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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Baden not do an autopsy on Nelson Rockefeller?
(a) He was given a death certificate by his own physician.
(b) He didn't want to report a suicide.
(c) He didn't want to cause controversy.
(d) He didn't want to get involved.

2. What is the rule for jurisdiction when it comes to a dismembered body?
(a) Whoever has the heart has the case.
(b) Whoever has the legs has the case.
(c) Whoever has the brain has the case.
(d) Whoever has the hands has the case.

3. What does Baden believe is the end goal of the DA?
(a) To err on the side of caution for the police.
(b) To find justice for the family.
(c) To pursue the truth at all consequences.
(d) To get a conviction, regardless of truth.

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

5. Who was the first medical examiner of New York City?
(a) Dr. Charles Norris.
(b) Tammany Hall.
(c) John Mitchel.
(d) Henry Wilcox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baden note about the symmetry of the human body?

2. During Chapter Two, what do the doctors at the table of the woman who died believe was her cause of deathf?

3. What does Baden claim happens at the site of an accident?

4. How long did it take Baden's wrongful dismissal suit to go to trial?

5. Why did Baden fail to change the cause of death on the Soman case?

(see the answer key)

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