About this Study Set
This study set covers Forensic Science through
18 practice questions.
A rigorous examination of forensic science history, landmark cases, and quantitative techniques. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.
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Advanced Forensic Science History and Methodology study set below.
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1
In what year did Edmond Locard establish the first police crime laboratory in Lyon, France?
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A
1908
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B
1910
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C
1912
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D
1914
2
How many points of comparison for fingerprint identification were historically mandated by the 'Rule of Twelve' before it was largely abandoned?
3
The 'Frye Standard,' which dictates the admissibility of scientific evidence, originated from a US court case decided in which year?
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A
1923
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B
1933
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C
1943
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D
1953
4
Leone Lattes developed a method for determining the blood group of dried bloodstains in which year?
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A
1912
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B
1915
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C
1918
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D
1921
5
What is the minimum number of core characteristics generally required to individualize a tool mark?
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A
No fixed minimum
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B
3
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C
5
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D
10
6
In the 1993 Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals case, the Supreme Court assigned the 'gatekeeping' role for expert testimony to whom?
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A
The Jury
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B
The Defendant
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C
The Trial Judge
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D
The Prosecuting Attorney
7
Calvin Goddard was instrumental in refining the comparison microscope for firearms analysis in what decade?
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A
1910s
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B
1920s
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C
1930s
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D
1940s
8
What is the specific wavelength range (in nanometers) typically used in forensic alternative light sources to visualize biological fluids?
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A
100-200nm
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B
300-500nm
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C
600-800nm
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D
900-1100nm
9
The first application of DNA profiling in a criminal case occurred in 1986 involving the investigation of which biologist?
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A
Alec Jeffreys
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B
Francis Crick
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C
James Watson
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D
Rosalind Franklin
10
What is the standard magnification range used in a comparison microscope for bullet striation analysis?
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A
5x to 20x
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B
20x to 100x
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C
200x to 500x
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D
1000x to 2000x
11
Orfila, often called the 'father of toxicology,' published his treatise on poisons in what year?
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A
1804
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B
1814
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C
1824
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D
1834
12
In dental forensics, how many permanent teeth are typically present in a full adult human dentition?
13
What is the approximate percentage of the human genome that is considered non-coding 'junk' DNA, historically useful for STR profiling?
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A
45%
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B
75%
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C
98%
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D
99.9%
14
The Bertillon system of anthropometry relied on the measurement of how many specific body parts?
15
At what temperature (in Celsius) is most standard forensic evidence preserved to prevent biological degradation?
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A
-80°C
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B
0°C
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C
4°C
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D
20°C
16
Henry Faulds published an article in 'Nature' regarding the potential of fingerprinting in what year?
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A
1870
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B
1880
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C
1890
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D
1900
17
How many individual loci are required by the CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) core standards for federal database entry?
18
Hans Gross published the seminal work 'Handbuch für Untersuchungsrichter' (Criminal Investigation) in which year?
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A
1883
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B
1893
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C
1903
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D
1913
