1 Death Investigation Practice Test questions and
answers with solutions
B - ANSWER Q. In 1923, August Vollmer established the first crime
laboratory in ___________________.
A. New York, New York
B. Los Angeles, California
C. Charlotte, North Carolina
D. Washington, D.C.
B - ANSWER ____________ are elected officials and in most jurisdictions
the only credentials required for being placed on the ballot are a high
school diploma and a voter registration.
A. Forensic pathologists
B. Coroners
C. Medical Examiners
D. Funeral directors
A - ANSWER ______________ are forensic pathologists with education as
a medical doctor, completion of at least 4 years of anatomic pathology,
and at least 1-2 years of subspecialty training in forensic medicine.
,A. Medical Examiners
B. Coroners
C. Medicolegal Death Investigators
D. Fellows
C - ANSWER The ______________ is the organization that was
established in 2005 to insure basic skills and knowledge as a death
investigator.
A. National Association of Medical Examiners
B. American Board of Pathology
C. American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
D. American Academy of Forensic Sciences
D - ANSWER ____________ supply the cause of death to coroners.
A. Magistrates
B. Law enforcement officers
C. Funeral directors
D. Forensic pathologists
,B - ANSWER Forensic science has its origins in early China and was
documented in an early transcript of text, ____________, by Sung Tz'u
written in 1248.
A. Forensic Sciences For Today and Tomorrow
B. Washing Away of Wrongs
C. Death Investigations Manual
D. Medicolegal Death Investigator's Manual
A - ANSWER __________________ has been recognized by the American
Board of Pathology as a subspecialty since 1959.
A. Forensic pathology
B. Surgical pathology
C. Clinical pathology
D. Neuropathology
A - ANSWER Forensics refers to the application of various fields of
science and medicine in the resolution of legal proceedings and is
derived from the word "forum."
A. True
B. False
, B - ANSWER Forensic science has its origins in early China and was
documented in an early transcript of text, Washing Away of Wrongs, by
William Osler written in 1248.
A. True
B. False
B (Passed in 1954.) - ANSWER In 2004, the United States passed the
Model Post-Mortem Examinations Act which outlined general classes of
deaths that need to be further investigated and certified by a
government body rather than a hospital pathologist or tre ating
physician.
A. True
B. False
A - ANSWER The Model Post-Mortem Examinations Act outlines
reporting of all violent deaths; unusual, unnatural, or suspicious deaths;
all prison deaths; and any death thought to represent a public health
hazard.
A. True
B. False
answers with solutions
B - ANSWER Q. In 1923, August Vollmer established the first crime
laboratory in ___________________.
A. New York, New York
B. Los Angeles, California
C. Charlotte, North Carolina
D. Washington, D.C.
B - ANSWER ____________ are elected officials and in most jurisdictions
the only credentials required for being placed on the ballot are a high
school diploma and a voter registration.
A. Forensic pathologists
B. Coroners
C. Medical Examiners
D. Funeral directors
A - ANSWER ______________ are forensic pathologists with education as
a medical doctor, completion of at least 4 years of anatomic pathology,
and at least 1-2 years of subspecialty training in forensic medicine.
,A. Medical Examiners
B. Coroners
C. Medicolegal Death Investigators
D. Fellows
C - ANSWER The ______________ is the organization that was
established in 2005 to insure basic skills and knowledge as a death
investigator.
A. National Association of Medical Examiners
B. American Board of Pathology
C. American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
D. American Academy of Forensic Sciences
D - ANSWER ____________ supply the cause of death to coroners.
A. Magistrates
B. Law enforcement officers
C. Funeral directors
D. Forensic pathologists
,B - ANSWER Forensic science has its origins in early China and was
documented in an early transcript of text, ____________, by Sung Tz'u
written in 1248.
A. Forensic Sciences For Today and Tomorrow
B. Washing Away of Wrongs
C. Death Investigations Manual
D. Medicolegal Death Investigator's Manual
A - ANSWER __________________ has been recognized by the American
Board of Pathology as a subspecialty since 1959.
A. Forensic pathology
B. Surgical pathology
C. Clinical pathology
D. Neuropathology
A - ANSWER Forensics refers to the application of various fields of
science and medicine in the resolution of legal proceedings and is
derived from the word "forum."
A. True
B. False
, B - ANSWER Forensic science has its origins in early China and was
documented in an early transcript of text, Washing Away of Wrongs, by
William Osler written in 1248.
A. True
B. False
B (Passed in 1954.) - ANSWER In 2004, the United States passed the
Model Post-Mortem Examinations Act which outlined general classes of
deaths that need to be further investigated and certified by a
government body rather than a hospital pathologist or tre ating
physician.
A. True
B. False
A - ANSWER The Model Post-Mortem Examinations Act outlines
reporting of all violent deaths; unusual, unnatural, or suspicious deaths;
all prison deaths; and any death thought to represent a public health
hazard.
A. True
B. False
