Methods of Forensic Science

Chapter 1 Quiz Student Generated Questions

1. Free Response: What does a coroner do?

2. Free Response: What are the main qualities a forensic scientist should possess?

Multiple Choice:

1. What is a forensic scientists main job?

A. Whatever needs doing concerning a crime

B. Stays in the lab all day

C. Examines tissues

2. Why is forensic science called a public science?

A. Because forensic scientists get a lot of public attention

B. Because forensic scientists combine science with a sworn duty to the public good

C. Because anyone can participate

3. Do forensic scientists solve cases alone?

A. Always

B. Sometimes

C. Never

4. What is the main job of a lawyer?

A. Analyze the evidence

B. To defend whoever they are representing

C. Try to get people in jail for as long as possible

5. What is the difference between natural and forensic sciences?

A. Natural sciences are expected, forensic sciences are uncontrolled

B. Forensic sciences are expected, natural sciences are uncontrolled

C. There is no difference

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Free response: Name two jobs that a forensic scientist has to accomplish at a crime scene investigation.

Free response: What is the most important characteristic of a forensic scientist?

Multiple Choice: Do forensic scientists work with ______?

(A)  A Team

(B)  Individually

(C)  With Animals

(D)  With Mr. Kasack

Multiple Choice: Which doesn’t fit in the category of a forensic scientist?

(A)Practical

(B)Orderly

(C) Chaotic

Multiple Choice: Which doesn’t fit in the category of a natural scientist?

(A)Theoretical

(B)Chaotic

(C) General

Multiple Choice: What is another name for forensic science?

(A)Public Science

(B)Natural Science

(C)Unnatural Science

Multiple Choice: Forensic Scientists must find the balance between:

(A)  Emotion and Theory

(B)  Emotion and Reason

(C)  Critical Thinking and Probability

Forensics Chapter 1 Review Questions (Computer 1, Period 1)

Who is an elected official with death investigation duties?

  1. Medical Examiner
  2. Coroner
  3. Expert Witness
  4. Forensic Scientist

What does a forensic scientist do?

  1. Recover human remains
  2. Identify human remains
  3. Document the cause of human death
  4. Assist in criminal investigations through the analysis of evidence
  5. All of the above

Why is forensics called a public science?

  1. Forensics scientists are bound to combine scientific skills with a sworn duty to the public good
  2. they balance emotion with reason
  3. commitment to ethics is stressed
  4. forensic scientists always work as part of a team

What does Forensic Science not have in common with Natural Science?

  1. use of the scientific method
  2. focus on scientific reliability
  3. start from data when explaining a “puzzle”
  4. involvement in crime scenes

Which of the following is not an expectation of a forensic scientist?

  1. attach a degree of certainty to their work
  2. not omit larger issues that could lead to a false opinion
  3. leave out the precision of mathematics and probability theory
  4. manipulate evidence to help the police convict criminals

What are some key differences between a lawyer and a scientist?

When are forensics experts engaged in court?

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1. What does a coroner do?

2. Name two things a forensic scientist does.

3. Who is a government official, always a physician and often a forensic pathologist, charged with investigating sudden and unexpected deaths or deaths from injuries?

a)  Medical examiner

b)  Expert Witness

c)  Coroner

4. What is the ability to achieve the same result; reproducibility.

a)  Precision

b)  Guessing

c)  Hypothesizing

5. What does DMORT stand for?

a)  Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team

b)  Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Troop

c)  Disaster Mortuary Occupational Respond Troop

6. What does a forensic scientist do?

a)  May recover human remains

b)  Identify human remains

c)  Both a and b

7. How does a forensic scientist define scientific error?

a)  As any interpretation that disagrees with their own

b)  As any interpretation that agrees with their own

c)  Neither a nor b

1.  What is the difference between a natural scientist and a forensics scientist?

2.  What is the difference between a scientist and a lawyer?

3.  What is the name of an elected official with death investigation duties?

  1. Medical examiner
  2. Expert witness
  3. Coroner
  4. Lawyer

4.  A forensic scientist does all this except:

  1. Identify human remains
  2. Document cause of human death
  3. Creates evidence to support prosecutor theory
  4. Recovers human remains

5.  Forensic scientists are said to be:

  1. General
  2. Practical
  3. Theoretical
  4. Certain