the pelvic, what are they trying to determine?

a)

age

b)

gender

c)

weight

d)

childbirth

54.

You can tell if a person is right or left handed from the bones in the hand?

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The sagittal suture in the skull can be investigated to determine:

a)

age

b)

gender

c)

race

d)

height

56.

A forensic entomologist would study what on the corpse?

a)

finger bones

b)

insects

c)

blood

d)

muscle tissue

57.

The field of science that would be involved in identifying skeletal remains is called

a)

reconstruction anatomy

b)

forensic anthropology

c)

physiology

d)

medicine

58.

Common way anthropologist can tell if it is a male or female?

a)

skull

b)

bone thickness

c)

femur size

d)

teeth

59.

What is the most accurate place to determine body temperature?

a)

Rectal

b)

Liver

c)

Armpit

d)

Ear

60.

Every hour, how much does the body drop temperature (at ambient temperatures)?

a)

1 degree Celsius

b)

1.5 degrees Celsius

c)

5 degrees Celsius

d)

0.5 degrees Celsius

61.

Body stiffens in the first 24 hours.

a)

rigor mortis

b)

lividity

62.

Blood collecting due to heart stop pumping

a)

lividity

b)

rigor mortis

63.

The body stops growing, but continues to remodel its bones.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

What can flies determine about the body?

a)

Temperature

b)

Time of death

c)

Size of body

d)

Last meal

65.

There is never a good reason to exhume a corpse.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Sternum is the last bone to complete its growth.

a)

True

b)

False

67.
What is the name of a lie detector test?
a)
Polygraph
b)
Fingerprints
c)
Latent prints
d)
Trace Evidence
68.
What is a major crime called like murder?
a)
Manslaughter
b)
Murder
c)
Felony
d)
Misdemeanor
69.
Type of Forensic that uses insects to determine time and location of death?
a)
Odontology
b)
Anthropology
c)
Serology
d)
Entomology
70.
Type of Forensic science that deals with identification of drugs and poisons
a)
Odontology
b)
Toxicology
c)
Serology
d)
Entomology
71.
Type of Forensic Science that deals with body identification using dental records
a)
Odontology
b)
Anthropology
c)
Serology
d)
Entomology
72.
Type of Forensic Science that deals with body fluid evidence
a)
Odontology
b)
Anthropology
c)
Serology
d)
Entomology
73.
Type of Forensic Science that deals with autopsies and determining the cause of death
a)
Toxicology
b)
Pathology
c)
Entomology
d)
Odontology
74.
Type of Forensic Science that deals with identification of victims based on skeletal remains
a)
Toxicology
b)
Pathology
c)
Entomology
d)
Anthropology
75.
Which is not a type of fingerprints?
a)
Arch
b)
Whorl
c)
Swirl
d)
Loop
76.

Fingerprints have been utilized as a method of identification longer than any other identification method.

a)

true

b)

false

77.

Identical twins have the same fingerprints.

a)

true

b)

false

78.

Which of the following is most likely a true statement?

a)

Jim lost his fingerprints after he received first degree burns from touching a hot coffee cup.

b)

Susan destroyed her fingerprints after poking her finger with a needle while sewing.

c)

Tina was in a house fire and the pads of her fingers were burned more than 3 mm into the tissue which caused her fingerprints to become unrecognizable

d)

As a teacher, Jenny did so much grading her fingerprints were worn down so low they no longer have evidentiary value

79.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about loops?

a)

They contain one delta opposite from the opening of the loop.

b)

Loops contain one or more ridges which start on one side of the finger and return to the same side of the finger.

c)

Loops must have one complete circle which crosses an imaginary line from one delta to another.

d)

There are two types of loops.

80.

In biometrics and fingerprint scanning, the delta point is a pattern of a fingerprint that resembles the Greek letter delta. It's the point on a friction ridge at or nearest to the point of divergence of two type lines. In which picture is the delta correctly identified?

a)
b)
81.

Which of the following is likely NOT found in a basic fingerprint kit?

a)

black powder

b)

fingerprint tape

c)

super glue

d)

camel hair brush

82.

Which of the following is something prints found on a crime scene must have in order to be of evidentiary value?

a)

full print

b)

minutiae

c)

level three details

d)

loop

83.

What does the cyanoacrylate react with in fingerprints?

a)

amino acids

b)

water

c)

dermis

d)

sodium

84.

After the initial photograph of evidence tested using ninhydrin was taken, some fingerprints appear on the side of evidence. What is this most likely an indication of?

a)

There were fingerprints on the paper which were significantly older than the first ones

b)

The ninhydrin did not work properly and the test must be considered inconclusive

c)

The evidence was not fully dry when photographed

d)

The evidence was handled by someone who was not wearing gloves

85.

What does IAFIS stand for?

a)

Interactive Amalgamation of Fingerprint Identification Standardization

b)

Intelligent Animated Fingerprint Identification Solution

c)

Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System

d)

Internet Assisted Fingerprint Identity Sequences

86.

Crime scene investigators are on the scene of an aggravated burglary and believe there may be a fingerprint from the burglar on a bedroom doorknob in the house. Select all of the individuals who investigators should gather known prints from.

a)

suspect

b)

Neighbor from across the street who discovered the burglar

c)

Individual who lives in the bedroom

d)

All other housemates who have touched the bedroom doorknob

e)

Any other friends or family who touched the bedroom doorknob within a reasonable time frame

87.
What pattern is this?
a)
Loop
b)
Arch
c)
Whorl
88.
The most common ridge pattern is the: 
a)
arch
b)
whorl
c)
loop
d)
accidental
89.
AFIS is a(n): 
a)
method used to determine the age of latent print
b)
computer software designed to track fingerprint evidence within the chain of custody
c)
assay technique used to identify drugs
d)
computerized system for storing and retrieving fingerprint records
90.
The tiny details in fingerprints used to match one fingerprint to another are called
a)
ridges
b)
hills
c)
match points
d)
minutiae
91.
the middle layer of a hair shaft that provides its strength is
a)
the cortex
b)
the medulla
c)
the cuticle
d)
the polymer
92.
Trace Evidence
a)
Material that comes from a proven or known source
b)
What is said in court by a competent witness; also called direct evidence or "prima facie" evidence
c)
Physical Evidence found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts.
d)
A trace of something
93.
Fingerprints are left behind by: 
a)
Oil and Sweat on our fingers
b)
By the softness of the things we touch
c)
Always left Invisibly 
d)
Only on the paper we touch
94.

What is Loccard's Exchange Principle?

a)

Perpetrators always leave evidence behind.

b)

Every contact leaves a trace.

c)

All touches leave evidence.

d)

Long, violent confrontations leave evidence.

95.
Unit 1: Locard's exchange principle is? 
a)
list of people who have came into contact with evidence
b)
everytime you make contact with a person, place, or thing you leave something behind
c)
the first crime laboratory 
d)
forensic science 
96.
Human or nonhuman hair?
a)
human 
b)
nonhuman
97.
Hair microscopy alone can be used to identify an individual whose hair matches the crime scene.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
Who was the first person to apply the principles of forensic science to a working crime laboratory?
a)
Anton VanLeeuwenhoek
b)
Shelly Learned
c)
Edmond Locard
d)
C.  Sir Francis Galton
99.
The most important structure for the individualization of hair (identity).
a)
Medulla
b)
Cuticle
c)
Cortex
d)
Follicle
100.
Using the pencil analogy, which structure corresponds to the paint on the surface?
a)
Follicle
b)
Cortex
c)
Cuticle
d)
Medulla
101.
Using the pencil analogy, which structure corresponds to the wood?
a)
Follicle
b)
Cortex
c)
Cuticle
d)
Medulla
102.
Using the pencil analogy, which structure corresponds to the lead?
a)
Follicle
b)
Cortex
c)
Cuticle
d)
Medulla

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