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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 does Baden learn after noting $40 on the body of a dead man in an apartment?
(a) Often, the victim has no valuables.
(b) Often, police overlook such things.
(c) Often, things are stolen from dead bodies.
(d) Often, family reports stolen jewelry.

2. What does Baden note his profession was believed to be?
(a) A place for only the most intelligent.
(b) A dumping ground for those who couldn't finish medical school.
(c) A dumping ground for incompetents.
(d) A place for the elite in the field of medicine.

3. What trait does Baden note forensic pathologists have to have?
(a) They have to be comfortable in the limelight.
(b) They have to be emotional.
(c) They have to prefer academic medicine.
(d) They have to hate publicity.

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

5. How long does the military keep medical records?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Indefinitely.
(d) Six years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rule for jurisdiction when it comes to a dismembered body?

2. What is a coup injury?

3. What two disciplines does Baden claim are combined in the medical examiner's position?

4. What drug does Baden note is invisible on the autopsy table?

5. What event forced Scotland Yard to begin examining the role of the coroner?

(see the answer key)

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