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Fingerprint and Handwriting

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name brand look-a-likes for the purpose of deception and forging currency.
a)
counterfeit
b)
document expert
c)
document analysis
d)
exemplar
2.

examination of questioned documents with known material to identify authenticity, alterations, erasure, and obliteration

a)

document expert

b)

exemplar

c)

document analysis

d)

forgery

3.
a person who scientifically analyzes handwriting, typewritten,...materials for authenticity
a)
exemplar
b)
forgery
c)
fraudulence
d)
document analyst
4.
any signature, handwriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain
a)
questioned document
b)
Color shifting ink
c)
graphologist
d)
3D security ribbon
5.
a printed document issued by a bank or government, guaranteeing payment to the holder on demand
a)
exemplar
b)
questioned document
c)
currency
d)
forgery
6.
a standard document of known origin and authorship that is compared with documents of unknown authorship
a)
exemplar
b)
forgery
c)
currency
d)
document analysis
7.
the making, altering, or falsifying of personal documents or other objects with the intent to deceive
a)
forgery
b)
counterfeiting
c)
fraud
8.

when a financial gain accompanies a forgery.

a)

exemplar

b)

fradulence

c)

adaptation

d)

buy-out

9.
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
10.

The tendency to write above, below, or on the lines is called...

a)

Line quality

b)

Slant

c)

Line Habits

d)

Continuity

11.

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

12.

The lines in someone's handwriting seem very jagged and not very smooth. This is referred to as...

a)

Line Quality

b)

Continuity

c)

Letter Completeness

d)

Line Habits

13.

When are fingerprints formed?

a)

By the time you are two years old

b)

When you are a teenager

c)

At birth

d)

During fetal development

14.

What patter is this?

a)

Whorl

b)

Arch

c)

Loop

15.

What kind of fingerprint is this?

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

16.

What pattern is this?

a)

Central Pocket Whorl

b)

Accidental

c)

Double Loop Whorl

d)

Whorl

17.

What type of fingerprint is shown here?

a)

Central Pocket whorl

b)

Plain whorl

c)

Plain Arch

d)

Double loop whorl

18.

What type of fingerprint is this?

a)

Central pocket whorl

b)

Plain Arch

c)

Double loop whorl

d)

Plain whorl

19.

What type of print is this?

a)

Plain arch

b)

Tented Arch

c)

Radial Loop

d)

Ulnar Loop

20.

What are the MOST common type of fingerprints?

a)

Arches

b)

Whorls

c)

Loops

21.

The LEAST common type of fingerprints are?

a)

Loops

b)

Whorls

c)

Arches

22.

What type of whorl is shown here?

a)

Central Pocket

b)

Plain

c)

Double Loop

d)

Accidental

23.

What type of pattern is this?

a)

Arch

b)

Loop

c)

Whorl

24.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bifurcation

b)

Splitting Ridge

c)

Delta

d)

Y

25.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Enclosure/Eye

b)

Island

c)

Dot

d)

Bifurcation

26.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Ending Ridge

b)

Spur

c)

Half-Ridge

d)

Partial Ridge

27.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Bridge

b)

Junction

c)

Connector

d)

Zigzag

28.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Island

b)

Speck

c)

Dash

d)

Hyphen

29.

What is the name of this minutiae?

a)

Spur

b)

Hanging Ridge

c)

Overhang

d)

Mini-fork

30.

What are the red triangles?

a)

deltas

b)

useless

c)

forks

d)

loops

31.

Type of fingerprint that is left by a person with soiled or stained fingertips

a)

plastic

b)

patent or visible

c)

latent

32.

How many times will your fingerprint pattern change throughout your life?

a)

Three times

b)

Your fingerprint pattern will change anytime you get a scar or due to skin disease.

c)

The pattern will never change.

d)

It will change as you grow from a baby to an adult.

33.

Identify the WHORL fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
34.

Identify the loop fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
35.

Identify the arch fingerprint pattern.

a)
b)
c)
36.

Patent prints are left due to....

a)

oils on the skin

b)

blood on the individuals skin

c)

dust on the object or surface

d)

the surface being pliable such as wax or putty