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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Baden fail to change the cause of death on the Soman case?
(a) He was never asked.
(b) He didn't believe the change was truthful.
(c) He didn't have time.
(d) He simply misplaced the file.

2. Where did Humes place the gunshot wound to the head erroneously?
(a) Four inches to the right of the actual wound.
(b) Four inches too high.
(c) Four inches too low.
(d) Four inches to the left of the actual wound.

3. What case does Baden believe was a triumph for forensic medicine in 1910?
(a) The Triffin murder case.
(b) The Jack the Ripper case.
(c) The William Hogarth case.
(d) The Crippen murder case.

4. What happened to the status of a coroner over time?
(a) The status increased.
(b) There was no status.
(c) The status was lost.
(d) The status stayed the same.

5. How does Baden prove the bullet went into John Connally sideways?
(a) He viewed the video.
(b) He physically examined him in 1978.
(c) He reviewed the medical notes of the attending physician.
(d) He reviewed the Xrays.

6. How did Furue claim he matched the bones to the missing person list?
(a) By examining the bones to determine ethnicity.
(b) By examining the bones to determine height, weight, and age.
(c) By finding scarring to match old Xrays.
(d) By locating implants.

7. What happens to Baden's patient following his release from the hospital at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) He dies of an overdose.
(b) He dies in a car accident.
(c) He dies of infection.
(d) He dies of cancer.

8. Why did Ann Hart sue the government?
(a) Claiming her husband went AWOL.
(b) Sexual harassment.
(c) Misidentifying her remains.
(d) Misidentifying her husband's remains.

9. What happened to the property of a suicide victim during this time?
(a) It was given to the natives.
(b) It was given to the poor.
(c) It was given to the Crown.
(d) It was given to the family.

10. How often could autopsies be performed in Massachusetts?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every four years.
(c) Every year.
(d) Once every ten years.

11. What drug does Baden note is invisible on the autopsy table?
(a) Arsenic.
(b) Cyanide.
(c) Strychnine.
(d) Tranquilizers.

12. What does Baden note about the FBI photographer at the scene of the autopsy?
(a) He did not have clearance.
(b) He was overqualified.
(c) His camera was insufficient for the job.
(d) He had never done autopsy photos.

13. What was the end result of Baden's case?
(a) He was moved into a different position.
(b) He was reinstated.
(c) He was given a settlement.
(d) He was not reinstated.

14. Why does Baden believe Levine was convicted at all costs?
(a) The ME wanted a raise.
(b) Morgenthau's office had previously lost evidence, which allowed him to be set free.
(c) The DA wanted a conviction to spare the family.
(d) The DA wanted a conviction to serve justice.

15. Why does Baden finally choose to follow forensic medicine?
(a) He believes the field helps the masses.
(b) He believes the field helps individuals.
(c) He enjoys being out of the limelight.
(d) He enjoys the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baden realize about Humes and Finck, the men who performed the original autopsy?

2. How are the majority of bodies identified?

3. What did medical examiners have to decide between as a cause of death for Elvis?

4. What does Baden learn after noting $40 on the body of a dead man in an apartment?

5. What did William Hare and William Burke do to obtain bodies to sell?

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