University of Saint Anthony
Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial
City of Iriga
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
NAME & SECTION: ________________________________ SUBJECT: ____________
INSTRUCTOR: _____________________________________ DATE: May 08, 2020
ACTIVITY NO.3 IN FORENSIC – 2
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Choose the correct answer on each question by writing the letter of your
choice along with the term, phrases or sentences below the question and
choices provided.
2. After choosing your answer, explain why you think that the other choices is not
the correct answer on the given question.
EXAMPLE:
QUESTION: Who among the following is considered as the father of chiroscopy?
a. John Evangelist Purkinje c. William James Herschel
b. Marcello Malpighi d. Edmond Loccard
ANSWER: A. WILLIAM JAMES HERSCHEL
BECAUSE:
John Evangelist Purkinje is the Father of Dactyloscopy
Marcello Malpighi is the Grandfather of Dactyloscopy, and;
Edmond Loccard is the Father of Poroscopy
1. Which of these is a name given to the examination of the fingerprints?
a. entomology c. dactyloscopy
b. palynology d. trichology
2. What is the function of the ridges on our fingers which create fingerprints?
a. they help us to identify individual human beings
b. They provide protection for our touch receptors
c. They provide insulation for the tissues under the skin
d. They enable as to grasp objects
3. What causes fingerprints to be left behind when we touch things?
a. The natural oils in the skin
b. The moisture in the atmosphere
c. the smoothness of the surface we touch
d. the dust on the things we touch
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the three basics types of patterns?
a. whorls c. loops
b. spirals d. arches
5. At what age do human beings acquire fingerprints?
a. at six month’s gestation c. at birth
b. at three month’s gestation d. at two weeks age
6. Which of the following statements about fingerprints is NOT true?
a. Fingerprints are unique for every human being.
b. Fingerprint patterns do not change with growth or age
c. Even identical twins do not have identical fingerprints
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Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial
City of Iriga
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
d. Fingerprints are no more similar between two family members than between
two strangers
7. Which animal is said to have fingerprints virtually indistinguishable from those of
human beings?
a. raccoon c. koala
b. lemur d. panda
8. Why is it usually impossible to obtain fingerprints from textiles such as fabric, clothing
and carpet?
a. Because textiles are very absorbent
b. Because textile fibres are resistant to the powder used to dust for prints
c. Because textiles almost always contain synthetic materials
d. Because most modern fibres are treated with fluorocarbons to repel moisture
9. Who is generally recognized as being the first person to use fingerprints as a means
of identification?
a. Sir William Herschel c. Dr. Henry Faulds
b. Alphonse Bertillon d. Sir Edward Henry
10. In the USA, what is the minimum number of matching points required to identify an
unknown latent print?
a. there is no minimum c. 16
b. 8 d. 32
11. In which country was the first case of a criminal conviction based on fingerprint
evidence?
a. Germany c. Argentina
b. China d. Australia
12. In 1902, Henry (Harry) Jackson became the first person in the United Kingdom to be
convicted on fingerprint evidence. What was his crime?
a. embezzlement c. burglary
b. blackmail d. kidnapping
13. In 1910, Thomas Jennings became the first person in the United States of America
to be convicted on fingerprint evidence. What was his crime?
a. kidnapping c. murder
b. bootlegging d. forgery
14. Who was responsible for starting the first national fingerprint register in America in
the 1920’s?
a. Calvin Coolidge c. J. Edgar Hoover
b. August Vollmer d. Herbert Hoover
15. Which famous author was the first to utilize fingerprint evidence to solve a fictional
crime?
a. Rudyard Kipling c. Agatha Christie
b. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle d. Mark Twain
16. The dark portion of the fingerprint is called?
a. valley c. Core
b. Ridge d. Delta
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Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial
City of Iriga
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
17. The most common type of fingerprint pattern is the?
a. Arch c. Accidental Whorl
b. Loop d. Whorl
18. Fingerprint on plastic metal, glass and skin can be placed in a developing jar with
this chemical that reacts with amino acids to make the print appear in white.
a. Ninhydrin c. Silver Nitrate
b. Iodine Fuming d. Cyanoacrylate
19. In a fetus the basal layer of cells _____ than the layers above and below so it
collapses and folds to form intricate shapes.
a. no growth c. slower
b. faster d. the same rate
20. Fingerprints dissolved in this only grow back with scars on them making them more
unique.
a. acid c. neutral
b. base d. water
21. Most common fingerprint pattern. It has ridges that enter from the right and exit the
same side they enter.
a. wheel c. loop
b. whorl d. arch
22. The skin layer between the epidermis and dermis is the _____ layer.
a. basal c. cuticle
b. subcutaneous d. top
23. Outer layer of the skin.
a. dermis c. basal
b. epidermis d. subcutaneous
24. Triangular region of a loop.
a. loop c. Eye
b. delta d. Bifurcation
25. Least common fingerprint pattern.
a. arch c. whorl
b. loop d. double whorl
26. Sweat glands near the hair follicle.
a. touch receptor c. eccrine
b. friction ridges d. apocrine
27. Sweat glands near the hair follicle.
a. grows c. remains unchanged
b. stretches d. shrinks
28. Fingerprint patterns that can eliminate a suspect or link a suspect to the crime
scene.
a. Minutia c. Retinal Scanner
b. Palm Prints d. Hand Prints
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Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial
City of Iriga
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
29. Fingerprints are a(n) _____ characteristic. No two people have the identical ridge
patterns.
a. collusion c. individual
b. direct evidence d. class
30. Visible prints left on a smooth surface when blood, ink, paint, grease, or other liquids
come in contact with the hands and is transferred to the surface.
a. invisible c. plastic
b. patent d. latent
31. The study of fingerprint is called?
a. dactylography c. anthropometry
b. printology d. none of the above
32. No two individuals have more than ____ minutia in common.
a. 8 c. 5
b. 3 d. 10
33. Inner layer of skin.
a. none of the above c. epidermis
b. dermis d. basal
34. Fingerprints on paper can be sprayed with this chemical that reacts with amino
acids in sweat to make a purple print appear.
a. ninhydrin c. cyanoacrylate
b. iodine d. silver nitrate
35. Fingerprints on paper, cardboard, or unpainted surfaces can be developed in a jar
with this chemical that reacts with card boards to produce a brown print but it fades
quickly and must be photographed.
a. silver nitrate c. ninhydrin
b. iodine d. cyanoacrylate
36. It refers to a point on the ridge formation location at the center as heart of the
pattern.
a. delter c. radial loop
b. core d. ulinar loop
37. What is the symbol of center pocket loop whorl?
a. c c. d
b. x d. w
38. Can latent footprints be seen by naked eye?
a. no c. yes, at all times
b. yes, but not at all times d. once in a while
39. Can there be an accidental whorl even if there is only one delta?
a. no c. sometimes
b. yes d. it depends
40. Can a strong acid burn completely and never to recur fingerprints?
a. always c. it depends
b. none of these d. no
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Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial
City of Iriga
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
41. _______ are the tiny portions or is hill – like structure found on the epidermis of
friction skin containing sweat, with pores appearing as black lines in a fingerprint
impression.
a. imaginary lines c. black lines
b. furrows d. ridges
42. What prints are plain finger impressions left in the stomach surfaces unconsciously
by a person committing an offense?
a. accidental c. strange
b. visible d. standard
43. What do you do with fingerprinting in case of temporary disabilities?
a. delayed until wounded finger is cleaned up
b. done with care so that pressure shall not be left
c. held back until injury is healed
d. taken three days after
44. What do you call the inner terminus or focal point located at the center or the
approximate?
a. center c. delta
b. delta d. open delta
45. What fingerprint pattern does not have ridge count?
a. whorls c. radial loops
b. arches d. ulnar loops
46. Which of the following is also called “delta” in fingerprint identification?
a. lower ridge c. outer terminus
b. inner terminus d. enclosures
47. What are the little openings on the skin from where sweat is excreted?
a. ridges c. pore
b. whorl d. loop
48. What kind of ridge resembles a dot, fragment or period?
a. ending ridge c. ridge of tranquillity
b. lake ridge d. island ridge
49. What kind of pattern has two delats in which at least one ridge makes a turn through
one complete circuit?
a. loop c. arch
b. accidental whorl d. plain whorl
50. What is the scientific examination of the prints of the soles of the feet?
a. podoscopy c. chiroscopy
b. poroscopy d. fluoroscopy
51. The abrupt termination point of a fingerprint ridges.
a. bifurcation c. dot
c. island d. ending ridge
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Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial
City of Iriga
COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
52. Tiny elevation or hill-like structures found on the fingers, palm and soles bearing a
raw of sweat pores.
a. furrows c. ridges
b. island d. type lines
53. Fingerprints left on various surfaces at the crime scene which are not clearly visible.
a. plane impressions c. rolled impressions
b. visible impressions d. latent impressions
54. The minimum identical characteristics to justify the identity between two points.
a. 18 c. 12
b. 15 d. 9
55. A type of fingerprint pattern in which the slope or downward flow of the innermost
sufficient recurve is towards the thumb of radius bone of the hand of origin.
a. ulnar loop c. accidental whorl
b. tented arch d. radial loop
56. The forking or dividing of one line to two or more branches.
a. ridge c. delta
b. island d. bifurcation
57. The point on a ridge at or in front of and nearest the center of divergence of the type
lines.
a. divergence c. delta
b. island d. bifurcation
58. The following are the considerations used for the identification of a loop, EXCEPT
ONE.
a. delta c. a sufficient recurve
b. core d. a ridge count across a looping ridge
59. The process of recording fingerprint through the use of fingerprint ink.
a. pathology c. dactyloscopy
b. fingerprinting d. printing press
60. The fingerprint method of identification.
a. pathology c. dactyloscopy
b. fingerprinting d. printing press.
