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ICEV-Forensics-I-Final(Mr K)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes criminology?

a)

The study of crime and criminals

b)

The study of digital and multimedia evidence

c)

The study of forensic biology

d)

The study of general forensic science

2.

Which of the following best describes DNA fingerprinting?

a)

Identification of bodies by inspecting teeth or scars

b)

machine which determines what type of genetic information is carried in a particular DNA segment

c)

The national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

d)

Identifying individuals by the analysis of DNA from samples of body tissues or fluids

3.

Crime scene investigators want to test a dry knife for prints. Which two methods could they use?

a)

Photography

b)

Powder

c)

Super glue fuming

d)

Ninhydrin

4.

How should investigators collect hair samples from an individual for comparison?

a)

Pluck hair from the individual’s head

b)

Pluck hair from a brush or comb used by the individual

c)

Rub individual’s head over paper

d)

Rub individual’s head over paper and pluck hairs from the head

5.

Which of the following is NOT a synthetic fiber?

a)

Polyester

b)

Acrilic

c)

Nylon

d)

Cotton

6.

What is the difference between the shape of a bloodstain which impacts a surface at a low angle and one which impacts at a higher angle?

a)

Blood which hits at a higher angle is increasingly elongated when compared to blood droplets hitting from a lower angle

b)

Blood which hits at a lower angle will appear longer and narrower when compared to blood droplets hitting from a higher angle

c)

Blood which hits from a higher angle will appear a brighter red color when compared to blood droplets hitting from a lower angle

d)

Blood which hits from a lower angle will contain larger amounts of satellite spatter when compared to blood droplets hitting from a higher angle

7.

Which of the following is defined as a metal tube which the ammunition travels through prior to exiting the gun?

a)

Barrel

b)

Muzzle

c)

Magazine

d)

Stock

8.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

Animal bones tend to be denser than human bones

b)

Animal bones tend to have the same shape as human bones

c)

The human bone matrix is indistinguishable from other mammals

d)

Human bones are colored differently than animals

9.

_____________ is a synthetic opiate which was developed to help addicts overcome heroin addictions.

a)

Ecstasy

b)

Tylenol

c)

Methodone

d)

Steroids

10.

To determine the blood type of an individual, which of the following cells are analyzed for the presence or absence of A and B proteins?

a)

Platelets

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Leukoocytes

d)

Red Blood Cells

11.

Which of the following cells are useful for DNA analysis?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

White Blood Cells

c)

Erythrocytes

d)

Platelets

12.

_____________ is a molecule found in every nucleated cell of every living being and can link suspects to crimes, exonerate suspects, determine parentage and identify human remains.

a)

RNA

b)

Genome

c)

DNA

d)

PCR

13.

The change in speed and direction of light is called ___________.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Radiation

d)

Radical

14.

A man meets a woman at a bar. She gives him her phone number on a napkin in purple pen labeled with her name. Later that evening, his friends see the man leave with the woman. Early the next morning the man is found killed. The police find the napkin with the name and number in the man’s pocket. They want to determine if the suspect they have in custody is the woman who wrote on the napkin. Which of the following should investigators NOT do?

a)

Search the woman’s house for exemplars where she has written numbers

b)

Search the woman’s purse to determine if there’s a writing utensil which would match what was used on the napkin

c)

Ask the woman to write down a series of phone numbers containing the numbers written on the napkin

d)

Show the woman the napkin and ask her to copy it

15.

When were the new bill designs introduced in order to improve the security features on U.S. currency?

a)

1998

b)

2003

c)

2009

d)

2012

16.

What effect does cooler temperatures have on rigor mortis?

a)

Speeds up the process

b)

Neither speeds up or delays the process

c)

Temperature does not effect rigor mortis

d)

Delays the process

17.

Which of the following refers to the settling of blood in the body after death?

a)

Liver mortis

b)

Rigor mortis

c)

Post-mortem

d)

Ante-mortem

18.

Which of the following is the name for the room where bodies are kept until they are examined, identified or buried?

a)

Quarantine

b)

Morgue

c)

Post-mortem territory

d)

Burial area

19.

Which of the following is an example of ballistic evidence?

a)

Shoe casting

b)

Shell casing

c)

Saliva

d)

Hair

20.

What is document analysis?

a)

To be obtained, done by, or involved with deception

b)

Research done by examiners in order to provide evidence

c)

A technique which is used to separate chemical substances into individual compounds

d)

Images or patterns in paper made during manufacturing