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Seeing the Evidence: Forensic Scientists at Work (A to Z)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the information in the book, what is a likely reason why the thieves in Case File #2 emptied out their apartment?

a)

They knew that the police had already solved the case.

b)

They knew that the police had a lot of eyewitnesses.

c)

They knew that the police would use the items in the apartment as evidence.

d)

All of the above

2.

How did a truck axle from the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building help investigators?

a)

It had trace evidence on it from the bombers.

b)

The type of metal used in the axle lead them to the truck factory.

c)

The vehicle identification number led them to a truck rental office.

d)

They matched the axle to a rental truck they had found

3.

Which of the following is not considered to be trace evidence?

a)

eyewitnesses

b)

threads

c)

hairs

d)

dust

4.

Before investigators located Timothy McVeigh, they ________ .

a)

had a sketch of his face made by a forensic artist

b)

did a search of his name in the national crime database

c)

spoke to a clerk in a truck rental office who remembered him

d)

all of the above

5.

Which word would be an appropriate way to describe Edward Heinrich?

a)

observant

b)

sneaky

c)

misunderstood

d)

all of the above

6.

What is a suspect?

a)

a person who investigates a crime

b)

a person harmed by an act or condition

c)

a person who secretly gives information about a crime

d)

a person who is believed guilty of a crime

7.

Forensic science will become ______________ because of technology.

a)

less advanced

b)

more advanced

c)

non-existent

d)

a thing of the past

8.

How did Edward Henry’s system help track down more criminals?

a)

Police learned how to identify criminals from several photo databases.

b)

Police learned how to identify criminals based on vehicle identification numbers.

c)

Police learned how to identify criminals based on the Exchange Principle.

d)

Police learned how to identify criminals based on fingerprints found at a crime scene.

9.

What did the train robbers leave behind at the scene of the crime?

a)

an old work boot

b)

a pair of stained overalls

c)

fingerprints on a doorknob

d)

all of the above

10.

Why did criminals begin wiping away their fingerprints from the scene?

a)

Another criminal told them to clean the crime scene.

b)

The police were catching more criminals.

c)

Fewer eyewitnesses were being investigated.

d)

All of the above