9.6: Test Questions

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    1. The first recorded use of forensic entomology in courtroom proceedings was in which European country:
      1. Jianyang, China
      2. Lyon, France
      3. Paris, France
      4. Edinburgh, Scotland
    2. This doctor determined the body of a child found behind the mantle of a French apartment belonged to a previous tenant and not the tenant who found the remains:
      1. Song Chi
      2. Edmond Locard
      3. Louis Bergeret d’Arbois
      4. Alphonse Bertillon
    3. This insect will be the first to arrive at a blood-letting event crime scene:
      1. Flies
      2. Beetles
      3. Spiders
      4. Silverfish
    4. This change occurs in a body that has been immersed in water or otherwise deprived of oxygen:
      1. Mummification
      2. Decomposition
      3. Saponification
      4. Bloating
    5. The waxy, soap-like appearance of a body that has been immersed in water or otherwise deprived of oxygen is called:
      1. Adipocere
      2. Marbling
      3. Bloating
      4. Keratosis
    6. Before recording temperature readings, the technician should do this first:
      1. Collect observable insects from the clothing of the victim
      2. Look for pupae that have burrowed into the ground
      3. Collect adult flying insects using an aerial net
      4. Identify the various species of frass in and around the victim
    7. Which of the following is a good source of victim DNA:
      1. Adult flies
      2. Adult beetles
      3. Frass
      4. Silverfish eggs
    8. The analysis of fly and beetle larvae for toxins or drugs is called:
      1. Forensic anthropology
      2. Forensic taphonomy
      3. Forensic keratotomy
      4. Forensic entomotoxicology
    9. This is a suitable substitute for dirt in living habitat collection:
      1. Vermiculite
      2. Vermicelli
      3. Vellum
      4. Volcanic ash
    10. This science is focused on the changes in the body which occur during the time period between the time of death and the discovery of the body:
      1. Forensic pathology
      2. Forensic anthropology
      3. Forensic taphonomy
      4. Forensic entomology

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