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Question 1 (1 point)

A bifurcation is __________.

Question 1 options:

	The smooth spreading apart of two ridges
	The center point of all fingerprint patterns
	The forking or splitting of one ridge into two or more branches
	A special type of whorl pattern

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Question 2 (1 point)

What is the minimum standard regarding the total number of individual or Galton characteristics required to identify a fingerprint?

Question 2 options:

	10
	12
	There is none
	8

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Question 3 (1 point)

The sweat excreted from our fingers is _____ water.

Question 3 options:

	50%
	99%
	25%
	10%

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Question 4 (1 point)

Purkinje established __________ groups of fingerprint types.

Question 4 options:

	three
	six
	nine
	twelve

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Question 5 (1 point)

Some South American countries still use the fingerprint classification system developed by Argentine criminologist __________.

Question 5 options:

	Ivan Vucetich
	Caesar Lombroso
	Donald Sunderland
	Henry Lee

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Question 6 (1 point)

ACE-V stands for which of the following?

Question 6 options:

	Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, and Verification
	Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, and Visualization
	Analysis, Consultation, Evaluation, and Visualization
	Analysis, Counting, Evaluation, and Visualization

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Question 7 (1 point)

Furrows of a fingerprint are located where?

Question 7 options:

	Under the pores
	Between the ridges
	Under the nail
	None of the above

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Question 8 (1 point)

Ridge detail can also be found on what other body part?

Question 8 options:

	Big toe
	Lip
	Ear
	All of the above

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Question 9 (1 point)

Important factors that are involved in an examiner’s determination of identification are:

Question 9 options:

	Number of ridge characteristics
	Clarity of prints
	Presence or absence of dissimilarities
	Examiner’s training, experience, skill, and ethics
	All of the above

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Question 10 (1 point)

Indistinct or illegible prints may result from ____________.

Question 10 options:

	A failure to reproduce focal points (deltas and cores)
	Allowing fingers to slip or twist
	Sweaty hands
	All of the above

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Question 11 (1 point)

The Dermis layer of skin constitutes what percentage of the mass of human skin?

Question 11 options:

	90-95%
	50%
	25-30%
	10%

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Question 12 (1 point)

During The Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael case, it was ruled that Daubert did not apply to expert testimony involving specialized knowledge.

Question 12 options:

	True
	False

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Question 13 (1 point)

Scientific research has provided us with reasons as to why fingerprints are persistent and unique – the main premises of fingerprint identification.

Question 13 options:

	True
	False

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Question 14 (1 point)

The distinction between Ulnar and Radial loops depends on which hand the loop is found on.

Question 14 options:

	True
	False

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Question 15 (1 point)

The first person to describe the ridges, furrows, and pores on our hands and feet was

Question 15 options:

	Sir Edward Henry
	Sir Francis Drake
	Nehemiah Grew
	Thomas Bewick

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Question 16 (1 point)

The biological uniqueness and permanence of friction ridges allows for identification or ‘individualization’ of a friction ridge impression.

Question 16 options:

	True
	False

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Question 17 (1 point)

Identical twins have the same fingerprints.

Question 17 options:

	True
	False

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Question 18 (1 point)

Fingerprints were used as marks of identification before the third century B.C. by which of the following countries?

Question 18 options:

	India
	France
	Babylon
	China

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Question 19 (1 point)

Fingerprint pattern frequency in America is typically___________

Question 19 options:

	80% Arches, 25% Loops, and 2% Whorls
	80% Loops, 25% Whorls, and 2% Arches
	80% Whorls, 25% Arches, and 2% Loops
	None of the above

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Question 20 (1 point)

In what year did the admissibility of friction ridge identification come under tough scrutiny?

Question 20 options:

	1993
	1805
	1923
	1999

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Question 21 (1 point)

The Daubert ruling stated that:

Question 21 options:

	The court must decide if the questioned technique is “generally accepted” by the scientific community
	The trial judge is the “gatekeeper”
	The trial judge must screen scientific evidence to ensure it is relevant and reliable
	None of the above

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Question 22 (1 point)

A latent print is readily visible to the naked eye.

Question 22 options:

	True
	False

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Question 23 (1 point)

Faulds advocated the use of fingerprints for identifying _____________.

Question 23 options:

	important administrative officials
	criminals
	women
	foreigners

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Question 24 (1 point)

Basic equipment for taking inked fingerprints includes ___________.

Question 24 options:

	Thin writer’s ink, a cardholder, and a scraper
	A fingerprint card and black printer’s ink
	A roller, blue printer’s ink, and a cardholder
	Violet printer’s ink and a roller

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Question 25 (1 point)

There is no available methodology in place to measure the amount of comparable detail in a fingerprint.

Question 25 options:

	True
	False