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Forgery and Counterfeiting

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The production of an imitation of currency, works of art, documents, and name-brand look-alikes for the purpose of deception.

a)

exemplar

b)

counterfeiting

c)

forgery

d)

fraudulence

2.

The examination of questioned documents with known material for a variety of analyses, such as authenticity, alterations, erasures, & obliterations

a)

document analysis

b)

document expert

c)

questioned document

d)

forgery

3.

the making, adapting, or falsifying of documents or other objects with the intention of deceiving someone

a)

fraudulent

b)

counterfeiting

c)

forgery

d)

alteration

4.

when a financial gain accompanies a forgery.

a)

exemplar

b)

fradulence

c)

adaptation

d)

buy-out

5.
A process used by criminals to make, alter, or falsify a person’s signature or a document with the intent to deceive another person is called:
a)
Forgery
b)
Counterfeit     
c)
Distortion
d)
Fraud
6.
What acronym is used to describe the computer program that helps analyze handwriting samples (Forensic Information System for Handwriting)?
a)
AFIS
b)
FRCI
c)
HWSP
d)
FISH
7.

The making or adapting of documents to deceive someone is called...

a)

Forgery

b)

Fraudulence

c)

Counterfeiting

d)

Fakery

8.

When forgery is done for material gain, it is specifically referred to as...

a)

Laundering

b)

Fraudulence

c)

Counterfeiting

d)

Fakery

9.

When false documents are copied for deception, it is specifically referred to as...

a)

Laundering

b)

Fraudulence

c)

Counterfeiting

d)

Forgery

10.

The writing in one sample seems thicker than another sample. This is likely a difference in...

a)

Pen Pressure

b)

Continuity

c)

Slant

d)

Line Habits

11.

What is often the first indicator that a bill is counterfeited?

a)

UV marks are missing

b)

Borders are hazy and not distinct

c)

The paper doesn't feel right

d)

Watermarks are absent

12.

Forging a piece of writing like a letter or manuscript, often from a well-known author, is called...

a)

Literary forgery

b)

Novel forgery

c)

Document forgery

d)

Historic forgery

13.

Why are ultraviolet bars on money marked by the denomination amount?

a)

To prevent bleaching and reprinting

b)

To prevent copiers from making copies

c)

So you know how much the bill is worth

d)

No one knows

14.

Pen manufacturers claim the counterfeiting-detecting pen is:

a)

50 percent effective.

b)

75 percent effective.

c)

98 percent effective.

d)

100 percent effective.

15.

Counterfeiting-detecting pens are inexpensive special pens and markers containing the element:

a)

mercurochrome

b)

iodine

c)

invisible ink.

d)

None of these choices.

16.

Forensic Information System for Handwriting is a computerized handwriting database used and maintained by the ______________________________.

a)

Social Security

b)

Secret Service

c)

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

17.

The speed, pressure, and rhythm of signing your name can be matched to your signature by technological advances, such use of a _____________________ signature pad.

a)

biometric

b)

bionic

c)

digital

d)

counterfeiting

18.

What color change occurs when a counterfeit-detecting pen comes in contact with a counterfeit bill?

a)

pale yellow color

b)

green color

c)

red color

d)

bluish-black color

19.

What does counterfeit bills contain that lead to the color change when it encounters the pen?

a)

rag fiber

b)

starch

20.

What color change occurs when the pen comes in contact with a real bill?

a)

green color

b)

pale yellow color

c)

red color

d)

bluish-black color

21.

A blind forgery of a signature is made

a)

by tracing the original signature

b)

without a model of the original signature

c)

by copying a genuine signature

d)

perfecting legal if it does not match the original

22.

What person is on the front of the One Dollar Federeal Reserve Note?

a)

George Washington

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Alexander Hamilton

23.

What person is on the front of the Twenty Dollar Federeal Reserve Note?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Alexander Hamilton

24.

Which one of the following individuals found on our Federal Reserve Notes was NOT a United States President (POTUS)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

25.

The US agency that is responsible for suppressing counterfeiting is the

a)

Secret Service

b)

FBI

c)

CIA

d)

ATF

26.

The security thread on a $20 bill is the color

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

green

27.

The most common counterfeit bill in the United States is the

a)

$5

b)

$10

c)

$20

d)

$100

28.
Whose face appears on the front of a $1 bill?
a)
Grant
b)
Lincoln
c)
Jefferson
d)
Washington
29.
Whose face appears on the front of a $5 bill?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Washington
d)
Jackson
30.
Whose face is on the front of a $20 bill?
a)
Hamilton
b)
Jackson
c)
Jefferson
d)
Grant
31.
What building is pictured on the back of a $5 bill?
a)
the White House
b)
the Lincoln Memorial
c)
U.S. Treasury Building
d)
U.S. Justice Building
32.
What building is on the back of a $10 bill?
a)
Treasury Building
b)
Justice Building
c)
White House
d)
U.S. Capitol
33.
What building is pictured on the back of a $20 bill?
a)
Justice Building
b)
U.S. Capitol
c)
White House
d)
Washington Memorial
34.
What picture appears on the back of a $1 bill?
a)
George Washington crossing the Delaware
b)
The Great Seal of the United States
c)
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
d)
The Liberty Bell
35.
Are the words United States of America written on the front of a $1 bill?
a)
Yes
b)
No
36.
Is the date the bill was issued printed on the front or back of the bill?
a)
Front
b)
Back
37.
What seals appear on the front of a bill?
a)
The Great Seal of the United States and Presidential Seal
b)
The Federal Reserve and US Treasury Seals
c)
The Presidential and Treasury Seals
d)
The Department of Justice and Supreme Court Seals
38.
True or False?  The Secretary of the Treasury and the U.S. Treasurer are the same.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
True or False?  The serial number is printed in two places on the front of a bill.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
True or False?  Newer bills contain more colors than the older bills.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
True or false?  There is only one signature located on the front of a bill.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
True or False?  The White House appears on the back of the $20 bill.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
True or False?  There is a picture of a building located on the back of $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills.
a)
True 
b)
False
44.
True or False:  There are 'hidden images' on the front of a bill that can only be seen if you hold the bill up to the light.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
True or False:  On the back of $10 and $20 bills, small yellow number indicating the denomination are stamped in the area surrounding the picture.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Line form includes the smoothness of letters and the darkness of the lines on the upward, compared to the downward stroke. 
a)
true
b)
false
47.
What is a type of forgery?
a)
Check Fraud
b)
Art
c)
Identity
d)
All of the above
48.

Which of the following is not one of the things that a biometric pad can measure?

a)

Speed

b)

Rhythm

c)

Pressure

d)

Angle of writing

49.

When the German magazine attempted to claim the fraudulent Hitler diaries were real, this is an example of a ___________ forgery.

a)

Check

b)

Literary

c)

Counterfeiting

d)

Fraudulent

50.

Good literary forgeries aim to duplicate the _________ found at the time of the original.

a)

Ink

b)

Paper

c)

Tools

d)

All of the above

51.

Who started the practice of having raised impressions printed on currency?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

52.

What type of forgery is committed while copying a genuine artifact?

a)

Simulated forgery

b)

Traced forgery

c)

Blind forgery

53.

Counterfeit pens contain _____________________, which changes color in the presence of ______________.

a)

Iodine; Starch

b)

Beirut's reagent; proteins

c)

Phenolphthalein; an acid

d)

Benedict's reagent; a simple sugar

54.

US Currency is printed on material that is 3/4 ________________ and 1/4 ___________________.

a)

Printer paper; linen

b)

Linen; printer paper

c)

Cotton; linen

d)

Linen; cotton

55.

Which denomination of currency has no security features due to the low likelihood of it ever being counterfeit?

a)

$1

b)

$5

c)

$10

d)

$50

56.

What security feature is marked "1"?

a)

Treasury seal

b)

Federal Reserve seal

c)

watermark

d)

serial number

57.

What security feature is marked "2"?

a)

microprinting

b)

watermark

c)

series year

58.

What security feature is marked "8"?

a)

Treasury seal

b)

Federal Reserve seal

c)

microprinting

d)

color-shifting ink

59.

What security feature is marked "1"?

a)

3D security ribbon

b)

security thread

c)

color-shifting ink

d)

microprinting

60.

What security feature is marked "9"?

a)

Treasury seal

b)

Federal Reserve seal

c)

watermark

d)

serial number

61.

What is the main difference between forgery and fraud?

a)

With fraud, there is material (property, money, etc.) gain, and with forgery the intent is just to deceive.

b)

Fraud has more syllables than forgery.

c)

Forgery is illegal but fraud is not.

62.

GC-MS is used to determine if the ink was put on the paper in the last _____ years

a)

year

b)

2 years

c)

5 years

d)

Decade

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