1. Ted Bundy was an American serial killer who was convicted on the basis of which type of forensic evidence?
a) DNA fingerprinting
b) Ballistics
c) Latent fingerprinting
d) Bite marks
The correct answer is d) Bite marks
2. In October 1974 part of a male torso was found floating in the River Thames in England. Several parts, including the head and hands, were missing so police could not use the usual methods of fingerprints, facial features and dental records to identify the corpse. How was it eventually identified?
a) Presence of gallstones
b) All the choices are correct
c) Blood type
d) Skeletal characteristics demonstrated on x-ray
The correct answer is b) All the choices are correct
3. The time of death can be calculated by various means. One is rigor mortis, Latin for 'the stiffness of death'. Another indication is livor mortis or lividity. What does this term refer to?
a) Cloudiness in the eyes
b) Relaxation of muscles susbequent to rigor mortis
c) Degree of digestion of stomach contents
d) Gravitational pooling of blood
The correct answer is b) All the choices are correct
4. Lord Louis Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, was blown to pieces in 1979 when an IRA bomb exploded on his yacht. How did police link the murderer, Thomas McMahon, to the crime scene?
a) Matching paint samples
b) All the choices are correct
c) Matching sand samples
d) Trace evidence of nitroglycerine
The correct answer is b) All the choices are correct
5. When attempting to identify a skeleton, craniofacial morphology (the structure and form of the skull and face) is the best indicator of race. One group of human beings has a unique, rounded jaw bone which is called a 'rocker jaw'. This is a characteristic of which ethnic group?
a) Australian Aborigines
b) Hawaiians--
c) African Americans
d) Chinese
The correct answer is b) Hawaiians
6. In 1835, Henry Goddard was asked to investigate a burglary in Southampton, England. The butler said a shot had been fired as he struggled with the burglars. Goddard retrieved the bullet and disproved the butler’s version of events by using which technique?
a) Bullet comparison
b) Studying the broken glass
c) Studying the bullet's trajectory
d) Blood spatter analysis
The correct answer is a) Bullet comparison
7. In Knoxville, Tennessee, there is a research facility, popularly known as 'the Body Farm', where research is conducted into the nature of human decomposition and the factors which affect the rate at which it occurs. Who was responsible for the creation of this facility?
a) Gil Grissom
b) Ernest T Bass
c) William Bass
d) William (Bill) Clinton
The correct answer is c) William Bass
8. It is the function of a coroner to conduct inquiries into all deaths which are not natural or expected. However, originally the job of coroner was to perform which of the following functions?
a) Safeguarding the monarch's property
b) Tax collector
c) All the choices are correct
d) Trying felony cases
The correct answer is c) All the choices are correct
9. What is studied in forensic palynology?
a) Fossilised micro-organisms
b) Soils
c) Pollens and spores
d) Dust
The correct answer is c) Pollens and spores
10. If you know what to look for, you can tell a male from a female skull. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a) The male skull is usually larger
b) The male skull has a more prominent brow ridge
c) The male skull has a heavier jaw
d) The male skull has a more rounded chin
The correct answer is d) The male skull has a more rounded chin
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