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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. What did Baden find in the pilot of Flight 66?
(a) A damaged windpipe.
(b) Hardened arteries.
(c) Prostate cancer.
(d) Lung cancer.

2. What does a cause of death of 'psychosis with exhaustion' really mean, according to Baden?
(a) That the victim was killed by his own actions.
(b) That the victim died from exhaustion.
(c) That the victim was killed while being subdued after acting out.
(d) That the victim was murdered by police for no reason.

3. What was missing from the body of the bishop on Flight 66?
(a) His left leg.
(b) A ring and a belt.
(c) A ring, cross, and gold wristwatch.
(d) His right arm.

4. In what year is the office of the Coroner first described?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1194.
(c) 1587.
(d) 1768.

5. How are most people identified in a mass disaster?
(a) Identification tags.
(b) Family identification.
(c) Fingerprints and dental records.
(d) Personal property.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are characteristics of an alcoholic's liver?

2. What is algor mortis?

3. Where were the survivors of Flight 66 sitting?

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

5. How long does the military keep medical records?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Baden believes people go into particular medical professions.

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

4. Explain Baden's experience of the convergence of hospital medicine and the morgue, and why the event had an impact on him.

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

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

7. Describe why Baden notes the conspiracy theorists' use of the head movement of Kennedy after his shooting leads to unreliable conclusions.

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

9. Explain why Baden believes coroners are often in trouble as a result of their positions.

10. Explain how the body of Theresa Ferrara was identified and why there were different strands of hair on her torso.

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