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Forensic

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What serial killer uses chemicals to get rid of evidence?

a)

Richard Ramirez

b)

Jeffery Dahmer

c)

Dennis Rader

d)

Charles Manson

2.

What does "rizz" mean?

a)

getting food

b)

having a lot of money

c)

flirting

d)

new car

3.

What was Richard Ramirez' nickname?

a)

The Grim Reaper

b)

The Zodiac

c)

The Night Stalker

d)

The Giggling Granny

4.

Define Pronation.

a)

Is a natural and normal movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing while walking or running

b)

Is a natural and normal movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing only during walking.

c)

Is a natural and normal movement of the foot that occurs during foot landing only while running.

5.

What is Over Pronation?

a)

The ankle is turned in, toward the other foot

b)

The ankle is turned outward, toward the same foot

c)

The ankle is turned in, toward the same foot

6.

What is the BTK's name?

a)

John Wayne Gacy

b)

Dennis Rader

c)

Harold Shipman

d)

H.H. Holmes

7.

Which of these is NOT something that may be learned by analyzing footwear impressions?

a)

The possible gender of the culprit

b)

How long ago the crime happened

c)

That one person was present at two different crime scenes

8.

Who is the villain in the Scream movie series?

a)

Jason

b)

Michael Myers

c)

Ghostface

d)

Freddy Kruger

9.

Which of these is considered INDIVIDUAL evidence?

a)

Stride length of a suspect

b)

Accidental characteristics found in an impression

c)

Brand / type of shoe that made an impression

d)

The sole pattern / design of a footwear impression

10.

Which of these describes the common approach path?

a)

the path that all CSI take in / out / through the scene as they collect evidence

b)

the path that the culprit took when he / she came in to the crime scene to commit a crime

c)

the path that the culprit took when he / she left the crime scene

d)

the path that surrounds the outer edge of a crime scene that must be protected from onlookers

11.

Measuring the foot length and stride length of a footwear impression can be used to approximate the ____________ of the suspect.

a)

Weight

b)

age

c)

height

d)

walking speed

12.

Who died in the Lion King?

a)

Simba

b)

Rafiki

c)

Mufasa

d)

Scar

13.

Which of these statements is FALSE?

a)

when searching for the brand of shoe that left an impression, CSI use databases that store thousands of shoe images

b)

knowing the height of the culprit can allow CSI to eliminate possible suspects

c)

it is nearly impossible for two shoes to have the same accidental characteristics in the same locations

d)

knowing the brand of shoe that left an impression is not helpful to an investigation because many people have the same brand of shoe

14.

You find this impression made in sand. This type of footwear impression is considered a...

a)

Latent Impression

b)

2D Visible Impression

c)

3D Plastic impressions

15.

You find this muddy impression left on a tile floor. This type of footwear impression is considered a...

a)

Latent Impression

b)

2D Visible Impression

c)

3D Plastic Impression

16.

What does "og" mean?

a)

old grandpa

b)

old gangster

c)

old generation

17.

You believe there may be bloody shoe prints at the scene of a murder, but you can not see any. You spray a special chemical called Amino Black, which turns a deep blue when it reacts with the proteins in blood. Sure enough, several impressions become visible. This impression is considered...

a)

Latent Print

b)

2D visible Impression

c)

3D Plastic Impression

18.

This type of footwear impression must be collected with casting material.

a)

Latent Impression

b)

2d Visible Impression

c)

3D Plastic Impression

d)

All 3 types of impressions can be collected with casting material

19.

Which types of impressions must be photographed?

a)

Latent Impression

b)

2D Visible Impression

c)

3D Plastic impression

d)

All must be photographed

20.

What does "tea" mean?

a)

juicy scoop

b)

dried leaves

c)

gossip4

21.

An electrostatic dust lifter would be used to collect which type of impression?

a)

Latent Print

b)

2D Visible Impression

c)

3D Plastic Impression

d)

All 3 types of impressions can be collected with an electrostatic dust lifter.

22.

Which state did Ted Bundy commit some of his crimes?

a)

Ohio

b)

Oregon

c)

Tennesee

d)

Colorado

23.

On which type of impression might CSI use fingerprint powder?

a)

Latent Impression

b)

2D Visible Impressions

c)

3D Plastic Impressions

d)

Fingerprint powder may be used in proccing of all 3 types of impressions.

24.

What serial killer was taken out of their school yearbook?

a)

John Wayne Gacy

b)

Ted Bundy

c)

Jeffery Dahmer

d)

Jack the Ripper

25.

After placing the scale beside the impression, what is the NEXT step towards photographing a footwear impression?

a)

Check for wind speed

b)

Be sure your camera is parallel

c)

Put hardening spray on the print so it does not get messed up

d)

take a selfie with the print to prove that you were the one who took the photographs

26.

How many pictures must you take of a 3D footwear impression?

a)

Just one

b)

Two - one with highlight source and one with a low light source

c)

four

d)

six

27.

The purpose of hardening spray is...

a)

to harden the soil around a footwear impression so that it does not get messed up when pouring a cast

b)

to speed up the hardening process of the casting material after it is poured on an impression

c)

to protect the cast / mold after is is collected, applied before it is washed, so that the water does not remove the details of the impression

d)

to protect the cast / mold after it is washed to prevent the cast from chipping / breaking as it is sent to the lab for analysis

28.

What are the Edgewood colors?

a)

black and gold

b)

orange and green

c)

blue and gold

d)

caca green and red

29.

Evidence 1: A clear shoe  impression was found at the scene of a house break. There are five matching points of similarity between the impression and the suspect’s shoe. Is this print class or individual evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

30.

Evidence 2:  A broken test tube was found at a crime scene. Small rounded fragments of glass are found at the suspect’s home. The fragments are too small and too few to piece together. Are the small glass fragments individual or class evidence to the broken tube at the scene?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

31.

Evidence 3: A note was found at a crime scene. A notepad with a similar type of paper was found in the desk of a suspect. Is the note be individual or class evidence to the pad of paper?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

32.

Evidence 4: A torn T-shirt was found in the back seat of a suspect’s car. Two pieces of torn cloth were found at the scene of the crime. The torn fragments match with, and fit the tear in the shirt. Are the two pieces be individualized to the T-shirt? Or class evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

33.

Evidence 5: The Sports page of a local newspaper was found at the scene of a murder. The same paper was found at the suspects home, missing the Sports section:  the same local paper, the same issue date. Is the Sports page individual or class evidence to the paper found with the suspect?

a)

Class

b)

individual

34.

Evidence 6: Some powder was found in a plastic bag in a suspect’s pocket. Traces of similar looking powder were found on the victim’s clothing. Chemical analysis determined that the powders are the same substance. Is the powder on the clothing individual or class evidence to the bag of powder?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

35.

What MLB player went to Edgewood?

a)

Pedro Martinez

b)

Babe Ruth

c)

Ron Roenick

d)

Clayton Kershaw

36.

Evidence 7:  A hair was found on the kitchen floor  of the victim’s home. Hair samples were taken from the suspect to microscopically compare with the hair at the scene. They are microscopically similar. Is  the hair individual to the suspect? Or is this class evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

37.

Evidence 8: A rag is found at the scene of a house fire. The rag contains traces of gasoline. A gas can with traces of gasoline is found in the suspect’s garage. Is the gas on the rag individual to the gas in the can? Or is it class evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

38.

Evidence 9: A bullet is found at a crime scene. A gun is found at the suspect’s house that fires the same caliber bullet. Striation (scratch) marks on the crime scene bullet match the striations on known bullets fired from the suspect's gun. Can the bullet be individualized to the suspect’s gun? Or is this class evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

39.

Evidence 10: A vinyl glove was found at the scene of a robbery. A box of the same type, size, and brand of gloves was found at a suspect’s home. Is the glove box individual or class evidence to the suspect’s box?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

40.

Evidence 11: A ransom note was left for police. A notebook was found at a suspect's office of the same brand of notebook. One page in the notebook is missing, with a torn edge that matches the torn edge of the ransom note.  Is the note individual or class evidence to the suspect’s notebook?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

41.

Evidence 12: A blood sample is taken from a blood spatter pattern at a crime scene. The blood was found to be type A+. It turns out that the primary suspect is also type A+. Is the blood type individual or class evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

42.

Evidence 13: A drop of blood was left at the crime scene. A DNA fingerprint is made from both the blood drop and from the suspect - they match. Is a DNA fingerprint individual or class evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

43.

Evidence 14: A brown fiber was found attached to the clothes of the victim. Brown carpet  was found at the suspect's home. It is microscopically consistent with the fiber on the victim. Is this brown fiber class or individual evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

44.

Evidence 15: A robber slides a note to the bank teller, asking her to give him all the money in the drawers. After the robbery, a fingerprint was found on the note and compared to the Suspect - there are five matching points of similarity between the suspect's left thumb print and the print on the note. Is the fingerprint individual or class evidence?

a)

Class

b)

Individual

45.

What are the colors on Freddy Krueger's striped sweater?

a)

orange and brown

b)

red and green

c)

orange and green

d)

red and blue

46.

Which of these is NOT a reason to take photographs of a crime scene?

a)

to document the relative locations and positions of evidence

b)

some evidence can not be collected

c)

some evidence does not last / is temporary

d)

once evidence is used in court it is thrown away, and photographs allow CSI to study evidence years later

47.

How many pictures should be taken of each piece of evidence?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

20

d)

as many as needed

48.

All photographs should be documented in a list so they can be put into context later. All of the following should be included in that documentation EXCEPT....

a)

Weather Conditions

b)

Date

c)

Camera Settings

d)

Subject of the photo

e)

Location/Brief Description

49.

You have just taken a close up photo of a knife with the evidence number and ruler. Why is it also important to take a photo without the number and ruler?

a)

Just in case the evidence number changes

b)

To prove there is nothing hiding under the number / ruler at the scene

c)

As a backup if the first photo is corrupted or lost

d)

The one with the ruler/number is for CSI, the one without is for use in Court with the Jury

50.

What is California's state flower

a)

white rose

b)

sunflower

c)

poppy

d)

tulip

51.

Select the photograph(s) that must be taken directly above the evidence (at a 90 degree angle) so that there is no distortion of the object.

a)

Overview photo

b)

Midrage photo

c)

Close up with a ruler

d)

Close up without a ruler

52.

A Forensic Photographer takes just four photos of each piece of evidence (One overview, one midrange, and two close up).

a)

True

b)

False

53.

You are photographing each of the following pieces of evidence. With which one would you most likely use oblique lighting?

a)

tire track impression in the dirt

b)

knife covered in blood

c)

a laceration wound on a victim

d)

broken window glass on the carpet

54.

What serial killer never caught?

a)

The Candyman

b)

The Campus Killer

c)

The Zodiac

d)

The Killer Clown

55.

CSI use a presumptive test to...

a)

locate small traces of blood at a crime scene

b)

determine if a stain is blood or not blood

c)

determine if blood is human blood or not human blood

d)

determine the blood type of a blood stain

56.

This chemical binds to the iron in blood and glows under black light. It can show blood spatter patterns that criminals think they have cleaned up.

a)

Luminol

b)

Bleach

c)

Amindo Black

d)

Hydrogen Peroxide

57.

Based on the blood drop, what position was the victim in when he was hit?

a)

Position A

b)

Position B

c)

Position C

d)

Position D

58.

Identify the picture(s) that contain medium velocity blood spatter patterns.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

59.

Identify the picture(s) that contain high velocity spatter pattern.

a)

b)

c)

d)

60.

Identify the picture(s) that have a wipe pattern.

a)

b)

c)

d)

61.

Identify the picture that contains transfer patterns.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
62.

Identify the picture(s) that contain cast off patterns.

a)

b)

c)

d)

63.

Identify the picture(s) that contain patterns that would indicate blunt force trauma (someone getting hit with a bat, for example)

a)

b)

c)

d)

64.

What is likely the cause of this stain pattern?

a)

cast off from a baseball bat

b)

impact spatter

c)

gun shot spatter

d)

wipe pattern

65.

Which of these is NOT a human blood type?

a)

A-

b)

D-

c)

O-

d)

B-

66.

Which of your body cells carries proteins that determine your blood type?

a)

your red blood cells

b)

your white blood cells

c)

your skin cells

d)

all of your cells

67.

Using the Key, determine which of these cells represents the blood type AB-

a)

b)

c)

d)

68.

Which blood type is the most common? (In other words, more people are this blood type than any other type)

a)

Type O+

b)

Type A+

c)

Type B+

d)

Type AB+

69.

Blood type is _____________ evidence.

a)

Direct evidence

b)

Individual evidence

c)

Unsure evidence

d)

Class evidence

70.

You are a CSI seeking to determine the blood type of a sample. You mix a drop of the blood sample with Anti-A serum. The blood does NOT clump. This means that...

a)

The blood type is A+

b)

There are no proteins in the blood sample

c)

The blood does not have A proteins in it

d)

The blood has A proteins in it

71.

You are a CSI seeking to determine the blood type of a sample. The blood clumps with Anti-A serum, it clumps with Anti-B, and it clumps with Anti-D (Rh) serum. What blood type is this sample?

a)

O+

b)

AB+

c)

B+

d)

A+

72.

What blood type is this?

a)

O+

b)

AB+

c)

AB-

d)

O-

73.

Drops of blood found at a crime scene are determined to be O+. The victim is O+. Which of these statements is TRUE?

a)

the drops must be from the victim

b)

the drops could be from the suspect

c)

this evidence is not helpful to the investigation

d)

the drops must be from the suspect

74.

Drops of blood found at a crime scene are determined to be type A+. The victim is type O+. The suspect, Greg Shadow, is type A+.  Which of these statements is TRUE?

a)

the drops must be from Greg Shadow

b)

Greg Shadow is guilty of murder

c)

the drops can not be from the victim

d)

this evidence is not helpful to the investigation

75.

Which of these types of evidence is ALWAYS ONLY class evidence.

a)

bite mark evidence

b)

3D footwear impression evidence

c)

2D footwear impression evidence

d)

Tool mark evidence

76.

Ted Bundy was a serial killer who murdered over 30 people. He was finally convicted, largely based on this type of evidence:

a)

Tool mark evidence

b)

3D footwear impression evidence

c)

2D footwear impression evidence

d)

bite mark evidence

77.

Which type of impression is analyzed using a comparison microscope?

a)

bite mark

b)

tool mark

c)

2D footwear impression

d)

3D footwear impression

78.

Which of these is the most overlooked evidence at any crime scene?

a)

footwear impression evidence

b)

bite mark evidence

c)

tool mark evidence

79.

Which of these can NOT be learned from footwear impressions?

a)

if an individual was at multiple crime scenes

b)

the approximate weight of the suspect

c)

how many people were at the crime scene

d)

possible location of evidence left by the suspect

80.

CSI would NEVER make a cast/mold of this type of impression...

a)

bite mark

b)

tool mark

c)

2D footwear impression

d)

3D footwear impression

81.

Hardening spray is used to harden a _________________________ so it can be collected more successfully.

a)

bite mark

b)

tool mark

c)

2D footwear impression

d)

3D footwear impression

82.

Which of these is a 3D footwear impression?

a)

latent impressions found on the tile floor with oblique lighting

b)

a shoe print made in blood on a tile floor

c)

a shoe print left in the snow outside a broken window

d)

a shoe print found with fingerprint powder

83.

Which of the following would be LEAST LIKELY to lead to accidental characteristics in a pair of shoes?

a)

Person A has a limp and puts extra weight on his right foot

b)

Person B steps on a carpet staple

c)

Person C runs across a gravel driveway

d)

Person D walks in thick snow

84.

By measuring the stride length and/or foot length of an impression, you can determine...

a)

how long ago the impression was made

b)

the approximate walking speed of a suspect

c)

the approximate age of a suspect

d)

the approximate height of a suspect

85.

Ridges help grip objects

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Eccrine glands are commonly known as sweat glands

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Eccrine glands are primarily located on......

a)

hands

b)

feet

c)

hands and feet

d)

forehead

e)

armpits

88.

Who's the Principal of Edgewood H.S.

a)

Dr. Maddox

b)

Mr. Co

c)

Mr. Mcdonald

d)

Mrs. Perez

89.

--------- are points where print ridges come together or end; they are considered to be the “uniqueness” of an individual.

a)

Arches

b)

Whorls

c)

Minutiae

d)

Bifurcation

90.

Today is what holiday?

a)

Caesar chavez Day

b)

Columbus Day

c)

President Day

d)

Memorial Day

91.

Define Patent Fingerprints

a)

fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material

b)

fingerprints are caused by the transfer of oils and other body secretions onto a surface. 

c)

fingerprints, or visible prints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.

92.

Define Plastic fingerprints

a)

fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay, putty, or wax.

b)

fingerprints, or visible prints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.

c)

fingerprints are caused by the transfer of oils and other body secretions onto a surface. 

93.

Define Latent fingerprints

a)

fingerprints, or visible prints, are left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or some other liquid comes in contact with the hands and is then transferred to that surface.

b)

fingerprints are caused by the transfer of oils and other body secretions onto a surface.

c)

 fingerprints are actual indentations left in some soft material such as clay, putty, or wax.

94.

Who is your Vice Principal at Edgewood H.s

a)

Mrs. Garcia

b)

Dr. Maddox

c)

Mrs. Hernandez

d)

Mr. Morales

95.

What type of fingerprint pattern is this?

a)

Plain Arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Whorl

d)

Loop

96.

What type of fingerprint pattern is this

a)

Plain Whorl

b)

Central pocket Whorl

c)

Double loop Whorl

d)

Accidental whorl

97.

How many Deltas does the plain whorl have

a)

None

b)

One, above

c)

two- one on each side

d)

Two - one abve and below

e)

One, below

98.

What type of fingerprint pattern is this

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Accidental Whorl

d)

Tented Arch

99.

How many deltas do you see?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

None

100.

When did Edgewood H.S first Open?

a)

1958

b)

1950

c)

1960

d)

1985