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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is algor mortis?
(a) A method to determine time of death that uses body stiffness.
(b) A method to determine time of death that uses body color.
(c) A method to determine time of death that uses body decomposition.
(d) A method to determine time of death that uses body temperature.

2. What is rigor mortis?
(a) A method to determine time of death that uses body temperature.
(b) A method to determine time of death that uses body color.
(c) A method to determine time of death that uses body decomposition.
(d) A method to determine time of death that uses body stiffness.

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

4. How long did it take Baden's wrongful dismissal suit to go to trial?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) Five years.

5. How are most people identified in a mass disaster?
(a) Fingerprints and dental records.
(b) Family identification.
(c) Personal property.
(d) Identification tags.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Humes do with his original notes from the autopsy?

2. What are characteristics of an alcoholic's liver?

3. What does Baden believe the group proved, beyond a doubt?

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

5. What does Baden note his profession was believed to be?

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