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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Perez and Narcisco were found guilty of what?
(a) Poisoning six people.
(b) Poisoning thirty-five people.
(c) Poisoning ten people.
(d) Poisoning one hundred people.

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

3. What does Baden point out is a misconception about drugs and alcohol?
(a) It is the combination that kills.
(b) It is the amount that kills.
(c) It is the type of drug that kills.
(d) It is the blending of drugs that kills.

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

5. What do some list as a reason to believe Marilyn Monroe was murdered?
(a) She told someone she was being followed.
(b) There was blood at the scene.
(c) She didn't leave a note.
(d) There were no barbiturates in her stomach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What fact about the 'magic' bullet does Baden point out that explains its ability to travel through more than one person?

3. What causes the skin and blood of a victim to turn cherry-pink?

4. What is a coup injury?

5. Why do the fallopian tubes of prostitutes show scarring during autopsy?

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