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Review for History and Branches of Forensics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cross-transfer of materials between two objects that have come in contact w/one another is known as:

a)

Locard's Principle

b)

Bertillon's Principle

c)

Landsteiner's Principle

d)

Latte's Principle

2.

The _______ was the instrument used by Dr. Walter McCrone to examine evidence in countless court cases.

a)

microscope

b)

camera

c)

computer

d)

polygraph

3.
Published Questioned Documents about document examination
a)
Alphonse Bertillon
b)
August Vollmer
c)
Albert S. Osborn
d)
Karl Landsteiner
4.

Discovered a technique to determine the blood type of dried blood.

a)

Hans Gross

b)

Alphonse Bertillon

c)

Leone Lattes

d)

Edmond Locard

5.

Who is the fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the late 1800's?

a)

Sherlock Holmes

b)

Hans Solo

c)

Edmond Locard

d)

Mathieu Orfila

6.

Mathieu Orfila is considered to be the father of___________________.

a)

Questioned Documents

b)

Pathology

c)

Toxicology

d)

Law Enforcement

7.

The classification system for fingerprint patterns was developed by

a)

Anton Bertillon

b)

Francis Henry Galton

c)

Mathieu Orfila

d)

Calvin Goddard

8.

Wrote the famous crime story series, Sherlock Holmes:

a)

Henry

b)

Gross

c)

Hoover

d)

Doyle

9.

Wrote a famous paper on natural toxins:

a)

Locard

b)

Orfila

c)

Lattes

d)

Gross

10.

Wrote the first handbook on crime scene investigation techniques:

a)

Galton

b)

Locard

c)

Gross

d)

Goddard

11.

Responsible for the acceptance of documents as scientific evidence in courts:

a)

Henry

b)

Locard

c)

Hoover

d)

Osborn

12.

Coined the phrase, "Every touch leaves a trace"

a)

Bertillon

b)

Lattes

c)

Locard

d)

Gross

13.

Developed an antibody test for determining blood types

a)

Lattes

b)

Doyle

c)

Henry

d)

Osborn

14.

Developed a system for cataloging criminals using body measurements:

a)

Locard

b)

Bertillon

c)

Galton

d)

Henry

15.
Whenever two objects come in contact, there is a transfer of material was stated by 
a)
Leuwenhook
b)
Locard
c)
Pasture
d)
Miranda
16.

Forensic Science is

a)

microscopes used for vapor

b)

the applications of testing

c)

applying principles of science to the law

d)

the application of evidence to testing

17.

Using any of your 5 senses to describe the world around you.

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

c)

Quantitative Observation

d)

Logical Theory

18.

An observation that has to do with numbers and labels like 3.5 cm.

a)

Observation

b)

Touch, Taste, Sight, Hearing, Smell

c)

Qualitative Observation

d)

Quantitative Observation

19.

Observation or Inference: I notice the tree by the pond has no leaves on it.

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

20.

Qualitative or Quantitative: There is 300 mL of liquid in this beaker.

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Quantitative Observation

21.

Qualitative or Quantitative: I hear a rush of wind, loud yells, and metal banging together.

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Quantitative Observation

22.

These kind of observations are made using instruments such as rulers, balances and thermometers.

a)

Qualitative Observations

b)

Quantitative Observations

c)

Scientific Observations

d)

Measured Observations

23.

Which statement is an inference about this picture?

a)

The van is tan.

b)

The van is inside the KFC.

c)

The wall is broken.

d)

Someone has already called 911.

24.

The investigation of drugs and poisons in the body in cases of illegal drug use, drug abuse, poisoning, and death is an example of forensic:

a)

toxicology

b)

ontology

c)

anthropology

d)

pathology

25.

Observations that use the senses to notice what is around you

a)

evidence

b)

qualitative observations

c)

physical change

d)

quantitative observations

26.

Observations that are measurable and include numerical data

a)

evidence

b)

qualitative observations

c)

physical change

d)

quantitative observations

27.

The examination of bitemark evidence and its relation to a criminal investigation is known as:

a)

Forensic Anthropology

b)

Forensic Odontology

c)

Forensic Entomology

d)

Forensic Biology

28.

Who was the first to introduce firearms examinations?

a)

John Evangelist Purkinje

b)

Joseph Bell

c)

Alphonse Bertillon

d)

Calvin Goddard

29.

Who was the first to apply anthropometry (body measurements) to forensic science?

a)

John Evangelist Purkinje

b)

Joseph Bell

c)

Alphonse Bertillon

d)

Calvin Goddard

30.

Who would come investigate the collapse of a bridge?

a)

Forensic Odontologist

b)

Forensic Anthropologist

c)

Forensic Engineer

d)

Forensic Developer