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WorksheetsPOLYGRAPHY AND BALLISTICS
Total questions: 150
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What is the act of deceiving or misleading usually accomplished by lying?
Prevarication
Deception
Perjury
Fabrication
Which term refers to any untruthful statement made knowingly, especially with the intent to deceive?
Lie
Omission
Error
Misinterpretation
What is the Medieval Latin term for "Ordeal" which translates to "Miraculous decision"?
Vox Populi
Dei Indicum
In Vino Veritas
Lex Talionis
In the "Red hot iron ordeal" practiced in North Bengal, how many times must the accused place their tongue to the hot iron?
Three times
Seven times
Nine times
Twelve times
Which ordeal involves using a scale to weigh the accused before and after listening to a judge's exhortation?
Ordeal of the Bier
Ordeal by balance
Ordeal of the Cross
Ordeal of rice chewing
In the "Ordeal by rice chewing," what specific kind of rice is used?
Basmati
Sathee
Jasmine
Sticky Rice
In the "Ordeal of the red water," the accused is considered innocent if they:
Retain the rice in their stomach
Eject or vomit all the rice
Faint immediately
Drink all the water without pausing
Which ancient trial involves a physical fight between the accuser and the accused, where the loser is adjudged guilty?
Trial by Torture
Trial by Combat
Trial of the Eucharist
Trial by Water
In the "Trial of the Eucharist," it was believed that if the accused was guilty, who would prevent them from swallowing the food?
St. Peter
Angel Gabriel
The Holy Spirit
Archangel Michael
In the "Ordeal of the Tiger" practiced in Siam, what happens if both the accuser and accused are spared by the tiger?
Both are executed
Both are set free
Further elimination follows
The accuser is jailed
In the "Ordeal of Red hot Needle," where is the needle drawn through to test for guilt?
The tongue
The lips
The palm
The earlobe
Which ordeal relies on the psychological theory that a guilty conscience will make a donkey cry?
Ordeal of the Tiger
Donkey’s Tail Ordeal
Ordeal of the Bier
Ordeal of the Cross
In the "Ordeal of the Bier," what is believed to happen to the corpse's wounds if the murderer is near?
They will close up
They will begin to bleed again
They will turn black
They will disappear
In Greece, what object was spun at the center of a group of suspects to point out the guilty party?
A sword
A shield
A suspended axe
A golden arrow
In the "Trial by water" used in Europe and the early US, if the accused sank, they were considered:
Guilty
Innocent
Witches
Cursed
Generally, truthful people answer questions immediately, while untruthful persons tend to:
Shout their answer
Take their time
Cry immediately
Laugh uncontrollably
Statements like "I swear to God I didn't do it" are examples of which verbal clue?
Fragmented sentences
Oaths
Inconsistencies
Repetition
Which term refers to non-verbal expressions with clearly understood meanings, like a nod or thumbs up?
Manipulators
Emblems
Micro-expressions
Fidgeting
Grooming hair or picking imaginary fur from a coat are examples of what non-verbal behavior?
Emblems
Manipulators
Oaths
Illustrators
Which part of the anatomy is believed to express as much emotion as any other part?
The hands
The mouth
The eyes
The forehead
Who invented Brain Wave Fingerprinting?
Cesare Lombroso
Lawrence Farwell
Leonarde Keeler
John Larson
What specific electrical brain wave activates when a person sees a familiar object in Brain Wave Fingerprinting?
Alpha Wave
P300
Beta Wave
Theta Wave
What drug is commonly used in the administration of "truth serum"?
Sodium Amytal
Hyoscine hydrobromide
Adrenaline
Penicillin
Are statements obtained under "truth serum" admissible as evidence in court?
Yes, always
No
Only in civil cases
Only if corroborated
What Latin maxim means "In wine there is truth"?
In vino Veritas
Carpe Diem
Mea Culpa
Vox Populi
Who introduced the Word Association Test in 1879?
William Marston
Sir Francis Galton
Cesare Lombroso
Angelo Mosso
What does the Psychological Stress Evaluator (PSE) detect in the voice?
Volume changes
Laryngeal micro tremors
Pitch breaks
Speed of speech
From which Greek words is "Polygraph" derived?
"Poly" and "Graphein"
"Poly" and "Graphos"
"Poli" and "Graph"
"Multi" and "Scribe"
Who was the first person known to use the term "Polygraph"?
Thomas Jefferson
John Larson
Leonarde Keeler
William Marston
Who is considered the self-proclaimed "Father of Polygraph" and developed a method of reading systolic blood pressure?
Cesare Lombroso
Dr. William Marston
John Larson
Leonarde Keeler
Who is considered the real "Father of Lie Detection" for recording blood pressure, pulse, and respiration simultaneously?
John A. Larson
Leonarde Keeler
Vittorio Benussi
Angelo Mosso
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Polygraph" for devising a metal recording bellows and incorporating the Galvanograph?
John Larson
Leonarde Keeler
William Marston
Cesare Lombroso
Who was the first Filipino trained at the Keeler Polygraph Institute?
Mr. Agustin Patricio
Dr. Jose Rizal
Gen. Antonio Luna
Chief PNP Bato Dela Rosa
Which type of lie is intended to please others, such as "that looks good on you"?
White Lie
Lie of Compliment
Red Lie
Black Lie
What is a "Pathological Lie"?
A lie used to obstruct justice
A lie made by persons who cannot distinguish right from wrong
A lie used in advertising
A lie used to protect feelings
Which type of liar loves to lie, views the interview as a contest, and wants to win?
Panic Liars
Tournament Liars
Occupational Liars
Psychopathic Liars
Which type of liar has no conscience and shows no regret for dishonesty?
Panic Liars
Psychopathic Liars
Ethnological Liars
Black Liars
The "Fight, Flight, or Freeze" response is activated by which nervous system?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System
Central Nervous System
Somatic Nervous System
Which hormone is known as the stimulator of the sympathetic nervous system?
Insulin
Epinephrine
Estrogen
Melatonin
Which polygraph component records changes in respiration?
Cardiosphygmograph
Galvanograph
Pneumograph
Kymograph
What color ink is generally used for the Pneumograph tracing?
Red
Blue
Green
Black
The Cardiosphygmograph detects changes in:
Respiration
Blood pressure and pulse beat
Skin resistance
Brain waves
Which component records changes in skin resistance (sweat activity)?
Pneumograph
Cardiosphygmograph
Galvanograph
Kymograph
What color ink is used for the Galvanograph tracing?
Red
Blue
Green
Black
The Kymograph serves as what mechanism of the polygraph machine?
The sensing mechanism
The paper feed mechanism
The recording pen
The air pump
What is the first phase of the Polygraph Examination?
Instrumental Test
Preliminary Preparation
Pre-test Interview
Post-test Interview
During which phase does the examiner obtain the subject's consent and appraise their constitutional rights?
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Phase IV
Can a subject be examined if they are obviously fatigued or in pain?
Yes, it makes them more truthful
No
Yes, if they sign a waiver
Only if the pain is mild
During Phase III (Instrumental Test), which attachment is placed on the subject first?
Pneumograph
Cardiosphygmograph
Galvanograph
Finger Electrode
What is the primary purpose of the Post-test Interview/Interrogation?
To set a new schedule
To obtain a confession
To calibrate the machine
To arrest the subject
Is the Polygraph a "lie detector"?
Yes, it detects lies directly
No, it is a scientific diagnostic instrument
Yes, it reads the mind
No, it is a toy
Lie-detector tests should be conducted in a room that is:
Open to the public
90% soundproof
Filled with ornaments
Noisy
Questions in a polygraph test must be answerable by:
Essay
Yes or No
Maybe
Explanation
"Did you eat today?" is an example of what type of question?
Relevant Question
Irrelevant Question
Control Question
Symptomatic Question
"Did you steal Hazel's watch?" is an example of what type of question?
Irrelevant Question
Strong Relevant Question
Control Question
Knowledge Question
"Before reaching the age of 25, have you ever stolen anything?" is an example of:
Relevant Question
Primary Control Question
Symptomatic Question
Sacrifice Question
Which question type is designed to detect outside issues that might suppress responses to relevant questions?
Symptomatic Question
Knowledge Question
Evidence-Connecting Question
Guilt-Complex Question
"Do you intend to answer truthfully?" is known as the:
Control Question
Sacrifice or DYAT Question
S-K-Y Question
Knowledge Question
In the S-K-Y Question technique, what does 'S' stand for?
Steal
Suspect
System
Subject
Which test involves the use of numbered cards to verify the instrument's accuracy and stimulate the subject?
General Question Test
Stimulation or Verification Test
Spot Responder Test
Silent Answer Test
In the Silent Answer Test (SAT), the subject is instructed to:
Shout the answer
Answer only to themselves silently
Write the answer down
Nod their head
What chart marking indicates the beginning of the test?
X
XX
I
/
What chart marking indicates the end of the test?
X
XX
/
//
What marking indicates a "Yes" answer?
+
Y
N
/
A "False Positive" result occurs when:
A truthful person is determined to be deceptive
A deceptive person is determined to be truthful
The result is inconclusive
The machine breaks
A "False Negative" result occurs when:
A truthful person is determined to be deceptive
A deceptive person is determined to be truthful
The chart is unreadable
The examiner makes an error
What is the Philippine Supreme Court's stance on the admissibility of polygraph results (People v. A. Adviso)?
Admissible as primary evidence
Rejected/Not admissible
Admissible if the subject consents
Admissible only in civil cases
Why are polygraph results generally not admissible in court?
It is too expensive
It has not yet attained scientific acceptance/standardization
It violates human rights
Examiners are not licensed
In the "Ordeal of the Cross," the person who endured standing with arms crossed the longest was deemed:
Guilty
Truthful
Strong
Divine
Which verbal clue involves the liar adding qualifiers like "to the best of my memory"?
Fragmented/Incomplete sentences
Oaths
Repetition
Direct answers
Which non-verbal clue involves usual behaviors of touching oneself, like fixing hair?
Emblems
Manipulators
Breathing
Sweating
What color ink is used for the Cardiosphygmograph tracing?
Green
Blue
Red
Black
The "Silent Answer Test" is typically which test number in the sequence?
Test I
Test III
Test V
Test II
"Do you suspect anyone in particular of stealing any of that money?" corresponds to which letter in the S-K-Y technique?
S
K
Y
None
What is the chart marking for a "Sneeze"?
SNF
SZ
C
SW
What is the science of the motion of projectiles?
Polygraphy
Ballistics
Dactyloscopy
Forensic Chemistry
The term "Ballistics" is derived from the Greek words "ballo" and "ballein" which mean:
To kill
To throw
To fly
To hit
What branch of ballistics treats the motion of the projectile while it is still inside the firearm?
Internal Ballistics
External Ballistics
Terminal Ballistics
Transitional Ballistics
What is the failure of the cartridge to explode after the firing pin strikes the primer?
Hangfire
Misfire
Ricochet
Keyhole shot
What is the delayed explosion of the cartridge after the firing pin strikes the primer?
Misfire
Hangfire
Dud
Squib load
The unstable rotating motion of a bullet is called:
Yaw
Tumble
Drift
Velocity
Which branch deals with the movement of the projectile after leaving the gun muzzle?
Internal Ballistics
External Ballistics
Terminal Ballistics
Forensic Ballistics
What is the actual curved path taken by a bullet during its flight?
Velocity
Trajectory
Recoil
Drift
What is the noise created at the muzzle point of the gun?
Sonic Boom
Muzzle Blast
Echo
Report
What is the range where the shooter has control of his shots?
Accurate Range
Effective Range
Maximum Range
Point Blank Range
What force pulls the bullet downward towards the earth's surface?
Air Resistance
Pull of Gravity
Wind Deflection
Velocity
What is the bouncing of a projectile after hitting a hard surface?
Penetration
Ricochet
Tumble
Yaw
A "Keyhole shot" occurs when the bullet hits the target:
Head-on
Sideways
From a long distance
At point-blank range
Which branch deals with the effects of the impact of the projectile on the target?
Internal Ballistics
External Ballistics
Terminal Ballistics
Forensic Ballistics
What power of the bullet results in the instantaneous death of the victim?
Stopping Power
Shocking Power
Penetrating Power
Drilling Power
A "Souvenir Bullet" is one that:
Is kept by the shooter
Is lodged and remains in the body
Passes through the body
Is found at the crime scene
According to the "Odd and Even Rule," if the number of wounds is even, the presumption is:
A bullet is lodged
No bullet is lodged
The victim was shot twice
The shooter used a revolver
Forensic Ballistics is the study of the motion of projectiles as applied to:
Physics
Law
Medicine
Hunting
Under RA 10591, is the barrel of a firearm considered a complete firearm?
No
Yes
Only if attached to a frame
Only for rifles
Firearms that have no rifling inside their gun barrel are called:
Rifled Bore
Smooth Bore
Artillery
Machine Guns
What are the raised portions of the bore remaining after rifling cuts?
Grooves
Lands
Chamber
Muzzle
Firearms that propel projectiles with more than one inch diameter are classified as:
Small Arms
Artillery
Handguns
Shoulder Arms
A short barrel rifle measuring not longer than 22 inches is called a:
Musket
Carbine
Pistol
Machine Gun
A shotgun designed with a diminishing bore diameter towards the muzzle is called:
Cylinder Bore
Choke Bored Gun
Paradox Gun
Sawed-off Shotgun
A handgun with a revolving cylinder is called a:
Pistol
Revolver
Derringer
Musket
What type of firearm loads, closes, fires, and deloads a single cartridge?
Single Barreled Shotgun
Pump Action
Automatic
Bolt Action
The term "Cartridge" is derived from the Latin word "Charta" meaning:
Brass
Paper
Bullet
Powder
Which primer type has one flash hole?
Berdan
Boxer
Battery Cup
Rimfire
Which primer type has two flash holes?
Boxer
Berdan
Shotgun
Rimfire
What constitutes the composition of Black Powder?
Potassium nitrate, Sulphur, Charcoal
Nitrocellulose, Nitroglycerine, Sulfur
Lead, Antimony, Barium
Saltpeter, Sulfur, Carbon
Which explosive burns but does not explode (Low Explosive)?
Dynamite
TNT
Black Powder
C4
Which explosive detonates with a sharp crack and violent shattering effect?
Low Explosive
High Explosive
Propellant
Priming Mixture
What is the most widely used military plastic explosive?
TNT
C4
Dynamite
RDX
Marks determined after the manufacture of a firearm are called:
Class Characteristics
Individual Characteristics
Factory Specifications
Model Marks
The diameter to which the bore was reamed is called:
Bore Diameter
Groove Diameter
Land Width
Twist Rate
The number of lands and grooves inside a barrel is always:
Odd
Equal/The same
Random
Unknown
The measure of the twisting of the lands and grooves is called:
Direction of Twist
Pitch of Rifling
Depth of Grooves
Width of Lands
Which class characteristic refers to the direction (left or right) the bullet rotates?
Pitch
Direction of Twist
Bore Diameter
Groove Width
A Colt firearm typically has which rifling characteristics?
6 lands and grooves, left-hand twist
5 lands and grooves, right-hand twist
4 lands and grooves, left-hand twist
6 lands and grooves, right-hand twist
Marks found on the cylindrical surface of the fired bullet caused by the lands are called:
Groove Marks
Land Marks
Skid Marks
Shearing Marks
Marks found on the base portion of the cartridge case caused by the firing pin are called:
Breech Face Marks
Firing Pin Marks
Ejector Marks
Extractor Marks
Marks found at the extracting groove of the fired cartridge case are called:
Ejector Marks
Extractor Marks
Chamber Marks
Shearing Marks
What instrument is used for the critical side-by-side examination of fired bullets?
Stereoscopic Microscope
Comparison Microscope
Helixometer
Chronograph
What instrument measures the pitch of rifling?
Caliper
Helixometer
Micrometer
Onoscope
What instrument measures the velocity of a bullet?
Helixometer
Chronograph
Caliper
Shadow Graph
The internal part of the gun that houses the mechanism is called the:
Barrel
Frame
Stock
Slide
The mechanism that throws the empty shell from the firearm is the:
Extractor
Ejector
Firing Pin
Trigger
The part of the bore into which a cartridge is placed is the:
Muzzle
Chamber
Lands
Grooves
The end of the barrel where the bullet exits is the:
Breech
Muzzle
Chamber
Throat
A bullet made of lead core covered with a jacket of harder material is called:
Lead Bullet
Jacketed Bullet
Dum-dum Bullet
Wad Cutter
A bullet designed to leave visible traces while in flight is called a:
Incendiary Bullet
Tracer Bullet
Armor Piercing Bullet
Explosive Bullet
What type of bullet is intended to penetrate light steel armor?
Ball Type
Armor Piercing
Tracer
Hollow Point
The smallest pistol in the world (Cal 2.7mm) is the:
Derringer
Kolibri Auto Pistol
Liberator
Glock 42
A homemade gun is often referred to as a:
Flare Gun
Zip Gun
Paradox Gun
Harpoon Gun
Ammunition completely inert and used for training is called:
Dummy
Drill Ammo
Blank
Live
A cartridge without a bullet used for theatrical performance is called:
Dummy
Blank Ammo
Drill
Live
The tubular container that holds the bullet, gunpowder, and primer is the:
Slug
Cartridge Case
Wad
Jacket
Which cartridge case shape has a neck reduced in diameter?
Straight Cased
Bottlenecked
Tapered
Rebated
The circular groove near the rim of the shell designed for withdrawal is the:
Extracting Groove
Primer Pocket
Flash Hole
Cannelure
The hole in the primer pocket through which the flash ignites the powder is the:
Anvil
Vent or Flash Hole
Battery Cup
Disc
The chemical wear and tear inside the barrel due to rust is called:
Erosion
Corrosion
Fouling
Leading
The mechanical wear and tear due to sliding friction is called:
Erosion
Corrosion
Rusting
Pitting
Who conceived the percussion ignition system in 1807?
Alexander John Forsyth
Hiram Berdan
Edward Boxer
Samuel Colt
A "Smith and Wesson" firearm typically has:
5 Lands/Grooves, Right Twist
6 Lands/Grooves, Left Twist
4 Lands/Grooves, Right Twist
6 Lands/Grooves, Right Twist
Marks found on the bullet caused by a loose-fit barrel are called:
Skid Marks
Stripping Marks
Shaving Marks
Slippage Marks
The "Juxtaposition" position in bullet comparison means:
Overlapping the images
Side-by-side examination
Looking at only one bullet
Using a magnifying glass
What is the container filled with cotton used to recover test bullets?
Bullet Recovery Box
Firing Chamber
Water Tank
Sand Bag
What instrument is used to determine the bore diameter of firearms quickly?
Caliper
Taper Gauge
Micrometer
Ruler
Reports in forensic ballistics must be:
Biased
Factual, accurate, and impartial
Opinionated
Vague
A "Steyer Type" rifling has how many lands and grooves?
4
5
6
7
What represents the "Hierarchy of Authority" in police organization?
Clear chain of command
Random orders
No supervision
Equal power
What is the "Paraffin Test" used for?
To check barrel rifling
To extract nitrates embedded in the skin
To test bullet weight
To measure velocity
"TNT" stands for:
Trinitrotoluene
Tri-nitro-tetramine
Tetra-nitro-toluene
Total-nitro-time
Which type of gunpowder produces a grayish smoke and leaves residue?
Smokeless Powder
Black Powder
Flash Powder
Nitrocellulose
The equal and opposite reaction of the gun against the forward movement of the bullet is called:
Velocity
Recoil
Trajectory
Impact
