Introduction to
Forensic Anthropology
6th Edition by Steven N. Byers
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,Ch 01 6e
1 Which of the following is not one of Clyde Snow’s questions?
(A) Are the remains of medicolegal significance?
(B) Are the remains human?
(C) When did death occur?
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A) Are the remains of medicolegal significance?
2 Which of the following cases allows expert testimony to be used in court if that testimony
is based on techniques with known or potential error rates?
(A) Frye v. United States
(B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(C) General Electric v. Joiner
(D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael
Answer: (B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
3 Which of the following cases prevents expert testimony to be used in court if that
testimony shows too great a gap between the data and the opinion offered?
(A) Frye v. United States
(B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(C) General Electric v. Joiner
(D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael
Answer: (C) General Electric v. Joiner
4 Which of the following cases allows expert testimony to be used in court if that testimony
is based on principles that can be, and have been, tested?
(A) Frye v. United States
(B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(C) General Electric v. Joiner
(D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael
Answer: (B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
5 Which of the following cases allows expert testimony to be used in court if that testimony
is based on principles that are generally accepted by other experts in the field?
(A) Frye v. United States
(B) FRE Rule 702
(C) General Electric v. Joiner
(D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael
Answer: (A) Frye v. United States
6 What is the role of forensic anthropology in the medicolegal community?
(A) Estimate as much information on human skeletal remains as possible
, Ch 01 6e
(B) Estimate cause of death
(C) Perform autopsies on fleshed bodies
(D) Identification of a decedent from dental remains
Answer: (A) Estimate as much information on human skeletal remains as possible
7 Which of the following is a development within the Establishment Period of forensic
anthropology?
(A) Basic studies of human skeletal identification
(B) Small bone fragments could be identified as human
(C) Creation of the Physical Anthropology section in the American Academy of
Forensic Sciences
(D) All of the above
Answer: (C) Creation of the Physical Anthropology section in the American Academy
of Forensic Sciences
8 Which of the following is a development within the Consolidation Period of forensic
anthropology?
(A) Basic studies of human skeletal identification
(B) The use of war dead to estimate stature and age from the skeleton
(C) Assembly of human skeletal collections
(D) All of the above
Answer: (B) The use of war dead to estimate stature and age from the skeleton
9 Which of the following is a development within the Formative Period of forensic
anthropology?
(A) Basic studies of human skeletal identification
(B) Small bone fragments could be identified as human
(C) Assembly of human skeletal collections
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
10 Which of the following is a development within the Expansion Period of forensic
anthropology?
(A) Creation of regression formulas for calculating stature from long limb bone
lengths
(B) Increase in the number of forensic anthropology programs worldwide
(C) Solving of the Parkman murder case
(D) Publication by W. M. Krogman of The Human Skeleton in Forensic Medicine
Answer: (B) Increase in the number of forensic anthropology programs worldwide
11 The analysis of Francisco Pizzaro is an example of what role of forensic anthropologists?