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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the masochist doctor die at the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) He died from starvation.
(b) He died by asphyxiation.
(c) He died from a heroin overdose.
(d) He died from a gunshot wound.

3. What does Baden blame for the increase in mercury scare dsuring his time as ME?
(a) He blames environmental factors.
(b) He blames more accurate testing.
(c) He blames improper testing.
(d) He blames infected swordfish.

4. What did William Hare and William Burke do to obtain bodies to sell?
(a) Steal bodies from hospitals.
(b) Murder people.
(c) Steal bodies from mortuaries.
(d) Find bodies during war.

5. How does Baden discover time of death in the Hendricks case?
(a) Algor mortis.
(b) Rigor mortis.
(c) Potassium eye fluid test.
(d) Through undigested stomach contents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author note about the competency of natural death autopsies?

2. What did the funeral director miss when preparing the body for funeral?

3. Which organ is particularly important for detecting poison?

4. What punishment did Carl Coppolino receive for the murder of his wife?

5. What pattern does Baden find in the .22 caliber killer, the New York Slasher, and the Buffalo Slasher?

(see the answer key)

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