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WorksheetsForensic Science Pre-Test
Total questions: 154
Worksheet time: 3hrs 48mins
What does the Locard Exchange Principle imply?
fingerprints can help identify people
wherever there is contact, something is left behind (evidence)
for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
there is always some type of DNA left at a crime scene
Who is known as the Father of Forensics?
Edmond Locard
Mathieu Orfila
Alphonse Bertillon
Calvin Goddard
Where was forensic science first noted?
United States
France
China
Australia
Which forensic specialist analyzes skeletal remains?
forensic anthropologist
forensic psychiatrist
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
Which forensic specialist determines ones competency to stand trial?
forensic anthropologist
forensic psychiatrist
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
Which forensic specialist studies insects to determine time of death?
forensic anthropologist
forensic psychiatrist
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
Which type of forensic specialist uses medical science for legal purposes, such as determining cause of death?
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
forensic odontologist
forensic engineer
Which forensic specialist analyzes dental evidence for crime purposes?
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
forensic odontologist
forensic engineer
Which forensic specialist investigates materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not function properly?
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
forensic odontologist
forensic engineer
What does the 4th amendment of the US Constitution state?
freedom of speech
right to bear arms
right to a fair trial by your peers
protects against unreasonable search and seizures
The right to remain silent and the right to an attorney is covered in:
first amendment
fifth amendment
fourth amendment
the Miranda rights
Which amendment guarantees your right against self-incrimination
First
Third
Fifth
Fourth
The application of a broad range of sciences to answer legal questions
Health Science
Biology
Physical Science
Forensic Science
Forensic Odontologists specialize in bite mark anaylsis.
Popularized the Sherlock Holmes character
Edmond Locard
Julius Caesar
Arthur Conan Doyle
Alec Jeffreys
The Bertillon system was based on what?
The crime a person committed
Precise body measurements
Finger prints
Blood types
"Father of Ballistics" and the comparison microscope
Francis Galton
Matthew Orfila
Calvin Goddard
Edward Locard
Edmond Locard
Leone Lattes
Who was the first to detect poison in a corpse?
Mathieu Orfila
Albert Osborn
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Bill Bass
What is Calvin Goddard known for?
first DNA profile
firearms specialist
identifying blood types
writing about the validity of science when solving crimes
successful testing procedures for poison
He is the father of Anthropometry
Mathieu Orfila
Calvin Goddard
Alphonse Bertillon
Walter McCrone
What is the primary role of a forensic entomologist?
Analyze dental evidence
Study insects to estimate time of death
Examine blood spatter patterns
Identify handwriting samples
Which forensic technique is used to match bullets to a specific firearm?
DNA profiling
Ballistics analysis
Fingerprinting
Blood typing
Which forensic specialist is responsible for analyzing bloodstain patterns?
forensic anthropologist
forensic serologist
forensic entomologist
forensic pathologist
True or False:
Forensic engineers often work on cases involving structural failures.
True
False
Which forensic technique is used to analyze handwriting?
Ballistics analysis
Document examination
Fingerprinting
Blood typing
What is the purpose of Forensic Science?
The use of science to support the criminal justice system.
To determine who committed crimes and ensure they are punished.
To find and collect evidence that will guarantee conviction.
To prove guilt or innocence.
For the purposes of a trial, what is the function of a forensic scientist? (choose all that apply)
Collect evidence
Testify as an expert witness
Analyze physical evidence
Prove who is guilty of a crime
What branch of Forensics would be responsible for investigating faulty blueprints?
Criminalistics
Engineering
General
Jurisprudence
What is the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?
Misdemeanor is a serious offense involving violence where a felony is for petty crimes.
Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a felony is for petty crimes.
Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a felony is for violent crimes that are more serious.
Misdemeanor is a minor offense where a infraction is for petty crimes.
System of identificiation of suspects involving 11 body measurements, description & photos
Alphonse Bertillion
Edmond Locard
Calvin Goddard
Anthropometry
Criminalistics
Describes forensic analysis of physical evidence
Every contact leaves a trace
What do the Miranda warnings guarantee besides the right to remain silent?
the right to a fair trial
the right to a trial by a jury of your peers
the right to a lawyer even if you can't afford one
the right to fair treatment in jail
What does "You have the right to remain silent" mean?
You have the right to free speech.
You don't have to testify against yourself in court.
You don't have to say anything to the police if you don't want to.
You don't have to allow the police to arrest you.
Which of these is a violation of someone's Fifth Amendment rights?
subjecting them to cruel & unusual punishment
forcing them to testify against themselves
denying them their freedom of speech
denying them a fair trial in front of a jury
What type of reasoning is used in the following statement: 'If it is snowing, then the temperature is below freezing. It is snowing, so the temperature is below freezing'?
Deductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning
Abductive reasoning
Analogical reasoning
What type of reasoning is used in the following statement: 'Every time I eat junk food, I feel sick, so junk food is bad for my health'?
Inductive reasoning
Analogical reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Abductive reasoning
What type of reasoning is used in the following statement: 'If it is a weekday, then I have to go to work. Today is a weekday, so I have to go to work'?
Analogical reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Abductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning
If it is snowing heavily, then school will be canceled.
If school is canceled, the big test will not be given today.
It is snowing heavily, then...
AND his second child Thing2
THEN He will name his 3rd child Thing3
putting someone on trial twice for the exact same crime
double jeopardy
due process
controversial
compensation
Probable Cause requires which all the listed items EXCEPT
Means
Motive
Desire
Opportunity
What is the last step in the criminal justice system if you are found guilty?
Execution
Appeal
Sentencing
Bail
What type of fingerprint is this? (Right hand)
Radial Loop
Whorl
Arch
Ulnar Loop
The ridges on your fingertips stay the same throughout your life.
True
False
The least common type of fingerprints are
whorls
arches
loops
This is an example of what type of fingerprint
central pocket whorl
arch
plain whorl
double loop whorl
This is an example of what type of fingerprint
tented arch
accidental whorl
radial loop
plain arch
2 separate spirals/loops merged together
plain whorl
central pocket whorl
double loop whorl
accidental whorl
What is this minutiae pattern called?
eye
double bifurcation
fork in the road
ridge ending
The ridges on your fingertips stay the same throughout your life.
True
False
Is this hair animal or Human?
Animal
Human
A body has been found strangled in the woods. It shows lividity on the lower abdomen, top of the buttocks, and back of the legs. Based on this evidence, the examiner estimates the body to have been dead for:
2-4 hours
6-8 hours
4-12 hours
2-16 hours
PMI is
postmortem insect
Postmeridian interval
Premortem interval
Postmortem Interval
one of five means by which someone dies
death
manner of death
cause of death
mechanism of death
A body is found that shows no signs of rigor mortis. The body has been dead for ....
less than 2 hours or more than 24 hours
less than 2 hours or more than 36 hours
less than 24 hours or more than 48 hours
more than 36 hours
the liquid in the eyeball?
vitreous humor
depressant
lavaged
1st level that cause harm: nausea, vomiting, or change in heart rate
Normal
Lethal
LD50
Toxic
Which of the following would be a test to confirm the exact chemicals, and quantities in a sample?
Marquis Test
Dillie-Koppanyi Test
Scott Test
Gas Chromatography mass spectroscopy
Drugs will stay in which of the following samples for the longest period of time?
Hair
Urine
Blood
Clothes
1. What drug classification has drugs that could be associated with heroin use?
Stimulants
Depressants
Inhalants
Opioids
This classification of drug distorts your perception and will cause a person to see & hear things that may not be there.
Opiates
Stimulates
Hallucinogens
Psychoactive
Drugs that temporarily increase's a person's energy and alertness are classified as:
Inhalants
Depressants
Psychoactive
Stimulants
Which of the following best describes the term "Toxicology" in forensics?
a) The study of insects to determine time of death
b) The analysis of blood spatter patterns
c) The study of chemical substances and their effects on the body
d) The analysis of fingerprints
DNA fingerprinting works because....
Most genes are dominant
All organisms contain RNA
The most important genes are different among most people
No two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA
A method of separating molecules, such as DNA, according to their size and electrical charge.
Electrophoresis
DNA Fingerprint
DNA Probe
Ava and Jackson arrive at a crime scene. What is the first step they should take in the Seven S's of Crime Scene Investigation?
Separate the witnesses
Secure the scene
Scan the scene
Search for evidence
During a school field trip, which step involves a thorough examination to find all possible evidence?
Secure the scene
Search for evidence
Separate the witnesses
Sketch the scene
Which search method would be the best to use in a small area?
Spiral
Quadrant or Zone
Strip or Parallel
Grid
The strip or parallel search method is used _____________.
for smaller outdoor areas or indoor crime scenes.
for large indoor areas
indoor crime scenes only
large outdoor crime scenes
In the grid method, one officer searches going right to left, while the other officer searches up and down.
True
False
All of the following are characteristics of a synthetic fiber except
they are formed by combining monomer compounds into polymer molecules
they are man-made
they are used in the production of carpet fibers
they do not contain any natural fibers
This weave pictured is
Satin
Plain
Twill
A blue polyester fiber found at the crime scene matches the outfit the suspect was wearing at the time they allegedly committed the crime. What type of evidence is this?
Individual Evidence
Direct Evidence
Testimonial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
When fibers are transferred directly from victim to suspect or suspect to victim, this is called:
necessary transfer.
absolute transfer.
direct transfer.
None of these choices.
Name the blood stain.
Cast off
Arterial Gushing/Spurting
Expiratory Blood
High Impact
Using the diagram to determine the blood type
Type A+
Type B-
Type AB-
Type Z - for Zebra this blood is from a zoo
The arrow is pointing to a
satellite
spine
parent drop
Passive or active?
Passive
Active
What kind of cells do you have the most of in your blood?
White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Yellow Blood Cells
Platelets
____________ is a yellowish liquid portion of blood that contains electrolytes, nutrients, and vitamins, hormones, clotting factors, and proteins.
Plasma
White Blood Cells
Red Blood Cells
Platelets
What blood type would have these agglutination results?
A
B
AB
O
the liquid in the eyeball?
vitreous humor
depressant
lavaged
Which of the following is referred to as the arrangement of spiral grooves on the inside of a barrel
Shotgun interior
Grooving
Rifling
Interior ballistics
Which of the following types of firearms holds bullets in a revolving cylinder?
Shotgun
Pistol
Rifle
Revolver
Which of the following strikes the primer to create an ignition?
Trigger
Firing pin
Cartridge
Breech face
Which of the following best defines class characteristics?
Pattern of grooves in the barrel
Ejector markings
Firing pin impressions
Striation markings
Which of the following is NOT used to analyze cartridge casings?
Firing pin impressions
Bolt markings
Extractions and ejection markings
Rifling impressions
____ ballistics is the study of the processes occurring inside a firearm when a shot is fired
internal
external
terminal
A case that holds a bullet, primer powder, and gunpowder
Bullet
Caliber
Cartridge
Pistol
Using the image, label the parts
1: bullet. 2: case/shell. 3: gunpowder. 4: rim. 5: primer
1: bullet. 2: gunpowder. 3: primer. 4: rim. 5: case/shell
1: bullet. 2: rim. 3: gunpowder. 4: case/shell. 5: primer
Is this live or spent?
Live
Spent
Letter H is what?
Muzzle
Hammer
Chamber
Sights
Trigger
Are these a match?
Yes
No
undetermined
Are the top 2 images a match?
Yes
No
Handwriting is an example of...
class evidence
individual evidence
direct evidence
Questioned documents include:
petitions and lottery tickets.
rare books.
letters and checks.
all of the above.
How a person dots their I's and crosses their Ts is called
letter formation
slant
line habit
diacritic placement
How many characteristics of handwriting do experts use when analyzing samples?
10
11
12
13
The examination of questioned documents with known material for a variety of analyses, such as authenticity, alterations, erasures, & obliterations
document analysis
document expert
questioned document
forgery
What is the body development in four stages called?
Insect Succession
Complete Metamorphosis
Accumulated Degree Hours
Oviposition
What are wormlike beetle larva called?
Grub
Larva
Pupa
Maggot
What is a maggot?
Wormlike fly larva.
Wormlike beetle larva.
Wormlike stage of insect development after egg.
A wormlike person who has no respect for themselves or others.
stage 3 of decomposition
active decay
dry or skeletal
advanced decay
fresh stage
bloating
What can entomologists know by studying the insects at a crime scene?
who the victim is
PMI
who probably commited the crime
the crime autopsy
The major variable in the fly’s life cycle is ____________________.
moisture
pressure
temperature
barometer
What is ADH?
The number of hours a dead body has been outside.
The number of hours it takes for an insect species to become an adult.
The number of hours a body has been dead.
The number of hours it takes for an insect species to develop to a given stage.
How are entomology and forensic entomology different?
Entomology studies insects while forensic entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases.
Entomology studies insects in application to civil and criminal legal cases while forensic entomology studies insects.
Trick! They are both the same.
This is not the answer.
PMI stands for
postmortem interval
postman intervention
post-medical interval
The correct order of an insect's stages of growth are:
egg, pupa, larva, adult
pupa, egg, larva, adult
adult, egg, pupa, larva
egg, larva, pupa, adult
A common trait of both psychopaths and sociopaths is that they
Lack empathy toward others
Lack emotion
Often have a low IQ
Have been physically abused before
The FBI classifies a spree killer as someone with -
3 victims back to back
4 or more victims in one location
3 victims with a cooling off period
more than 1 victim at more than 1 location
The FBI classifies a serial killer as someone with -
3 victims back to back
4 or more victims in one location
3 victims with a cooling off period
more than 1 victim at more than 1 location
Which of the following is something unusual or specific the criminal does or leaves behind at the crime scene?
modus operandi
Signature
Profile pattern
Decision process model
The operating technique of the offender
corpus delicti
signature
modus operandi
staging
Altering a crime scene to throw off the investigation
modus operandi
corpus delicti
signature
staging
A person who has normal emotional attachments begins seeing and hearing things that others do not as a result of traumatic stress. How would this be classified?
psychopathy
sociopathy
psychosis
criminal profiling
Which of the following crimes would NOT be suitable for profiling?
arson committed for profit
bank robbery
sadistic assaults
sexual homicide
