Forensics Fall Final - 2011
CLASS SET!!!
1) ___ wrote the textbook Finger Prints in 1892.
a. Henry Fauld
b. Mathieu Orfila
c. Arthur Doyle
d. Francis Galton
2) ___ are a reproduction of friction skin ridges.
a. Plastic prints
b. Latent prints
c. Fingerprints
d. Photographs
3) ___ fingerprints are impressions left on soft materials.
a. Plastic prints
b. Latent prints
c. Fingerprints
d. Photographs
4) ___ fingerprints must first be located; then they can be developed.
a. Plastic prints
c. Visible prints
b. Latent prints
d. Photographs
5) ___ fingerprints are left by a person or persons with soiled or stained fingertips
a. Plastic prints
c. Fingerprints
b. Visible prints
d. Latent prints
6) Development technique that causes the fumes to adhere to the latent print, producing a white-colored print
a. Iodine fuming
c. Ninhydrin
b. Superglue fuming
d. Dusting
7) The chemical, ___, reacts with amino acids, producing a purple print; used primarily on porous surfaces like
clothing, paper, and tissue
a. Iodine
c. Ninhydrin
b. Superglue
d. Cyanide
8) When exposed to UV light, this chemical developer produces a print that is blackish-brown.
a. Iodine
c. Superglue
b. Ninhydrin
d. Silver Nitrate
9) ___ is a temporary developer, producing an orange-brown print
a. Superglue
b. Ninhydrin
c. Silver Nitrate
d. Iodine
10) The most effective way to obtain prints on non-porous surfaces; uses black carbon or powdered aluminum to
cover print; then “lifted” with a piece of adhesive
a. Superglue fuming
c. Silver nitrate
b. Dusting
d. Iodine
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11) A whorl pattern has ___ deltas.
a. 2
b. 1
12) The 3 general patterns into which fingerprints are divided into are
a. Swirl, Whirl, Loop
b. Arch, Swirl, Delta
c. Loop, Delta, Arch
d. Loop, Whorl, Arch
13) The simplest of all fingerprints is the ___
a. Loop
b. Plain arch
c. Radial Loop
d. Plain Pocket
14) The ___ has the largest collection of fingerprints in the world
a. KGB
b. CIA
c. FBI
d. POTUS
15) All loops must have two deltas.
a. True
b. False
16) The approximate center of a loop is called a
a. Delta
b. Core
c. Swirl
d. Dot
17) A loop pattern that opens towards the thumb is called a ___ loop
a. Radial
b. Ulnar
18) A loop pattern that opens towards the pinky is called a ___ loop.
a. Ulnar
b. Radial
19) The ridge characteristic where one ridge line splits is called a ___
a. Enclosure
b. Short ridge
c. Ending ridge
d. Bifurcation
20) The ridge characteristic that resembles a triangle is called a ___
a. Enclosure
b. Ridge dot
c. Delta
d. Bifurcation
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21) What does AFIS stand for?
a. American Fingerprint Identification
System
b. Automated Finger Identification School
c. American Fingerprint Identification
Society
d. Automated Fingerprint Identification
System
22) What ridge characteristic is circled/pointed to?
23) What type of pattern is represented?
24) What type of pattern is represented?
25) What type of pattern is represented?
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26) What ridge characteristic is circled/pointed to?
27) What ridge characteristic is circled/pointed to?
28) What ridge characteristic is circled/pointed to?
29) What type of pattern is represented?
30) What type of pattern is represented?
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31) What type of pattern is represented?
32) What type of pattern is represented?
33) What type of pattern is represented?
34) What type of pattern is represented?
35) ___ adapted the use of the comparison microscope to compare a fired bullet from a suspect gun
a. Calvin Goddard
c. Arthur Conan Doyle
b. Mathieu Orfila
d. Francis Galton
36) ___ is known as the father of toxicology
a. Calvin Goddard
b. Mathieu Orfila
c. Arthur Conan Doyle
d. Francis Galton
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37) ___ is the author of the Sherlock Holmes stories
a. Calvin Goddard
b. Oscar Wilde
c. Arthur Conan Doyle
d. Alphonse Bertillion
38) ___ he undertook the first definitive study of fingerprints
a. Calvin Goddard
b. Mathieu Orfila
c. Arthur Conan Doyle
d. Francis Galton
39) ___ was a fictional character who used forensic science and logical deduction to solve his cases
a. Sherlock Holmes
c. Robert Downey, Jr.
b. Percy Jackson
d. Dr. John H. Watson
40) ___ established the first comprehensive database of gun manufacturers
a. Francis Galton
c. Mathieu Orfila
b. Calvin Goddard
d. Henry Fauld
41) ___ the study of poisons and their affect on the human body
a. Forensic Entomolgy
b. Forensic Pathology
c. Forensic Toxicology
d. Forensic Anthropology
42) ___ the study of disease and causes of death
a. Forensic Botany
b. Forensic Toxicology
c. Forensic Anthropology
d. Forensic Pathology
43) ___ the use of teeth and dental impressions to identify a body
a. Forensic Botany
b. Forensic Toxicology
c. Forensic Odontology
d. Forensic Pathology
44) ___ is the field of study for those who wish to be coroners or medical examiners
a. Forensic Botany
c. Forensic Anthropology
b. Forensic Toxicology
d. Forensic Pathology
45) ___assists in identifying remains that are decomposed, burned, mutilated or are otherwise non-recognizable
a. Forensic Pathologists
c. Forensic Taxonomists
b. Forensic Toxicologist
d. Forensic Anthropologists
46) Which of the following is the main job of the 1st responder?
a. Preserve and protect the crime scene
b. Collect the information of all suspects
and witnesses
c. Call for backup before searching the
crime scene and collecting evidence
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47) Failure to protect the crime scene properly may result in the destruction or altering of evidence
a. True
b. False
48) A ___ crime scene is one where the original crime occurred
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
49) During the nighttime, outdoor crime scenes should be taped off, left undisturbed, and guarded until daylight.
a. True
b. False
50) In a ___ search pattern, the searchers walk from an area light in evidence to an area heavy with evidence.
a. Inward Spiral
c. Wheel
b. Grid
d. Quadrant
51) An accurate log must be kept of all those who enter and exit the crime scene, as well as what time they do so.
a. True
b. False
52) A vehicle that was used to move a victim from one location to another can be classified as a
a. Primary Crime Scene
b. Secondary Crime Scene
53) The initial survey of the crime scene is called a
a. Walk about
b. Walk through
54) The crime scene is searched to locate ___
a. Evidence
b. Suspects
c. Initial Investigation
c. Eyewitnesses
d. Doughnuts
55) The investigation team receives assignments, stores equipment, and congregates to talk about aspects of the
case at the ___
a. Command Center
c. Police Station
b. Crime Scene Center
56) The ___ assigns tasks and does an initial walkthrough of the crime scene.
a. The Police
c. The Forensics Team
st
b. The 1 responder
d. The Lead Investigator
57) Calling for backup, detaining possible suspects and witnesses, establishing the boundaries, and obtaining
information from all individuals at the scene are some of tasks of
a. The Police
c. The Lead Investigator
st
b. The 1 responder
d. The Forensics Team
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58) The boundary of a crime scene should encompass
a. The center of the scene
b. All places where evidence has been
discarded or moved
c. None of the above
d. Both A & B
59) Examples of search pattern types are : line, grid, polar coordinate, and spiral pattern
a. True
b. False
60) Which of the following search patterns would be employed by an investigation team of two people searching a
small area with well-defined boundaries?
a. Spiral
c. Quadrant
b. Wheel/Ray
d. Strip
61) Investigators should avoid following the exact path of the perpetrator because they can destroy evidence.
a. True
b. False
62) The initial walk-through is used to assess the crime scene and collect evidence
a. True
b. False
63) Choosing a crime scene search pattern depends on
a. The location of the crime
b. The type of crime committed
c. Neither A nor B
d. Both A & B
64) The diagram represents which type of search pattern?
a. Wheel
b. Quadrant/Zone
c. Grid
d. Line
65) The diagram represents which type of search pattern?
66) The diagram represents which type of search pattern?
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67) Three methods for documenting (recording) the crime scene are
a. Notes, videos, and sketches
b. Notes, personal interviews and witness
statements
68) A digital camera capture light on a light-sensitive ___
a. Microcomputer
b. Microchip
69) The two types of film are __ & __
a. Print & Digital
b. Sheet & Pixel
c. Sketches, Photos, and notes
d. Photos, videos and personal interviews
c. Pixel
d. Silver halide grain
c. Slide & Print
d. Traditional & Digital
70) The most important prerequisite for photographing a crime scene is to have it in __ condition.
a. Untouched
c. Neither A nor B
b. Processed
d. Both A & B
71) An object that appears in every overview photo is called a
a. Reference Point
b. Fixed object
c. Visual Tag
d. Piece of evidence
72) The most important factor in creating a rough sketch is
a. Attention to scale
b. Numbering the evidence correctly
c. Drawing straight lines
d. Measuring accurately
73) The __ __ is a perfected sketch made with care and concerns for aesthetics and drawn to scale.
a. Finished Draft
c. Finalized Draft
b. Rough Sketch
d. Finished Sketch
74) The part of the sketch that contains the key to the identity and dimensions of objects or evidence is called the
a. Title block
c. Compass
b. Legend
d. Body
75) The purpose of the “visual tag” is to
a. Help visually piece the scene together
b. Help determine what an object is
c. Give the compass direction the camera
is pointed
d. None of the above
76) The drawing of the scene itself and all dimensions and objects located within it is the called the __ of the sketch
a. Title block
c. Body
b. Legend
d. Rough sketch
77) ___ are tiny picture elements used in digital cameras.
a. Microchips
b. Silver halide grains
c. Pixels
d. Digits
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78) ___ film uses a negative image to produce a positive image.
a. Slide
b. Digital
c. Print
d. Impression
Use the information in the box to answer Questions 23-29.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
79) Which 3 methods use two reference points for measuring?
a. I, II, IV
b. II, III, IV
Rectangular Method
Triangulation Method
Baseline Method
Polar Coordinates Method
c. I, III, IV
d. I, II, III
80) The following diagram represents which type of measuring method?
a. I
c. II
b. III
d. IV
81) Fixed points like street lamps, telephone poles, large boulders, walls,
doorways, etc… can be used as reference points for which of the following methods?
a. I only
c. I, II, III, IV
b. II only
d. II & III only
82) The ___ method is especially useful for outdoor scenes.
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
83) The following diagram represents which type of measuring system?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
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84) The following diagram represents which type of measuring system?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
85) Items of evidence are assigned __
a. Letters
b. Numbers
c. Symbols
d. Binary Codes
86) Non-evidentiary objects are assigned __
a. Letters
b. Numbers
c. Symbols
d. Binary Codes
87) The most important __ photos are the ones taken of injuries and weapons near the body.
a. Mid-Range
c. Close-ups
b. Overview
d. Personal
88) If a fingerprint has one delta & one core, it would fall into which of the following categories?
a. Loop
c. Plain Arch
b. Delta
d. Whorl
89) Which type of crime scene measurement system would best be used outdoors?
a. Polar coordinate method
c. Baseline method
b. Rectangular method
d. Grid Method
90) Rough sketches are drawn to scale.
a. True
b. False
91) What are the four components of a rough sketch?
a. Legend, Key, Compass, Serial Number
b. Compass, Scale, Legend, Artist name
c. Title Block, Compass Direction, Legend, Body
d. Scale, Artist name, Body, Compass direction
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92) Why do we make sketches of the crime scene?
a. To show the relationships of all object
within the scene
b. To show the layout of the scene
c. To show where evidence was collected
d. All of the above
93) Photography is also used to document ___ evidence in its ___state.
a. Biological : processed
c. Biological : undiscovered
b. Circumstantial : original
d. Biological : original
94) Which of the following types of evidence would a Forensic Entomologist look at?
a. Bite marks
c. Hairs & fibers
b. Animal droppings
d. Bugs
95) Only ___ tools should be used to collect biological specimens.
a. Metal
b. Washable
96) The following tasks should be done in what order?
1. Assessment of evidence
2. Processing of evidence
3. Location & Collection of evidence
a. 3, 1, 2
b. 1, 2, 3
c. Disposable
d. Who needs tools?
c. 2, 1, 3
d. 3, 2, 1
97) Before fingerprinting was the established way of identifying a person, there was a system called ___ (the
measurement and comparison of various parts of an individual’s body).
a. Anthropometry
c. Forensic Anthropology
b. Geometry
d. Paleontology
98) Why should crime scene notes be written in blue or black ink?
a. So any changes would be immediately
obvious
b. The ink will last for a long time
c. Black/blue ink is easy to read
d. All of the above
99) Small amounts of trace evidence can be conveniently packaged in a(n) ___, a carefully folded paper packet.
a. Pharmacy fold
c. Alchemical Fold
b. Druggist Fold
d. Origami Box
100)
The most important prerequisite for photographing a crime scene is to have it in ___.
a. Untouched condition
c. Well-lit condition
b. Working condition
d. Night-time condition
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