1. Which of these bones would be most helpful to a forensic anthropologist trying to determine a victim’s height?
Clavicle
Mandible
Femur

2. What is another term for “postmortem lividity”?
Asphyxia
Postmortem hypostasis
Rigor mortis

3. Which of the following is a test used to determine whether blood is from a human or non-human source?
Rorschach test
GSR test
Precipitin test

4. Which of the following evidence would a crime scene investigator want to transport to the lab in an airtight container, such as a sterile paint can?
A victim’s blood-soaked clothing
A bloody knife recovered from a homicide scene
A carpet sample recovered from the point of origin of a house fire

5. This animal is often studied by forensic scientists because its decomposition closely resembles that of humans:
Pig
Chimpanzee
Raccoon

6. Which of these acronyms refers to a process examiners might use to get a DNA profile from a blood sample?
PMI
PCR
PCL-R

7. Refers to the size of a particular ammunition cartridge for a gun:
caliber
muzzle
bolt

8. Which of the following cells could NOT be examined to get a nuclear DNA profile?
Cells from a buccal swab
Red blood cells
Cells recovered from a suspect's drinking straw

9. Which of these experts studies fingerprints?
An entomologist
A palynologist
A dactyloscopist

10. This recreational drug is also used as an anesthetic in veterinary clinics:
Methamphetamine
Ketamine
LSD

11. Which of the following describes part of a fingerprint?
Spiracle
Ulnar loop
Mesial surface

12. What is the name of the database that includes DNA profiles from convicted criminals, crime scenes, and unidentified human remains?
AFIS
IBIS
CODIS