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Question 1

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Two similar but separate optical microscopes for observation by both eyes simultaneously for low to medium magnification in the range of 4 to 40x describes which of the following?
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  • Scanning electron microscope
  • Polarizing light microscope
  • Comparison microscope
  • Stereo binocular microscope

Question 2

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Which of the following microscopes permits viewing of samples at much greater magnification and resolution that is possible by light microscopes. Magnification is possible in the range of 10 to 100,000.
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  • Compound binocular microscope
  • Scanning electron microscope
  • Polarizing light microscope
  • Comparison microscope

Question 3

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Regarding broken glass, these are fractures that appear to circle around the point of impact.
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  • Concentric cracks
  • Circular cracks
  • Radial cracks
  • Circulatory cracks

Question 4

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Hairs cannot be distinguished as to racial origin.
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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The layer of scales covering the shaft of the hair is known as which of the following?
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  • Medulla
  • Cuticle
  • Distal
  • Cortex

Question 6

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The center portion of the hair is known as which of the following?
Answer
  • Medulla
  • Cuticle
  • Distal
  • Cortex

Question 7

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Which of the following types of hair can be analyzed side by side under a microscope?
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  • Limb hair
  • Facial hair
  • Axillary hair
  • Pubic hair

Question 8

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The make, model, year, and color of a vehicle can possibly be determined by the finding of a paint chip at the scene of a hit and run
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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Which of the following is NOT a base element contained in gunshot residue?
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  • Nitrogen
  • Barium
  • Antimony
  • Lead

Question 10

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Only important photographs depicting evidence should be included in a photograph log.
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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What is the correct order for photographing a crime scene?
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  • Overall, close-up, midrange
  • Close-up, midrange, overall
  • Midrange, overall, close-up
  • Overall, midrange, close-up

Question 12

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The device that allows light to pass through to the imaging system for a specified period of time.
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  • Aperture
  • Focus ring
  • Shutter
  • BIOS

Question 13

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ISO numbers indicate the level of _____________________ of the camera to light.
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  • Placement
  • Direction
  • Sensitivity
  • Speed

Question 14

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What is the most important factor in digital imaging?
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  • Speed
  • Light
  • Time
  • Distance

Question 15

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Depth of field can be increased by making the aperture number smaller.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Objects of interest and evidence should be shot at ____________ degrees.
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  • 45
  • 60
  • 75
  • 90

Question 17

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Which of the following is not one of the options available on most digital single lens reflex cameras?
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  • White balance
  • Gray scale
  • ISO sensitivity
  • Image quality

Question 18

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Regarding the aperture of the camera, the smaller the number, the smaller the opening in the lens.
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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The main advantage of using digital cameras at crime scenes is that a photograph may be deleted if not useable for the case.
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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The device that uses a high voltage to transfer a dry origin dust or residue impression to a black film is known as a(n):
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  • Gel lifter
  • Alternate lifter
  • Electrostatic lifter
  • Electromagnetic lifter

Question 21

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The approximate amount of dental stone to be used to cast one standard size shoe impression is:
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  • One pound
  • Two pounds
  • Three pounds
  • Five pounds

Question 22

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Three dimensional impressions should be cast with _____________________.
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  • Venetian blue
  • Cement
  • Glue
  • Dental stone

Question 23

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Lighting that is cast across an object at an angle almost parallel to that object is known as ________________ lighting.
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  • Oblique
  • Direct
  • Softened
  • Diametric

Question 24

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When a vehicle is turning, the rear tires will track to the inside of the front tires.
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  • True
  • Flase

Question 25

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Protein staining dyes such as amido black and Coomassie Blue R250 are used mainly to enhance prints in ___________________ .
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  • Dyes
  • Salts
  • Water
  • Blood

Question 26

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The minimum time it takes a dental stone cast to harden enough to lift is:
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  • 5 minutes
  • 20 minutes
  • One hour
  • Two hours

Question 27

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The raised rubber design on a tire are called:
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  • Octagonal design
  • Design elements
  • Pattern
  • Wear bars

Question 28

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The relative dimensions between two or more tires of the same vehicle is/are known as ___________________________.
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  • Tire tracks
  • Tire impressions
  • Tire width
  • Tire length

Question 29

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Impressions made on non-giving surfaces such as tile, linoleum, wood flooring and also including paper, plastics, doors, carpeting, broken glass, etc. are known as:
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  • Two dimensional impressions
  • Three dimensional impressions
  • Quad dimensional impressions
  • Lighted only impressions

Question 30

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Adobe Photoshop can be used to enhance shoe and tire impressions.
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  • True
  • False

Question 31

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When taking examination quality photographs of shoe impressions the camera should be handheld directly above the impression.
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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A print that requires additional processing to be rendered visible and suitable for comparison is known as a(n) ____________________ print.
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  • Latent
  • Patent
  • Plastic
  • Accidental

Question 33

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Which of the following statements is true regarding examination quality photographs?
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  • Photos must be taken from 45 degrees over the impression.
  • Camera format must be 50mm or larger and capable of automatic focus
  • A scale must be placed in each photograph with the scale being the same depth as the impression.
  • Direct lighting should be used from at least three sides.

Question 34

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Which of the following is a method of developing and/or lifting two dimensional shoe impressions?
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  • Dental stone
  • Cement
  • Electrostatic dust lifter
  • Plaster of Paris

Question 35

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Gait characteristics can be used to positively identify a suspect.
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  • True
  • False

Question 36

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Which agency maintains the footwear database?
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  • RCMP
  • ATF
  • FBI
  • DEA

Question 37

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The tread wear indicator must appear at least _________ times on a tire.
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  • Two
  • Four
  • Six
  • Eight

Question 38

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The following is a photograph of which type of microscope?
Image:
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  • Polarzing light microscope
  • Compound binocular microscope
  • Stereo binocular microscope
  • Scanning electron microscope

Question 39

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Who submitted an affidavit of his examination of bloodstain evidence and findings in the case of State of Ohio v. Samuel Sheppard in 1955, which became a significant milestone in the recognition of bloodstain evidence by the American legal system?
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  • Dr. Eduard Piotrowski
  • Herbert Leon MacDonell
  • Dr. Paul Kirk
  • Dr. Victor Balthazard

Question 40

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Defined as the force that pulls the surface molecules of a liquid toward its interior, decreasing the surface area and causing the liquid to resist penetration?
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  • Viscosity
  • Surface Tension
  • Molecular Forces
  • Molecular Tension

Question 41

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In the drawing below, which of the bullet holes in the glass was fired first?
Image:
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  • Left
  • Right

Question 42

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What are areas or patterns that result from the absence of bloodstains in otherwise continuous patters of staining?
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  • Expirated patterns
  • Transfer patterns
  • Cast off patterns
  • Void patterns

Question 43

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Luminol is best used in what kind of environment?
Answer
  • Darkened
  • Extremely bright
  • Over exposed
  • Does not matter

Question 44

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What is the range of the total volume of blood in healthy individuals?
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  • 1.0 - 3.0 liters
  • 4.0 - 5.5 liters
  • 4.5 - 6.0 liters
  • 8.0 - 9.0 liters

Question 45

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What is determined by examining the edge characteristics of individual stains?
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  • Terminal velocity
  • Area of convergence
  • Direction of flight
  • Area of origin

Question 46

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What degree of impact is associated with blood that has a circular shape?
Answer
  • 30 degrees
  • 50 degrees
  • 80 degrees
  • 90 degrees

Question 47

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The misting effect is a pattern associated mostly with what action?
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  • Gunshot
  • Beatings
  • Stabbings
  • Blood dripping

Question 48

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What bloodstain patterns have a linear directionality associated with them?
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  • Cast off
  • Satellite
  • Drip
  • Splashed

Question 49

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What bloodstaining includes transfer, flow patterns, saturation stains, and stains from dripping blood?
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  • Active
  • Passive
  • Cast off
  • Satellite

Question 50

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The nuclei of the red blood cells are the sources of DNA in the blood.
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  • True
  • False

Question 51

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What type of target surface a drop of blood strikes will create little if any spatter?
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  • Smooth tile
  • Asphalt
  • Wood
  • Concrete

Question 52

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Who was the coroner replaced by in1977in Massachusetts?
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  • Pathologist
  • Medical Examiner
  • Pathologist assistant
  • Judge

Question 53

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How do coroners obtain their positions?
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  • Appointed by judge
  • Appointed by board of educators
  • Elected
  • None of the above

Question 54

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Who is the physician that specializes in pathology and the diagnosis of disease and sub specializes in the area between law and medicine?
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  • Coroner
  • Medical Examiner
  • Pathologist
  • Pathologist assistant

Question 55

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What is defined as the disease or injury that initiated the lethal chain of events that led to death?
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  • Mechanism of death
  • Manner of death
  • Cause of death
  • All of the above

Question 56

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The acronym NASH is a breakdown of the four what?
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  • Mechanism of death
  • Manner of death
  • Cause of death
  • All of the above

Question 57

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What change(s) are used to estimate time of death?
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  • Rigor mortis
  • Livor mortis
  • Algor mortis
  • All of the above

Question 58

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What technique is customary in the United States for autopsy examination?
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  • Transverse incision
  • Neck incision
  • Inframammary incision
  • X-shaped incision

Question 59

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What specimens are usually collected to determine the presence of common drugs of abuse?
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  • Blood and urine
  • Blood and bile
  • Bile and urine
  • Spinal fluid and bile

Question 60

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What trauma occurs when applied physical force exceeds the tensile strength of the tissue to which the force is applied?
Answer
  • Mechanical
  • Thermal
  • Chemical
  • Electrical

Question 61

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What type of object produces lacerations rather than incised wounds?
Answer
  • Blunt object
  • Sharp object
  • Electrical object
  • All of the above

Question 62

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What color do carboxymyoglibin and carboxyhemoglobin appear as?
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  • Bright red
  • Dull green
  • Bright pink
  • Bright blue

Question 63

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What term is used to describe the pattern of unburned powder that penetrates the skin?
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  • Stippling
  • Close contact pattern
  • Distant wound pattern
  • Powder pattern

Question 64

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What causes entrance wounds to be round and/or elliptical?
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  • Bullet trajectory
  • Rotation from rifling
  • Proximity
  • Bullet wipe

Question 65

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What drug is most commonly seen in forensic practice but rarely kills directly and is a contributory factor in approximately 50% of traumatic death?
Answer
  • Ethanol
  • Marijuana
  • Cocaine
  • None of the above

Question 66

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What is the mechanism of death generally associated with thermal burns?
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  • Multiple organ failure
  • Hemorrhaging
  • Contusions
  • Infectious spreading

Question 67

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What combination of current and voltage produces ventricular fibrillation?
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  • Alternating current (AC) and high voltage
  • Alternating current (AC) and low voltage
  • Resistor–capacitor (RC) and high voltage
  • Resistor–capacitor (RC) and low voltage

Question 68

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The size of a sharp object can be precisely determined from examination of the characteristics of the wound.
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  • True
  • False

Question 69

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Where was the pivotal article on examining skeletal remains written by W.M. Krogman in 1939 published?
Answer
  • Journal of Forensic Science
  • FBI Bulletin
  • Journal of Forensic Anthropology
  • Anthropological News

Question 70

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Approximately how many bones does the adult human skeleton have?
Answer
  • 408
  • 307
  • 206
  • 105

Question 71

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What animal’s paws are notoriously similar to human hands and feet?
Answer
  • Bear
  • Lion
  • Dog
  • Sloth

Question 72

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Insects colonize humans differently than they colonize dead animals.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 73

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Which of the following generally develops earlier?
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  • Males
  • Females
  • Both develop at the same rate
  • Depends on fetal development

Question 74

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How many teeth do most human adults have?
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  • 23
  • 32
  • 42
  • 45

Question 75

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When does tooth development begin?
Answer
  • Fetal life
  • Newborn
  • Infant
  • Toddler

Question 76

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Prior to what do most anthropologists not attempt to assign sex?
Answer
  • Adolescence
  • Puberty
  • Menopause
  • None of the above

Question 77

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What skeletal feature do many methods use for forensic ancestry attribution?
Answer
  • Femur
  • Pubic symphysis
  • Skull
  • Teeth

Question 78

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Scientific certainty is generally restricted to what percent levels?
Answer
  • 10%
  • 50%
  • 70%
  • 90% or higher

Question 79

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When recovering remains the scene is destroyed as the evidence and remains are removed.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 80

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What is one of the most important factors that impact insect development?
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  • Egg location
  • Temperature
  • Body position
  • None of the above

Question 81

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What term is defined as the study of insects?
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  • Entomology
  • Biology
  • Agrology
  • Insectology

Question 82

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After how many hours are most of the biological changes, typically used to estimate time of death, completed?
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  • 12-24 hours
  • 24-48 hours
  • 48-72 hours
  • 72-102 hours

Question 83

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What insect’s predictable development is used in estimating elapsed time since death?
Answer
  • Gryllustexensis
  • Catocala relicta
  • Larval diptera
  • All of the above

Question 84

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What are the first insects usually attracted to remains?
Answer
  • Flies
  • Maggots
  • Beetles
  • Cockroach

Question 85

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How is a fly quickly attracted to a dead body?
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  • Sight
  • Odors
  • Both A and B
  • Flies aren't attracted to a carcass, maggots are

Question 86

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What location on the body do flies prefer to lay their eggs to increase the chance of success of the offspring?
Answer
  • Wound
  • Clavicle
  • Neck
  • Does not matter

Question 87

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Blowflies are nocturnal
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 88

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The infestation of living human or other vertebrate animals with dipteran larvae is termed what?
Answer
  • Mitosis
  • Myosis
  • Myiasis
  • Mitiasis

Question 89

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What is considered court approved information that is used to determine a defendant’s guilt or innocence?
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  • Expert Testimony
  • Eye-Witness Testimony
  • Evidence
  • Rules of Evidence

Question 90

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Admissibility or inadmissibility of trial information is determined by the application of what?
Answer
  • Expert Testimony
  • Eye-Witness Testimony
  • Evidence
  • Rules of Evidence

Question 91

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What must admissible evidence be?
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  • Reliable and relevant
  • Testimonial evidence
  • Expert approved
  • Jury approved

Question 92

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What jurisdiction(s) do the Federal Rules of Evidence apply to?
Answer
  • All
  • Federal
  • State
  • Local

Question 93

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What name did the Daubert decision refer to the judge as?
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  • Gatekeeper
  • Trier of the fact
  • Plaintiff
  • King/Queen

Question 94

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What kind of evidence is forensic evidence considered?
Answer
  • Direct
  • Circumstantial
  • Both
  • None of the above

Question 95

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What type of evidence comes into court and does not reference a particular suspect?
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  • Class characteristic
  • Individual characteristic
  • Inculpatory
  • Exculpatory

Question 96

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The federal rules of evidence are inclusionary in nature, meaning they serve to include all information presented by either side.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 97

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The forensic part of forensic evidence refers to the scientific process through which facts are generated and the evidence part refers to a distinct set of procedures that are unique to the litigation process.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 98

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The criminalist’s responsible to report conclusions in a timely and consistent manner and determine guilt.
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  • True
  • False

Question 99

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What were the scientists responsible for the early discoveries in forensic science considered due to the fact that they worked in many forensic disciplines?
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  • Specialists
  • Generalists
  • Chemists
  • Examiners

Question 100

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Who is responsible for developing probability models ,showing that fingerprints were unique?
Answer
  • Alphonse Bertillon
  • Calvin Goddard
  • Victor Balthazard
  • Edmund Locard

Question 101

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Who is credited with developing the first classification system for fingerprints?
Answer
  • Charles Darwin
  • Sir Francis Galton
  • Edmund Locard
  • Mathieu Orfila

Question 102

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Who is credited with establishing scientific examination of firearms in the United States?
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  • Calvin Goddard
  • Edmund Locard
  • Mathieu Orfila
  • Victor Balthazard

Question 103

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What was Edmund Locard’s main interest in forensic science?
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  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Trace Evidence
  • Toxicology

Question 104

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What term describes when a laboratory has agreed to operate according to a professional or industry standard and has proven that it can and does operate this way?
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  • Accreditation
  • Certification
  • Attestation
  • Quality Assurance

Question 105

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How is an expert’s qualification to testify established?
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  • Direct Examination
  • Cross Examination
  • Voir Dire
  • Re-cross Examination

Question 106

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Anthropometry remained widely used into the early 1900’s when fingerprints began to replace it.
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  • True
  • False

Question 107

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The difference of opinion between two experts indicates that one of the experts is unethical.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 108

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Linkage of persons, scenes or objects is based on what?
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  • Edmond Locard’s exchange principle
  • Hans Gross’ principle on the value of physical evidence
  • Sir Francis Galton’s classification system
  • Alphonse Bertillon’s measurement system

Question 109

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Duties of the First Responder consist of which of the following?
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  • Detain any witnesses
  • Protect the crime scene
  • Document any changes or alterations to the crime scene
  • All of the above

Question 110

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There are two basic types of sketches as part of crime scene investigation: Rough and what other?
Answer
  • Final
  • Initial
  • Perfect
  • None of the above

Question 111

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What is the process of determining or eliminating the events that could have occurred at the crime scene by the analysis of the crime scene appearance, location and position of physical evidence, and the forensic laboratory examination of the physical evidence?
Answer
  • Sketching the crime scene
  • Photographing the crime scene
  • Reconstructing the crime scene
  • Video recording the crime scene

Question 112

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A crime scenes boundaries are permanent and cannot change once defined.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 113

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The six patterns of searching a crime scene are: link, line or strip, grid, zone, wheel, and spiral methods?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 114

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Which of the following is not a technique for obtaining measurements for the crime scene sketch?
Answer
  • Rectangular coordinates
  • Baseline
  • Triangulation
  • Four corner

Question 115

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Which of the following is not a component of crime scene documentation?
Answer
  • Notes
  • Sketches
  • Testimony
  • Photographs

Question 116

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How many pairs of chromosomes, including the gender chromosome, do humans have?
Answer
  • 4
  • 15
  • 23
  • 26

Question 117

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How many loci have been selected as the standard in the United States?
Answer
  • 6
  • 10
  • 13
  • 24

Question 118

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Who is mitochondrial DNA inherited from?
Answer
  • Both parents
  • Mother
  • Father
  • Neither

Question 119

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What does the acronym CODIS stand for?
Answer
  • Central Organization of DNA Information Standards
  • Combined DNA Integrative Software
  • Combined DNA Information Systems
  • Central Office of DNA Integrative Systems

Question 120

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The first DNA tests developed by Sir Alec Jeffreys were known as Replication Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) tests.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 121

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The replication of DNA for analysis is a process known as:
Answer
  • RFLP
  • STR
  • PCR
  • CODIS

Question 122

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Attacks against the science of DNA are now rare in court.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 123

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Which of the following is not a possible outcome of a DNA analysis?
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  • Exclusion
  • Non-exclusion
  • Inconclusive
  • Probable

Question 124

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The name of the provider of the DNA sample is included in a CODIS DNA profile.
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  • True
  • False

Question 125

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Current DNA tests examine genes for information on eye color, height, and hair color.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 126

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When did the concept of drugs being legal or illegal come about in the United States?
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  • 1920's
  • 1960's
  • 1970's
  • 1990's

Question 127

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The Controlled Substances Act classifies drugs into how many schedules?
Answer
  • 3
  • 5
  • 7
  • 10

Question 128

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What type of examination identifies physical characteristics specific to plants that are considered controlled substances?
Answer
  • Botanical examination
  • Biological examinations
  • Serological examinations
  • Chemical examinations

Question 129

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What is the chemical color test to confirm the presence of cannabinoids and THC?
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  • Duquenois Levine test
  • Marquis test
  • Cobalt thiocyanate test
  • Phenolphthalein test

Question 130

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What is the component of the peyote button that produces hallucinogenic effects?
Answer
  • THC
  • Psilocin
  • Mescaline
  • Cocaine

Question 131

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Schedule V drugs have the highest potential for abuse and have no accepted medicinal uses.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 132

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The possession of mushrooms is technically legal.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 133

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Which of the following is an example of a Schedule I drug?
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  • Heroin
  • Morphine
  • Cocaine
  • Cannabis

Question 134

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Which of the following is required in a criminal prosecution of possession of a controlled substance?
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  • Amount of substance in the court exhibit
  • Spectroscopy
  • Identification
  • Instrumentation used

Question 135

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There are two crucial aspects to the investigation of arson. The first is the determination of the cause of the fire. The second is:
Answer
  • Identification of the suspect
  • Gathering of insurance information
  • Determination of motive
  • Determination of the origin

Question 136

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The rapid oxidation process with the evolution of heat and light is the definition of:
Answer
  • Explosion
  • Fire
  • Pyrolysis
  • Detonation

Question 137

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Any substance that will burn or support combustion is known as:
Answer
  • Heat
  • Flame
  • Fuel
  • Volatile reaction

Question 138

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Which of the following is not acceptable as an evidence container for suspected arson evidence?
Answer
  • Paint cans
  • Nylon bags
  • Plastic bags
  • Glass jars

Question 139

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What is the primary cause of death in fatal fires?
Answer
  • Multiple organ failure
  • Burning
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Carbon dioxide poisoning

Question 140

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Normal atmospheric air contains what percentage oxygen?
Answer
  • 10%
  • 21%
  • 38%
  • 74%

Question 141

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The transfer of heat by a circulating medium, usually air or liquid, is known as:
Answer
  • Radiation
  • Compression
  • Convection
  • Conduction

Question 142

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This type of heat moves in invisible waves and travels the same speed as visible light:
Answer
  • Radiation
  • Compression
  • Convection
  • Conduction

Question 143

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Which of the following is not an element of the fire tetrahedron?
Answer
  • Fuel
  • Oxidation
  • Oxygen
  • Heat

Question 144

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Fuel can exist in three states: solid, liquid, and gas. Each of these three states can be volatized and consumed.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 145

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The temperature at which a liquid gives off sufficient vapors to form an ignitable mixture at it’s surface is known as the:
Answer
  • Upper combustible limit
  • Fire point
  • Lower combustible limit
  • Flash point

Question 146

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Which of the following is not a basic method of heat production?
Answer
  • Chemical
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • Accidental

Question 147

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Fires will generally extend horizontally and vertically from the point of origin and follow the path of least resistance.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 148

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Fire intensity doubles for every __________ degrees Fahrenheit rise in temperature.
Answer
  • 18
  • 32
  • 50
  • 120

Question 149

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Which of the following is not a classification of fire cause?
Answer
  • Providential
  • Accidental
  • Revenge
  • Incendiary

Question 150

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Motor vehicles usually only have two sources of ignition in fires. The first is electrical. The second is:
Answer
  • Providential
  • Incendiary
  • Chemical
  • Compressed fuel

Question 151

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The flash point of gasoline is 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 152

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There are two characteristics of fingerprints that makes them capable of being used as a means of personal identification. The first is that fingerprints are unique. The second is that:
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  • Fingerprint patterns are unique
  • Depth of friction ridges are unique
  • Fingerprints degrade with age
  • Fingerprints do not change

Question 153

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At what point in life do fingerprints form?
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  • Immediately after birth
  • At inception
  • 12th to 13th week of development
  • Between the first and second year of birth

Question 154

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It has been shown that identical twins can have identical fingerprints.
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  • True
  • False

Question 155

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Which of the following is not an area in which friction ridge skin exists on the body?
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  • Soles of the feet
  • Fingers
  • Palms
  • Forehead

Question 156

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Which of the following is not a fingerprint pattern?
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  • Double loop whorl
  • Tented arch
  • Palmar whorl
  • Ulnar loop

Question 157

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Which of the following is not minutiae used to identify fingerprints?
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  • Looped ridge
  • Ending ridge
  • Ridge dot
  • Bifurcation

Question 158

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This fingerprint pioneer published the book Finger Prints that is still regarded as a classic in the field of fingerprint identification.
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  • Sir William Herschel
  • Sir Francis Galton
  • Sir Edward Henry
  • Sir Alec Jeffreys

Question 159

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The following graphic is usually referred to as a(n):
Image:
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  • Felony card
  • Arrest card
  • Ten print card
  • Application card

Question 160

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AFIS is the Automatic Fingerprint identification System.
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  • True
  • False

Question 161

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The national criminal database maintained by the FBI is:
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  • AFIS
  • NIBIN
  • IAFIS
  • IBIS

Question 162

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A plastic print is an evidentiary print that is invisible at a crime scene.
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  • True
  • False

Question 163

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Evidentiary fingerprints are composed of approximately ________ % water.
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  • 25.5
  • 50.2
  • 75.6
  • 98.5

Question 164

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Which of the following is not a physical method for developing latent prints?
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  • Magnetic brush and powder
  • Powder dusting
  • Iodine fuming
  • Small particle reagent

Question 165

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A method used to develop latent prints on wet surfaces is known as:
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  • Iodine fuming
  • Cyanoacrylate ester fuming
  • Gentian violet
  • Small particle reagent

Question 166

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Iodine fuming will ruin documents on which it is applied.
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  • True
  • False

Question 167

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Ninhydrin reacts with what substance left in fingerprints?
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  • Water
  • Salts
  • Pheromones
  • Amino acids

Question 168

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Amido black and Coomassie Blue R250 are chemicals used to enhance impressions made in:
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  • Water
  • Fats
  • Blood
  • Semen

Question 169

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Which of the following is used for processing the adhesive side of tape?
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  • Small particle reagent
  • Cyanoacrylate esters
  • Gentian violet
  • Rhodamine 6G

Question 170

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Obtaining latent prints from human bodies has proven to be very successful.
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  • True
  • False

Question 171

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When processing an item of evidence for the presence of latent prints, always start with the least destructive methods.
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  • True
  • False

Question 172

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The acronym ACE-V is:
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  • A methodology for identifying firearms
  • A methodology for comparing Toolmarks
  • A methodology for the analysis of fingerprints
  • A FBI criminal history database

Question 173

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What type of gun holds cartridges in a firing chamber in a rotating cylinder?
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  • Semi-automatic pistol
  • Revolver
  • Lever action rifle
  • Single action rifle

Question 174

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What is the term used to describe the diameter of a circle that is tangent with the top of the lands of the rifling?
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  • Gauge
  • Bore
  • Caliber
  • Cartridge

Question 175

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What part of a shotgun is a constriction in the muzzle that serves to concentrate the shot pattern?
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  • Gauge
  • Choke
  • Bore
  • Shot column

Question 176

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What is the term used to describe the number of spherical lead balls having the diameter of the interior of the barrel that weigh one pound?
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  • Gauge
  • Choke
  • Bore
  • Shot column

Question 177

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What is the most common type of projectile for a shotgun?
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  • Rifled slug
  • Semi-jacketed
  • Wad
  • Pellets

Question 178

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Which of the following is considered a class characteristic of rifling?
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  • Caliber
  • Number of land and grooves
  • Direction of twist
  • All of the above

Question 179

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What network was developed to facilitate linking firearms evidence in cases in different jurisdictions?
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  • AFIS
  • CODIS
  • NIBIN
  • AAFS

Question 180

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Which of the following is a category of tool mark?
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  • Compression
  • Sliding
  • Cutting
  • All of the above

Question 181

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Firearms examiners should always place an identification mark on the side of a projectile.
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  • True
  • False

Question 182

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The first step in tool mark analysis is to fit the suspect tool into the tool mark.
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  • True
  • False

Question 183

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Which of the following is the best way to remove a bullet from a wall?
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  • Remove with metal forceps
  • Remove with metal tweezers
  • Remove with rubber coated forceps
  • Remove the wall containing the bullet

Question 184

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Shotgun wads or shot cups can act as secondary projectiles entering the body at close range.
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  • True
  • False

Question 185

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Cartridges can be rimfire or centerfire based on the location of the:
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  • Projectile
  • Propellant
  • Primer
  • Cannellure

Question 186

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The bullet shape seen in the below photograph is a:
Image:
520ce7b0-58f7-414c-bc60-29c0fa0bf0d0 (image/png)
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  • Semi-jacketed
  • Full metal jacket
  • Hollow point
  • Wadcutter

Question 187

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Hollow point bullets are more likely to ricochet than full metal jacketed bullets
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  • True
  • False

Question 188

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As a general rule, shotgun pellets spread one inch laterally for every _______________ downrange.
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  • One foot
  • One yard
  • Six feet
  • Four yards

Question 189

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When conducting muzzle to target distance testing, the suspect gun and suspect ammunition must be used. No substitutions are allowed.
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  • True
  • False

Question 190

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An irregular blown out entrance wound is known as a:
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  • Distance wound
  • Near contact wound
  • Stellate wound
  • Close wound
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