Arizona Department of
Public Safety Arizona
Forensic Scientist III - IV
(Toxicology/Blood/Alcohol)
Exam Plan
,QUESTIONS
Question 1
The first review concerns “Time Limit”; the second concerns “Total Items”.
Which ordered pair of tasks fits the two reviews?
A. First: 1 Hour; second: 40 items
B. First: 40 items; second: 40 items
C. First: 1 Hour; second: 1 Hour
D. First: 40 items; second: 1 Hour
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Time Limit: 1 Hour. Total Items: 40 items. B: Repeating the second assignment
does not address the first requirement. C: Repeating the first assignment leaves the second
requirement without its own matching focus. D: The two roles are reversed: the first assignment
belongs with the second focus, and vice versa.
Question 2
Which note correctly distinguishes the focus of “Time Limit”, “Weight /
Scoring”, “Total Items”, “Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation”? Pay
particular attention to the role of “Pass/Fail (Passing Score: 70% or better)”.
A. Weight / Scoring — 1 Hour
B. Weight / Scoring — 40 items
C. Weight / Scoring — Pass/Fail (Passing Score: 70% or better)
D. Weight / Scoring — Sample handling, homogeneity, replication, quality control, and
interpretation of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Weight / Scoring: Pass/Fail (Passing Score: 70% or better). A: This option
instead describes the following different focus: Time Limit: 1 Hour. B: This option instead describes
the following different focus: Total Items: 40 items. D: This option instead describes the following
different focus: Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation: Sample handling, homogeneity,
replication, quality control, and interpretation of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results.
2
,QUESTIONS
Question 3
Check the associations among “Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation”,
“Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, “Test Type”,
“Total Items”. Which association should be corrected? Pay particular attention
to the role of “Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)”.
A. Total Items — 40 items
B. Test Type — 40 items
C. Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation — Principles of headspace gas chromatography for
alcohol detection and quantitation (ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and acetone)
D. Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra — Extraction procedures
(Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction) for biological fluids (blood, serum, urine)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The note requiring correction assigns the second focus’s activity to the first
focus. Test Type: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice). Total Items: 40 items. A: This association
is consistent: Total Items: 40 items. C: This association is consistent: Blood Alcohol Analysis and
Interpretation: Principles of headspace gas chromatography for alcohol detection and quantitation
(ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and acetone). D: This association is consistent: Mass
Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra: Extraction procedures (Liquid-Liquid
Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction) for biological fluids (blood, serum, urine).
Question 4
When the objective moves from “Examination Details” to “Blood Alcohol
Analysis and Interpretation”, what should replace the emphasis on
“Pharmacological classification, therapeutic ranges, and toxic effects of drugs
and chemicals”?
A. Pharmacological classification, therapeutic ranges, and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals
B. Immunoassay screening methods (e.g., ELISA) and confirmatory testing workflows
C. Sample handling, homogeneity, replication, quality control, and interpretation of blood
alcohol concentration (BAC) results
D. Chemical derivatization techniques (e.g., Silylation)
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation: Sample handling, homogeneity,
replication, quality control, and interpretation of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results.
Examination Details: Pharmacological classification, therapeutic ranges, and toxic effects of drugs
and chemicals. A: This describes “Examination Details”, rather than the requested focus. B: This
describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than the requested
focus. D: This describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than
the requested focus.
3
, QUESTIONS
Question 5
Two responsibilities must remain distinct: “Test Type” and “Percentage”.
Which first/second pairing preserves their roles?
A. First: 100.0%; second: 100.0%
B. First: 100.0%; second: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)
C. First: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice); second: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)
D. First: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice); second: 100.0%
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: Test Type: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice). Percentage: 100.0%. A:
Repeating the second assignment does not address the first requirement. B: The two roles are
reversed: the first assignment belongs with the second focus, and vice versa. C: Repeating the first
assignment leaves the second requirement without its own matching focus.
Question 6
“Chemical derivatization techniques (e.g., Silylation)” is complete under “Mass
Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”. Which next task
addresses the separate requirement for “Blood Alcohol Analysis and
Interpretation”?
A. Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)
B. Principles of headspace gas chromatography for alcohol detection and quantitation (ethanol,
methanol, isopropanol, and acetone)
C. Chemical derivatization techniques (e.g., Silylation)
D. Extraction procedures (Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction) for biological fluids
(blood, serum, urine)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation: Principles of headspace gas
chromatography for alcohol detection and quantitation (ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and
acetone). Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra: Chemical derivatization
techniques (e.g., Silylation). A: This describes “Test Type”, rather than the requested focus. C: This
describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than the requested
focus. D: This describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than
the requested focus.
4
Public Safety Arizona
Forensic Scientist III - IV
(Toxicology/Blood/Alcohol)
Exam Plan
,QUESTIONS
Question 1
The first review concerns “Time Limit”; the second concerns “Total Items”.
Which ordered pair of tasks fits the two reviews?
A. First: 1 Hour; second: 40 items
B. First: 40 items; second: 40 items
C. First: 1 Hour; second: 1 Hour
D. First: 40 items; second: 1 Hour
Correct Answer: A
Full Explanation: Time Limit: 1 Hour. Total Items: 40 items. B: Repeating the second assignment
does not address the first requirement. C: Repeating the first assignment leaves the second
requirement without its own matching focus. D: The two roles are reversed: the first assignment
belongs with the second focus, and vice versa.
Question 2
Which note correctly distinguishes the focus of “Time Limit”, “Weight /
Scoring”, “Total Items”, “Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation”? Pay
particular attention to the role of “Pass/Fail (Passing Score: 70% or better)”.
A. Weight / Scoring — 1 Hour
B. Weight / Scoring — 40 items
C. Weight / Scoring — Pass/Fail (Passing Score: 70% or better)
D. Weight / Scoring — Sample handling, homogeneity, replication, quality control, and
interpretation of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Weight / Scoring: Pass/Fail (Passing Score: 70% or better). A: This option
instead describes the following different focus: Time Limit: 1 Hour. B: This option instead describes
the following different focus: Total Items: 40 items. D: This option instead describes the following
different focus: Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation: Sample handling, homogeneity,
replication, quality control, and interpretation of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results.
2
,QUESTIONS
Question 3
Check the associations among “Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation”,
“Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, “Test Type”,
“Total Items”. Which association should be corrected? Pay particular attention
to the role of “Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)”.
A. Total Items — 40 items
B. Test Type — 40 items
C. Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation — Principles of headspace gas chromatography for
alcohol detection and quantitation (ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and acetone)
D. Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra — Extraction procedures
(Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction) for biological fluids (blood, serum, urine)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: The note requiring correction assigns the second focus’s activity to the first
focus. Test Type: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice). Total Items: 40 items. A: This association
is consistent: Total Items: 40 items. C: This association is consistent: Blood Alcohol Analysis and
Interpretation: Principles of headspace gas chromatography for alcohol detection and quantitation
(ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and acetone). D: This association is consistent: Mass
Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra: Extraction procedures (Liquid-Liquid
Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction) for biological fluids (blood, serum, urine).
Question 4
When the objective moves from “Examination Details” to “Blood Alcohol
Analysis and Interpretation”, what should replace the emphasis on
“Pharmacological classification, therapeutic ranges, and toxic effects of drugs
and chemicals”?
A. Pharmacological classification, therapeutic ranges, and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals
B. Immunoassay screening methods (e.g., ELISA) and confirmatory testing workflows
C. Sample handling, homogeneity, replication, quality control, and interpretation of blood
alcohol concentration (BAC) results
D. Chemical derivatization techniques (e.g., Silylation)
Correct Answer: C
Full Explanation: Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation: Sample handling, homogeneity,
replication, quality control, and interpretation of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results.
Examination Details: Pharmacological classification, therapeutic ranges, and toxic effects of drugs
and chemicals. A: This describes “Examination Details”, rather than the requested focus. B: This
describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than the requested
focus. D: This describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than
the requested focus.
3
, QUESTIONS
Question 5
Two responsibilities must remain distinct: “Test Type” and “Percentage”.
Which first/second pairing preserves their roles?
A. First: 100.0%; second: 100.0%
B. First: 100.0%; second: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)
C. First: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice); second: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)
D. First: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice); second: 100.0%
Correct Answer: D
Full Explanation: Test Type: Written Examination (Multiple-Choice). Percentage: 100.0%. A:
Repeating the second assignment does not address the first requirement. B: The two roles are
reversed: the first assignment belongs with the second focus, and vice versa. C: Repeating the first
assignment leaves the second requirement without its own matching focus.
Question 6
“Chemical derivatization techniques (e.g., Silylation)” is complete under “Mass
Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”. Which next task
addresses the separate requirement for “Blood Alcohol Analysis and
Interpretation”?
A. Written Examination (Multiple-Choice)
B. Principles of headspace gas chromatography for alcohol detection and quantitation (ethanol,
methanol, isopropanol, and acetone)
C. Chemical derivatization techniques (e.g., Silylation)
D. Extraction procedures (Liquid-Liquid Extraction, Solid Phase Extraction) for biological fluids
(blood, serum, urine)
Correct Answer: B
Full Explanation: Blood Alcohol Analysis and Interpretation: Principles of headspace gas
chromatography for alcohol detection and quantitation (ethanol, methanol, isopropanol, and
acetone). Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra: Chemical derivatization
techniques (e.g., Silylation). A: This describes “Test Type”, rather than the requested focus. C: This
describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than the requested
focus. D: This describes “Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Interpretation of Mass Spectra”, rather than
the requested focus.
4
