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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the police catch Thomas Trantino?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is captured at home.
(c) He is captured at work.
(d) He surrenders.

2. Why are many exotic poisons difficult to detect during autopsy?
(a) The poisons are small in dose.
(b) The tests are difficult to obtain.
(c) The poisons leave the body before autopsy.
(d) The tests are too expensive to run routinely.

3. In Chapter Two, what actually caused the death of the man being autopsied in fear of small pox?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Measles.
(d) Cancer.

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

5. What happened to the property of a suicide victim during this time?
(a) It was given to the Crown.
(b) It was given to the family.
(c) It was given to the natives.
(d) It was given to the poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Baden prove is the material around Dr. Martin Luther King's wound?

2. What was missing from the body of the bishop on Flight 66?

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

4. Why did Ann Hart sue the government?

5. What does Baden believe is the true cause of Thomas Noguchi's move to a teaching position?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is psychosis with exhaustion, according to Baden?

2. List the three tests used to determine how long someone has been dead, and mention what they are.

3. Describe why there was controversy surrounding the death of Elvis.

4. Explain the circumstances surrounding the guilty verdict of Harvey Crippen.

5. Describe the symptoms of strangulation, as seen during autopsy.

6. Explain how the body of the mafioso was identified.

7. What was Humes' excuse about the faulty autopsy, and is this excuse valid?

8. Summarize Baden's beliefs about what the DA expects an ME to do during autopsy, when issuing a cause of death or other findings.

9. Describe briefly the position of coroner during the reign of King Richard I.

10. Discuss why Baden believes how someone dies is a reflection of how they live.

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