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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 did Furue claim he matched the bones to the missing person list?
(a) By locating implants.
(b) By examining the bones to determine height, weight, and age.
(c) By finding scarring to match old Xrays.
(d) By examining the bones to determine ethnicity.

2. Why do the fallopian tubes of prostitutes show scarring during autopsy?
(a) They have repeated bouts of gonorrhea.
(b) They have had many children.
(c) They have often been raped.
(d) They have had too many sexual partners.

3. What happens to Baden's patient following his release from the hospital at the end of Chapter Two?
(a) He dies of cancer.
(b) He dies in a car accident.
(c) He dies of an overdose.
(d) He dies of infection.

4. During Chapter Two, what do the doctors at the table of the woman who died believe was her cause of deathf?
(a) Drug abuse.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Choking.
(d) Cancer.

5. What were the complaints against Baden as ME by Morgenthau and Ferrer?
(a) He is a sloppy administrator, has bad judgment, and an uncooperative attitude.
(b) He lies on the stand to protect the DA.
(c) He is uncooperative, and improper with other staff members.
(d) He has bad judgment, is uncooperative, and lies to protect himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the verdict in the Andre case?

2. Why are many exotic poisons difficult to detect during autopsy?

3. If the primary method of identification is not available, what is the second type used?

4. What does Baden note about the FBI photographer at the scene of the autopsy?

5. Which autopsies are done incompetently much of the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what Baden notes occurs by the French Revolution as a way to bring bodies to medical schools for science.

2. Briefly explain the case of Ann Hart.

3. Describe the blunders that occurred during the Levin and Chambers case.

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

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

6. What does Baden note in Chapter One is the price of fame when a celebrity dies, and why?

7. Discuss the symptoms of strychnine.

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

9. What happened to much of the evidence in the Kennedy assassination case, and what does Baden believe occurred?

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

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