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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the survivors of Flight 66 sitting?
(a) In the middle of the plane.
(b) In the cockpit.
(c) In the rear of the plane.
(d) In the front of the plane.

2. Why did Baden fail to change the cause of death on the Soman case?
(a) He didn't believe the change was truthful.
(b) He didn't have time.
(c) He was never asked.
(d) He simply misplaced the file.

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

4. 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.

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

6. What did Baden give to the biologist that allowed him to give a time of death for the 55 year old woman of at least a year and a half?
(a) Blood.
(b) Fish samples.
(c) Water.
(d) Algae.

7. What does Baden find caused the death of the woman at the fund raising dinner?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Choking.
(c) Drug abuse.
(d) Cancer.

8. What were resurrectionists during the time of the French Revolution?
(a) Medical students.
(b) Grave robbers.
(c) Medical examiners.
(d) Morticians.

9. What happened in St. Louis in 1973 that hindered MIA investigations?
(a) There was a computer crash that lost military records.
(b) There was a fire that burned military records.
(c) There was a tornado that damaged military records.
(d) There was a flood that damaged military records.

10. What does Baden realize about Humes and Finck, the men who performed the original autopsy?
(a) Both were hired by the family.
(b) Both were trying to cover up the truth.
(c) Neither were in the military, and thus, did not have clearance.
(d) Neither had previously done an autopsy this complex.

11. Why did Baden delay the autopsy report in the case of Willie Welch?
(a) He was waiting for toxicology reports.
(b) He was reluctant to help the DA.
(c) He was unwilling to claim Welch was stabbed.
(d) He was arguing with Dr. Rho about cause of death.

12. What is a coup injury?
(a) When someone has a bruised scalp, a fractured skull, and a bruised brain, all directly beneath one another.
(b) When someone has a bruised scalp, a fractured skull, and a bruised brain, all in different areas.
(c) When someone has a bruised back of the head, a fractured skull, and a bruised brain at the front.
(d) When someone has a bruised back of the head, a fractured skull, and a bruised brain at the back.

13. What two disciplines does Baden claim are combined in the medical examiner's position?
(a) Politics and law.
(b) Politics and finance.
(c) Science and politics.
(d) Science and law.

14. If the primary method of identification is not available, what is the second type used?
(a) Bone scans.
(b) ID Tags.
(c) Family identification.
(d) Dental records.

15. What event forced Scotland Yard to begin examining the role of the coroner?
(a) The rise of murders.
(b) The Black Death.
(c) The Plague.
(d) The failure to find Jack the Ripper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is rigor mortis?

2. How are the majority of bodies identified?

3. What does Baden note is the desire of the DAs office in terms of the ME?

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

5. What is Baden's first homicide case?

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