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Twin sisters Paola and Maria have a slight difference in their handwriting. Paola slants her letters more than Maria does. Which of the following elements BEST describes the area in which their handwriting differs?
A painting is being sold at auction, but a participant feels that it is a forgery. What should investigators do to determine its authenticity?
Which of the following might be used to help enhance the information on a receipt?
Which of the following is NOT a method by which strychnine can be administered?
Several typed questioned documents have a unique mark in the upper right corner. What is the MOST reasonable explanation for the unique mark appearing on all the documents?
Although strychnine is colorless, it has a very strong bitter taste.
The philosopher Socrates was executed with which poison?
A forensic scientist is using an exemplar to analyze a document. What type of sample is the forensic scientist using?
What symptoms might a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning exhibit?
A transmitting terminal identifier is found on documents from what type of device?
A suspect is unwilling to provide a handwriting sample. Which of the following should be done in order to obtain a sample?
Hiroshi is a forensic scientist testing a drug he believes to be heroin. However, it is difficult to identify because the heroin is mixed with another additive. What other substance will Hiroshi MOST likely find?
Josiah is a forensic scientist who suspects that something has been erased on a document. What does Josiah MOST likely see?
Police are reinvestigating a cold case from 10 years ago. They have exhumed the body and an autopsy is being performed. The forensic scientist detected a poison in the bones of the body, which led to an eventual arrest of a suspect. What poison was MOST likely found?
Which drug comes from the poppy plant?
Which of the following is NOT a factor in deciding what type of sample to take from a poison victim?
Information about where a drug was found has little impact on any tests that might be run to confirm its identity.
Ramona, a forensic scientist, has been called to the scene of an accident. The investigators would like her to check whether alcohol was a factor. Which category of drugs is Ramona testing for at this accident?
Document examiners generally have an easy time of obtaining exemplars since most people volunteer them.
A man eating at a restaurant noticed a very bitter flavor in his mashed potatoes. Moments after he finished his meal, the man screams, gasps for breath, foams at the mouth, and dies. What is the MOST likely cause of death?