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Forensics Unit 1 - Introduction, History, and Law

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Received Nobel Prize for discovering the ABO Blood Types
a)
Hans Gross
b)
Alphonse Bertillon
c)
Karl Landsteiner
d)
Edmond Locard
2.

Who discovered DNA tests?

a)

August Vollmer

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Sir Alec Jeffreys

d)

Sir Edward Richard Henry

3.
Forensic Science is the application of __ to ___
a)
Law; Science
b)
Science; Law
4.

Mathieu Orfila is considered to be the father of___________________.

a)

Questioned Documents

b)

Pathology

c)

Toxicology

d)

Law Enforcement

5.

Locard's Principle states

a)

every contact leaves trace evidence

b)

every criminal leaves shoe prints

c)

every criminal leaves fingerprints

d)

every criminal will be punished

6.

What is a serious criminal case, possibility of greater than 1 year in prison if convicted?

a)

Felony

b)

Misdemeanor

c)

Infraction

d)

Subpoena

7.

Minor criminal case: possible of a fine or less than 1 year in prison

a)

Civil Case

b)

Felony

c)

Infraction

d)

Misdemeanor

8.

What is the difference between a misdemeanor and an infraction?

a)

Misdemeanor is a serious offense involving violence where a felony is for petty crimes.

b)

Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a felony is for petty crimes.

c)

Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a felony is for violent crimes that are more serious.

d)

Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a infraction is for petty crimes.

9.

What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?

a)

Misdemeanor is a serious offense involving violence where a felony is for petty crimes.

b)

Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a felony is for petty crimes.

c)

Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a felony is for violent crimes that are more serious.

d)

Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a infraction is for petty crimes.

10.

Where were the earliest records of forensics found?

a)
China
b)
Europe
c)
United States
d)
it is unknown
11.

Which of the following categories of the crime is the most severe?

a)

infraction

b)

misdemeanor

c)

felony

12.

Which type of witness is called to testify to their opinions on a specific matter?

a)

lay

b)

character

c)

expert

d)

informative

13.

Scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior.

a)

Criminal Justice

b)

Criminology

c)

Criminalistics

d)

Forensics

14.

__________ refers to the use of a lie detector.

a)

subpoena

b)

psychiatry

c)

polygraphy

d)

anthropology

15.

A ____________ unit of a crime lab is responsible for analyzing bodily fluids.

a)

physical science

b)

chemistry

c)

biology

d)

geology

16.

______ deals with the psychological aspects of a crime.

a)

Criminology

b)

Criminalistics

17.

Evidence must be ________, meaning that it actually proves something.

a)

probative

b)

material

18.

The bill of rights is …

a)

the explanation that everyone has the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

b)

Makes up the first 5 amendments of the constitution

c)

Makes up the first 10 amendments of the constitution.

d)

A bill charged to citizens for their rights under the constitution.

19.

Define Criminalistics

a)

The examination of physical evidence

b)

Anything that tends to prove or disprove a fact

c)

Investigators of sudden, unexplained, or violent death

20.

Toxicology is the study of what?

a)

Disease

b)

poisons

c)

parasites

d)

death

21.

Applying skeletal analysis and techniques in archaeology to solving criminal cases.

a)

Forensic Anthropology

b)

Forensic Palynology

c)

Forensic Psychology

d)

Forensic Odontology

e)

Forensic Pathology

22.

Which of the following is one of the primary goals of forensic odontology?

a)

Identify a victim by comparing the teeth to the dental records of known missing people.

b)

To perform autopsies.

c)

To analyze the insect bites on the body.

d)

To determine whether the remains are female or male.

23.

FBI stands for...

a)

Federal Bunch Investigation

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

c)

Fancy Bureau that Investigates

d)

National Federal Agents

24.

Which case started the modern evidence admissibility rules.

a)

Frye v. United States

b)

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Maryland v. King

25.

Who determines evidence admissibility under the Frye Standard?

a)

Scientific community

b)

Judge

c)

Lawyers

d)

Expert witnesses

26.

Who determines evidence admissibility under the Daubert Standard?

a)

Scientific community

b)

Judge

c)

Lawyers

d)

Expert witnesses

27.

What do the Miranda warnings guarantee besides the right to remain silent?

a)

the right to a fair trial

b)

the right to a trial by a jury of your peers

c)

the right to a lawyer even if you can't afford one

d)

the right to fair treatment in jail

28.

Miranda v. Arizona

a)

The reading of constitutional rights to a criminal suspect who has been arrested.

b)

A supreme court case in which it was determined that states must provide all accused suspects with an attorney, if they cannot afford one.

c)

A Supreme Court case in which it was determined that protections from illegal search and seizure also extended to state laws.

d)

A Supreme Court Case which determined that all suspects must be read their constitutional rights after being arrested, but before being questioned.

29.

When must the Miranda warnings be read against a person?

a)

During a criminal investigation

b)

Once a suspect has been taken into police custody for questioning

c)

During Trial

d)

All of the answers are correct.

30.

What is a possible consequences of police failure to read a suspect their Miranda warnings?

a)

Evidence obtained can be thrown out of court

b)

The suspect can ask for an attorney

c)

The suspect must speak freely

d)

None of the answers are correct

31.

Officers are required to read Miranda warnings the second they place handcuffs on you.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

the written law enacted by a legislature, as distinguished from common law

a)

constitutional law

b)

statutory law

c)

common law

d)

civil law

33.

Laws that are based on customs (legal traditions) and prior legal decisions and is used in civil cases are ____________________ laws.

a)

constitutional

b)

case

c)

statutory

d)

common

34.

The suspect was arrested for a felony. What will happen next to the suspect in the criminal case procedures?

a)

they are arrested

b)

they go to preliminary hearing

c)

they go to arraignment

d)

they are given a trial date

35.

1. preliminary hearing

2. arrest

3. sentencing

4. arraignment

5. trial

What is the correct order of a felony case?

a)

4, 2, 3, 1, 5

b)

2, 4, 1, 5, 3

c)

2, 4, 1, 3, 5

d)

2, 1, 4, 3, 5

36.

When a court settles disagreements between two parties this is known as...

a)

civil case

b)

criminal case

c)

juvenile case

d)

arraignment

37.
A system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
a)
Social Order
b)
Criminal Law
c)
Civil Law
d)
Constitutional Law
38.

The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution primarily to

a)

provide the President with power in times of emergency

b)

establish fair and impartial elections

c)

protect individual liberties

d)

guarantee voting privileges

39.

How many Bill of Rights Amendments?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

40.

The 5th Amendment guarantees that you are not tried twice for the same crime

a)

reserved powers

b)

ratify

c)

double jeopardy

d)

succession