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Unit 7: Document Analysis

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To determine the individual due components of ink you can preform a test called...

a)

Electrostatic Detection

b)

Neutron Activation Analysis

c)

Chromatography

d)

Infrared Testing

2.

Using an eraser, knife, sandpaper, or sharp tool to remove part of a document is a type of forgery called...

a)

Overwriting

b)

Tracing

c)

Freehand

d)

Erasure

3.

The production of an imitation of currency, artwork, documents, and name-brand knockoff items for the purpose of deception is called:

a)

Forgery

b)

Counterfeit

c)

Questioned Document

d)

Exemplar

4.

Any signature, handwriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain in known as a(n)...

a)

Forgery

b)

Counterfeit

c)

Questioned Document

d)

Exemplar

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)

Questioned Document

d)

Exemplar

6.

A known sample of the suspect's writing, which can be compared to the unknown document is called:

a)

Questioned Document

b)

Prototype

c)

Standard

d)

Exemplar

7.

There are ____ characteristics of handwriting document examiners analyze when comparing written documents.

a)

10

b)

5

c)

20

d)

12

8.
Questioned documents include:
a)

Petitions and lottery tickets.

b)

None of the above.

c)

Contracts and passports.

d)

All of the above.

9.

Counterfeiting is a federal offense that involves copying which of the following?

a)

Money

b)

Food stamps

c)

None of the above

d)

All of the above

10.
A ransom note left at a crime scene was found to have similar characteristics to a suspect.  
a)
The suspect can be convicted on this evidence alone
b)
The note can be considered a match in the eyes of the court
c)
The results of the comparison can be discussed in court by a certified document analysis expert
d)
the paper and pen used must be located before the evidence is admissible
11.
When dictating to a person in order to obtain samples of handwriting, one should not:
a)

Allow the suspect to view the questioned document before dictating it.

b)

Use a pen similar to that of the questioned document.

c)

Use similar or the same letter and word grouping as used in the questioned document.

d)

Dictate the contents of the text at least three times.

12.

A person who scientifically analyzes handwritten, typewritten, photocopied, and computer-generated documents and their materials for authenticity.

a)

Counterfeiting

b)

Document analysis

c)

Document expert

d)

Questioned document

13.

What is required to analyze and compare the handwriting on a document to determine its origin?

a)

Cursive writing of the suspect

b)

An exemplar for comparison

c)

DNA

d)

Fingerprints

14.

A person tends to not finish the loop of their "g"s. This is an example of what feature?

a)

Size Consistency

b)

Letter Completeness

c)

Connecting Letters

d)

Pen Pressure

15.

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

16.
What handwriting characteristic is when the letters flow or are erractic and shaky?
a)
Line habits
b)
Continuous 
c)
Connecting letter
d)
Line quality
17.

Handwriting analysis can be used in forensic science to establish whether or not ________ has been committed.

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Replication

c)

Falsification

d)

Forgery

18.

The examination of documents for authenticity, alterations, erasures, and obliterations.

a)

Questioned document

b)

Document analysis

c)

Counterfeiting

d)

Fraudulence

19.

Obliteration means...

a)

Writing over top to smear or make original writing unreadable.

b)

Total Destruction.

c)

Utterly from recognition or memory.

20.

one made without a model of this signature or writing being forged

a)

Blind forgery

b)

Traced forgery

c)

Simulated forgery

21.

If you know what a signature is supposed to look like when you forge it, which type of forgery is this?

a)

Blind

b)

Simulated

c)

Traced

22.

Which bill has two watermarks?

a)

$5

b)

$10

c)

$20

d)

$50

23.

In adulthood, handwriting is considered _____ evidence.

a)

Individual

b)

Class

c)

Individual and class

24.
Infrared luminescence is used to: 
a)

Reveal writing that has been erased.

b)

Detect if two different inks were used in the writing of a document.

c)

Both A and B.

d)

Neither A nor B.

25.
Because handwriting is difficult to disguise and forge, handwriting analysis is a good tool for including or excluding persons when determining a match between known material, and a questioned document. 
a)

True

b)

False

26.
What is found on certain types of papers that enables an investigator to authenticate a document?
a)

Lines of indentation

b)

Watermarks

c)

Layers of thickness

d)

Color balancing dyes

27.
What handwriting characteristic is when the text is on, below, or above the line?
a)
Line habits
b)
Continuous 
c)
Connecting letter
d)
Line quality
28.
Used to view the details of the image close up
a)
Video Spectral Comparator
b)
Microscope
c)
Biometric Signature Pad
d)
Electrostatic Detection
29.
Reveals text from indented impressions
a)
Electrostatic Detection Device
b)
Biometric Signature Pad
c)
Video Spectral Comparator
d)
Microscope
30.
Programmed to evaluate the speed, pressure, and rhythm of a person's signatures
a)
Biometric Signature Pad
b)
Microscope
c)
Electrostatic Detection Device
d)
Video Spectral Comparator
31.
Burning, bleaching, or using a laser to get rid of a document
a)
Obliteration
b)
Overwriting
c)
Freehand
d)
Simulation
32.
Removing, adding, or changing a portion of the original
a)
Alteration
b)
Freehand
c)
Simulation
d)
Obliteration
33.
Each person has a range of natural variation; this means:
a)
Like fingerprints, handwriting is unique to each individual
b)
No one writes the exact same every time
c)
Everyone's handwriting has their own unique style
d)
No writer can exceed his or her skill level
34.
In cases of forgery, what is the job of the document expert?
a)

Determine whether the document is forged.

b)

Convince a jury that a document is forged.

c)

Determine if the writers intent was to defraud.

d)

All of the above.

35.
In cases of forgery, what is the job of the judge or jury?
a)

Determine whether the document is forged.

b)

Determine whether the defendant is guilty of forging a document.

c)

Determine if the writers intent was to defraud.

d)

Determine how much money the plaintiff is owed by the defendant who committed forgery.

36.

Paper chromatography is used to determine...

a)

If something has been erased from a document.

b)

The different pigments in an ink sample.

c)

A handwriting slant.

d)

None of the above.

37.

How a person dots their i's and crosses their t's is called...

a)

Letter formation

b)

Slant habit

c)

Line habit

d)

Diacritic placement

38.

Which step below is used to limit the use of conscious writing efforts among suspects in questioned document analysis?

a)

The suspect should be given a pen and paper similar to those used in the questioned document.

b)

The suspect should be provided with instructions on how to spell certain words

c)

Signature exemplars are best taken from something that the suspect has signed, like a check

d)

Dictation (reading aloud) of the text should take place at least two times

39.

Which of the following statements is not true?

a)

An individual's handwriting may show variation as a result of stress or illness.

b)

The handwriting of an individual is unaffected by advancing years.

c)

The handwriting of an indivdual shows natural variation.

d)

The influence of alcohol or drugs may cause variation in an individual's handwriting.

40.

Edits will only impact future attempts...

a)

Size of fingers, hands, and arms

b)

Muscular makeup

c)

Education

d)

Native Language 

41.

What is the title of the role of a person who studies the personality of the writer based on handwriting?

(a)  

42.

Pen and ink manufacturers are asked to submit their new ink formulations to what database?

a)

International Ink Library

b)

Ink Analysis Lab of the US

c)

Combined Database Ink System

d)

Automatic Forensic Ink Identification System (AFIIS)

43.

Handwriting analysis qualifies as a form of expert testimony.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only in certain states

d)

Only under certain circumstances.

44.

Some people actually do have identical handwriting.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

True, but only when they get older.

d)

True, only when they are related.

45.

A chemical wash used on a check removes...

a)

The colored threads in the check paper.

b)

The printed bank information at the bottom- account and routing number.

c)

The name and address printed at the top.

d)

The dollar amount, signature, and payee written in ink.

46.

Which is NOT a security feature included in new U.S. currency?

a)

Red and blue fibers in the paper.

b)

Watermarks

c)

Security threads

d)

Invisible ink

e)

Color shifting ink

47.

What is found in regular printer paper, but not in authentic currency paper, which causes a counterfeit-detecting pen mark to turn black?

a)

Invisible ink

b)

Starch

c)

Cotton

d)

Iodine

48.

Which is NOT an example of a feature designed to prevent check forgery?

a)

Large font size

b)

High resolution borders

c)

Embedded fibers that glow under UV light

d)

Use of the same paper used for currency

49.

Writing with no knowledge of the appearance of the original document or signature so that the results often look nothing like the original is considered what type of forgery?

a)

Obliteration

b)

Alteration 

c)

Overwriting 

d)

Freehand

50.

Wolfgang Beltracchi was a well-known...

a)

Art Forger

b)

Literary Forger

c)

Counterfeiter

d)

Fraud