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Forensic Science History

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1787-1853 - Founder of forensic toxicology, studied poisons and worked on the Marie Lafarge case

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

2.

1877-1966 Est a forensic lab in Lyons France in 1910, founded Lorcard Exchange Principle

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

3.

Who was the first person to use fingerprinting as a method of identification?

a)

Juan Vucitech

b)

William Hershel

c)

Susan Anthony

d)

Karl Landsteiner

4.

Who was the first to come up with a classification system based on fingerprints?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alec Jefferys

c)

Colin Pitchfork

d)

Dr Henry Faulds

5.

Mathieu Orfila is considered the father of....

a)

Forensic Science

b)

Forensic Anthropology

c)

Toxicology

d)

Entomology

6.

Who was the first criminal convicted by DNA evidence?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alec Jefferys

c)

Colin Pitchfork

d)

Dr Henry Faulds

7.

What are the odds for two fingerprints being the same?

a)

1 in 64 billion found by Sir Francis Galton

b)

1 in 5 found by Freud

c)

1 in 250 thousand found by Sir Issac Newton

d)

1 in 2 million found by Henry Smith

8.

1822-1911 - Developed 1st classification system for fingerprints and uses loop, arch, whorl patterns

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

9.

1847-1915 - Generalist who believed in diverse approach to forensics and published 1st textbook 1893

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

10.

1852-1950 Paris Medical Examiner who advanced fingerprint (they're unique), firearm, & hair

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Sir Francis Galton

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Victor Bathazard

11.

1853-1914 Developed anthropometry and was the first to solve a case using fingerprints.

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

12.

Est. study of firearms evidence in US, est. police labs in US & invented comparison scope

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

13.

System of identificiation of suspects involving 11 body measurements, description & photos

a)

Alphonse Bertillion

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Anthropometry

14.

Which geneticist developed DNA testing?

a)

Karl Landsteiner

b)

Alec Jefferys

c)

Colin Pitchfork

d)

Dr Henry Faulds

15.

the study and application of science to matters of law

a)

Locard's exchange principle

b)

forensic science

c)

deductive reasoning

d)

agricultural science

16.

Who is known as the father of forensic toxicology?

a)

Mathieu Orfila

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Alphonse Bertillion

17.

Which principle states that 'every contact leaves a trace'?

a)

Locard's Exchange Principle

b)

Bertillion's Anthropometry

c)

Galton's Fingerprint Theory

d)

Orfila's Toxicology Principle

18.

Who established the first forensic laboratory in Lyon, France?

a)

Edmond Locard

b)

Mathieu Orfila

c)

Calvin Goddard

d)

Victor Bathazard

19.

Who was the first to use fingerprints for identification?

a)

William Hershel

b)

Juan Vucetich

c)

Karl Landsteiner

d)

Alec Jefferys

20.

What is the main focus of forensic toxicology?

a)

Study of poisons and their effects

b)

Analysis of DNA evidence

c)

Fingerprint analysis

d)

Ballistics examination

21.

Who developed the first classification system for fingerprints?

a)

Sir Francis Galton

b)

Alphonse Bertillion

c)

Hans Gross

d)

Edmond Locard

22.

Who is credited with the first use of DNA profiling in a criminal case?

a)

Alec Jefferys

b)

Colin Pitchfork

c)

Mathieu Orfila

d)

Victor Bathazard

23.

What is the significance of the Bertillion system?

a)

It was the first scientific system of personal identification

b)

It introduced DNA profiling

c)

It established the first forensic lab

d)

It developed toxicology

24.

Who is known for advancing the study of firearms and ballistics in forensics?

a)

Calvin Goddard

b)

Edmond Locard

c)

Mathieu Orfila

d)

Hans Gross

25.

What does forensic anthropology primarily study?

a)

Human skeletal remains

b)

DNA sequences

c)

Chemical substances

d)

Fingerprint patterns