Colegio de Kidapawan

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CRIMINOLOGY DEPARTMENT
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CRIMTIC 4
JAN DOMINIC NAVA
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INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Choose only one answer
for each item by ticking the letter of your choice on the box provided before each choices. STRICTLY NO
ERASURES ALLOWED. USE ONLY BLACK BALLPOINT PEN.
Test I. Multiple Choices
1. The upright long downward stroke that is the trunk or stalks, normally seen in capital letters.
[]a. staff
[]b. stem/shank
[]c. Spur
[]d. Tick/Hitch
2. Any short stroke, which usually occurs at the top of the letters.
[]a. staff
[]b. stem/shank
[]c. Spur
[]d. Tick/Hitch
3. A writing weakness portrayed by irregular shaky stroke
[]a. staff
[]b. stem/shank
[]c. Tremor
[]d. Tick/Hitch
4. The study of ancient handwriting.
[]a. ideography
[]b. paleography
[]c. Iconography
[]d. geography
5. t crossing and dots of the letter i and j.
[]a. dicretic
[]b. daicritic
[]c. diacritic
[]d. diarticic
6. A Greek word petros meaning:
[]a. stone
[]b. cave
[]c. soil
[]d. papyrus
7. The creative combination of printing and cursive writing is called
[]a. scripted
[]b. printscript
[]c. cursive
[]d. calligraphy
8. What is the frequently encountered forgery of signature
[]a. traced
[]b. simple
[]c. computer scanning
[]d. simulated
9. It is the top portion of a letter or upper loop.
[]a. arc
[]b. Ascender
[]c. Arch
[]d. loop
11. A bad writing.
[]a. Mejadography
[]b. Cartagenagraphy
[]c. Cacography
[]d. Calligraphy
12. The end stroke of a letter.
[]a. ending/terminate stroke
[]b. finish stroke
[]c. mild stoke
[]d. backstroke
13. The lower part of a letter which rest on the base line.
[]a. foot
[]b. hands
[]c. Arc
[]d. eye
14. The following are characteristics of forgery except one.
[]a. presence of natural variation []b. Multiple pen lifts
[]c. patchwork appearance
[]d. bad quality of ink lines
15. Standards which are prepared upon the request of the investigator and for the purpose of comparison with the
questioned document.
[]a. relative standards
[]b. requested standards
[]c. extended standards
[]d. collected standards
16. Any stroke which goes back over another writing stroke.
[]a. shading
[]b. natural variation
[]c. retracing
[]d. rhythm
17. The name of a person written by him/her in a document as a sign of acknowledgement.
[]a. Opinion
[]b. thumbmark
[]c. Document
[]d. Signature
18. An n instruction that can be legally used in comparison with a questioned document, its origin is known and
can be proven.
[]a. simulated
[]b. compared
[]c. forged
[]d. standard

20. The following are characteristics of forgery except one.

[]a. presence of natural variation []b. Multiple pen lifts
[]c. patchwork appearance
[]d. bad quality of ink lines
21. Standards which are prepared upon the request of the investigator and for the purpose of comparison with the
questioned document.
[]a. relative standards
[]b. requested standards
[]c. extended standards
[]d. collected standards
22. Any stroke which goes back over another writing stroke.
[]a. shading
[]b. natural variation
[]c. retracing
[]d. rhythm
23. The name of a person written by him/her in a document as a sign of acknowledgement.
[]a. Opinion
[]b. thumbmark
[]c. Document
[]d. Signature
24. An n instruction that can be legally used in comparison with a questioned document, its origin is known and
can be proven.
[]a. simulated
[]b. compared
[]c. forged
[]d. standard
25. The place where the writer grasps the barrel of the pen and the angle at which he holds it is called:
[]a. Pen Emphasis
[]b. Pen hold
[]c. Pen pressure
[]d. Pen position
26. The element of the writing movement which is marked by regular or periodic recurrences. It may be classed as
smooth, intermittent, or jerky in its quality.
[]a. simplification
[]b. slope/slant
[]c. shading
[]d. rhythm
27. What do we call the series of lines or curves written in a single letter; one of the lines of an alphabet or series
of lines or curves within a single letter; the path traced by the pen on the paper?
[]a. slope
[]b. delta
[]c. Stroke
[]d. Pen lift
28. One is not a type of handwriting "Standards"
[]a. collected
[]b. post litem motam
[]c. requested
[]d. none of these
29. The act/process of making the content/s of a document not the intended content.
[]a. counterfeiting
[]b. erasure
[]c. falsification
[]d. forgery
30. One of these is an example of a handgun:
[]a. Revolvers and Rifles
[]b. pistols and rifles
[]c. pistol and revolver
[]d. rifles and shotguns
31. The study of handwriting to determine one's personality traits is called
[]a. dactyloscopy
[]b. graphology
[]c. questioned document examination
[]d. grapology
32. The term used to refer to any document that is completely written and sign by one person is[]a. spurious
[]b. simulated
[]c. test
[]d. holograph
33. The overall character of the ink line from the beginning to the ending of a letter is referred to as
[]a. alignment
[]b. line quality
[]c. rhythm
[]d. skill
34. Contemporary handwriting standards means that the age of the standards should be within[]a. 15 year prior to the date of the question document
[]b. 8 years prior to the date of the question document
[]c. 10 years prior to the date of the question document
[]d. 5 years prior to the date of the question document
35. The series of lines or curves with the letter of the alphabet are known as[]a. stroke structure
[]b. slope
[]c. alignment
[]d. slant
36. A kind of handwriting movement wherein the writing is executed by the action of the whole hand with the
wrist as a pivot or center of action is referred to as
[]a. finger movement
[]b. forearm movement
[]c. hand movement
[]d. whole arm movement
37. Among the following, what kind of examination which is maid to aid the examiner discover or perceived some
minutes physical details of a material which would not be possible by merely using his naked eye?
[]a. transmitted light exam
[]b. ultra violet exam
[]c. infrared light exam
[]d. microscopic exam
38. Which of the following includes both the circumstances under which the writing was prepared and the factors,
which influence the writer`s ability to write at the time of the execution?
[]a. writing movement
[]b. writing conditions
[]c. writing quality
[]d. system of writing
39. In forgery, the forged signature made without an effort to make a resemblance of a genuine signature done in
a natural or disguise writing of the forger, otherwise known as spurious signature is called-

[]a. traced
[]b. simulated
[]c. copied
[]d. simple
40. A genuine signature which has been used to prepare an imitated or traced forgery is considered[]a. a standard signature
[]b. an exemplars
[]c. a model signature
[]d. a formal signature
41. A kind of document which is executed by a private person without the intervention of a notary public, or of
competent public official, by which some disposition of agreement is proved.
[]a. commercial document
[]b. official document
[]c. public document
[]d. private document
42. An instrument that can be legally used in comparison with a questioned document, its origin is known and can
be proven.
[]a. simulated document
[]b. forged document
[]c. standard document
[]d. compared document
43. The process of making out what is illegible or what has been effaced.
[]a. Comparison
[]b. Collation
[]c. Obliteration
[]d. Decipherment
44. A document which contains some changes either as an addition or deletion.
[]a. inserted document
[]b. altered document
[]c. disputed document
[]d. obliterated document
45. A kind of erasure by using a rubber eraser, sharp knife, razor blade or picking instrument.
[]a. mechanical erasure
[]b. electronic erasure
[]c. magnetic erasure
[]d. chemical erasure
46. It is the periodic increase in pressure, characterized by widening of the ink stroke.
[]a. Shading
[]b. pen lift
[]c. pen emphasis
[]d. pen pressure
47. A kind of document executed by a person in authority and by private parties but notarized by competent
officials.
[]a. private document
[]b. commercial document
[]c. public document
[]d. official document
48. There is freehand invitation and is considered as the most skillful class of forgery
[]a. simulated or copied forgery
[]b. simple forgery
[]c. traced forgery
[]d. carbon tracing
49. Condensed and compact set of authentic specimen which is adequate and proper, should contain a cross
section of the material from known sources.
[]a. disguised document
[]b. questioned document
[]c. standard document
[]d. requested document
50. Specimens of hand writing or of typescript which is of known origin.
[]a. Letters
[]b. Samples
[]c. Exemplars
[]d. Documents
51. A document which is being questioned because of its origin, its contents or the circumstances or the stories of
its production.
[]a. disputed document
[]b. standard document
[]c. requested document
[]d. questioned document
47. It is the crime of making ,circulating or uttering false coins and bank notes .Literally, it means to make a copy
of: or imitate: to make a spurious semblance of, as money or stamps, with the intent to deceive or defraud.
[]a. forgery
[]b. fake money bills
[]c. falsification
[]d. counterfeiting
48. What is the rounded outside of the top of the bend stroke in small letters m, n and h?
[]a. arc
[]b. shoulder
[]c. hump
[]d. arch
49. Which of the following refers to any major long downward stroke of a letter like the long downward stroke of
the letter b, g?
[]a. shank
[]b. Stem
[]c. descender
[]d. Staff
50. The imitation of the style of writing by another person becomes difficult because the other person
Cannot by mere will power reproduce in himself all the muscular combination from habit of the first writer
[]a. Has entirely different psychological condition
[]b. Learned an entirely different fundamentals of writing
[]c. Has different experience in work, school and other environmental factors
[]d. Cannot be mere power will reproduce in himself all the muscular combination from habit of the first
writer
[]e. all of these
51. One in which the facts appearing therein may not be true, and are contested either in whole or part with
respect to its authenticity, identity, or origin.
[]a. Questioned document
[]b. Illegal document
[]c. Falsified document
[]d. Disputed facts

52. Are condensed and compact set of authentic specimens which, if adequate and proper, should contain a cross
section of the material from a known source for questioned document examination.
[]a. Basis products
[]b. Standards
[]c. Handwriting
[]d. Signatures
53. A term used by some document examiners and attorneys to characterize known material.
[]a. Basis
[]b. Exemplar
[]c. Xerox copies
[]d. Reproduced
54. When a document is issued and notarized by a notary public or competent public official with solemnities
required by law, it is called
[]a. Official document
[]b. Public document
[]c. Commercial document
[]d. Private Document
55. What is known as the blotting out or shearing over the writing to make the original invisible to as an addition?
[]a. Obliteration
[]b. Obscuration
[]c. Forged
[]d. None of these
56. In legal language, it refers to the document examiner's conclusion. In Court, he may not only express it but
demonstrates the reasons for arriving at his conclusion.
[]a. Remarks
[]b. Testimony
[]c. Opinion
[]d. Reasoning
57. In this kind of document examination, the document is viewed with the source of illumination behind it and the
light passing through the paper. Documents are subjected to this type of examination to determine the presence
of erasures, matching of serrations and some other types of alterations.
[]a. Microscopic examination
[]b. Ultra violet examination
[]b. Photographic examination
[]d. Transmitted light examination
58. It is the result of a very complicated series of facts, being used as whole, combination of certain forms of visible
mental and muscular habits acquired by long, continued painstaking effort. Some defined it as visible speech.
[]a. Typewriting
[]b. Money Bills
[]c. Handwriting
[]d. All of these
59. In document examination, what is the relation of parts of the whole of writing or line of individual letters in
words to the baseline?
[]a. Proportion
[]b. Alignment
[]c. Lining
[]d. Letter forms
60. Any property or mark which distinguishes and in document examination commonly called to as the identifying
details is called
[]a. Standard
[]b. Characteristics
[]c. Attribute
[]d. Form
63. The act of setting two or more items side by side to weigh their identifying qualities; it refers not only a visual
but also the mental act in which the element of one item are related to the counterparts of the other.
[]a. Collation
[]b. Analysis
[]c. Comparison
[]d. Recording
64. It is the crime of making, circulating or uttering false coins and banknotes. Literally, it means to make a copy
of; or imitate; to make a spurious semblance of, as money or stamps, with the intent to deceive or defraud.
[]a. Counterfeiting
[]b. Falsification
[]c. Forgery
[]d. Fake money bills
65. A fluid or viscous marking material used for writing or printing.
[]a. Pen
[]b. Ink
[]c. Coal
[]d. Chalk
66. What is the oldest ink material known?
[]a. Ball point pen ink
[]b. Chinese Ink
[]c. Aniline Ink
[]d. White Ink
67. A document in which some issues have been raised or is under scrutiny.
[]a. Void Document
[]b. Illegal Document
[]c. Forged Document
[]d. Questioned Document
68. The following are characteristics of forgery except one:
[]a. Presence of Natural Variation []b. Multiple Pen Lifts
[]c. Show bad quality of ink lines []d. Patchwork Appearance
69. Standards which are prepared upon the request of the investigator and for the purpose of comparison with the
questioned document.
[]a. relative standards
[]b. collected standards
[]c. extended standards
[]d. requested standards
70. Any stroke which goes back over another writing stroke.
[]a. natural variation
[]b. rhythm

[]c. retracing
[]d. shading
71. The name of a person written by him/her in a document as a sign of acknowledgement.
[]a. Opinion
[]b. Document
[]c. Signature
[]d. Handwriting
72. An instrument used in questioned document examination the images are cast in shadow.
[]a. UV lamp
[]b. Photo enlarger
[]c. Shadowgraph
[]d. Forensic Comparator
73. A device used to enlarge negatives and transfer the image to photo paper.
[]a. UV lamp
[]b. Photo enlarger
[]c. Shadowgraph
[]d. Forensic Comparator
74. An instrument which captures images and projects them on a black and white screen for enlargement
purposes.
[]a. UV lamp
[]b. Photo enlarger
[]c. Shadowgraph
[]d. Forensic Comparator
75. This instrument is usually used in the detection of counterfeited bills but can actually be used to detect security
features of qualified documents.
[]a. UV lamp
[]b. Photo enlarger
[]c. Shadowgraph
[]d. Forensic Comparator
76. Any writing executed with the opposite hand that normally used a.k.a. as with an awkward hand.
[]a. left handed writing
[]b. wrong handed writing
[]c. right handed writing
[]d. first handed writing
77. It refers to the standard of handwriting instruction taught in particular school.
[]a. Photocopy
[]b. Copybook
[]c. Photobook
[]d. Copbook
78. A kind of fraudulent signature that was executed purely by simulation rather than by tracing the outline of a
genuine signature.
[]a. freehand
[]b. imitated
[]c. guided
[]d. model
79. A fraudulent signature synonymous to freehand signature.
[]a. freehand
[]b. imitated
[]c. guided
[]d. model
80. A genuine signature that has been used to prepare an imitated or traced forgery.
[]a. freehand
[]b. imitated
[]c. guided
[]d. model
81. A signature that is executed while the writers hand or arm is steadied in any way.
[]a. freehand
[]b. imitated
[]c. guided
[]d. model
82. The act or process of making the contents of a document not the intended content.
[]a. forgery
[]b. falsification
[]c. counterfeiting
[]d. documenting
83. The act of falsely making or materially altering, with the intent to defraud, any writing which if genuine, might
be of legal efficacy or the foundation of a legal liability.
[]a. forgery
[]b. falsification
[]c. counterfeiting
[]d. documenting
84. It is an important element of handwriting. It embraces all the factors which are related to motion of the
writing.
[]a. Stroke
[]b. movement
[]c. signature
[]d. forgery
85. It is the widening of the ink strokes due to the added pressure on a flexible pen point or to the use of a stub
pen.
[]a. Rhythm
[]b. skill
[]c. size
[]d. shading
86. Eliminating extra or superfluous strokes from copybook model.
[]a. skill
[]b. simplification
[]c. size
[]d. quality
87. Among the following, which is not the element of movement?
[]a. line quality
[]b. Speed freedom
[]c. emphasis
d. rhythm
88. The orientation of the writing instrument is referred to as;
[]a. pen hold
[]b. pen position
[]c. pen emphasis
[]d. pen orientation
89. The relation between tall and small letters is referred to as;
[]a. ratio
[]b. proportion
[]c. line quality
[]d. all of the above
90. Slant is the angle or inclination of the axis of the letters relative to the _______.

[]a. slope
[]b. alignment
[]c. baseline
[]d. staff
91. Letters that extend a distance vertically above the linear letters;
[]a. infra-linear
[]b. linear
[]c. supra-linear
[]d. none of the above
92. A kind of signature forgery where the resemblance of the questioned signature and genuine is apparent.
[]a. simulated
[]b. simple
[]c. traced
[]d. fraudulent
93. The imitation of a legal genuine coin.
[]a. utter
[]b. import
[]c. counterfeit
[]d. mutilation
94. When a spurious coin is made, there is:
[]a. uttering
[]b. mutilation
[]c. importing
[]d. counterfeiting
95. In questioned document examination, what are the irregularities on strokes, shaking or wavering of strokes?
[]a. shaking
[]b. tremor
[]c. variation
[]d. strokes
96. Which of the following security features of a paper bill does not react to ultra-violet light?
[]a. serial number
[]b. watermark
[]c. invisible security fibers
[]d. fluorescent printing
97. What will be produced when the writer concentrate his attention on what he is writing rather than on how the
pen point is being moved?
[]a. poor line quality
[]b. good line quality
[]c. tremor
[]d. shading
98. The term used in questioned document when the writer removes pen from the paper
[]a. hiatus
[]b. pen stop
[]c. pen lift
[]d. pen pressure
99. Quality of the paper related to the amount of light that can be transmitted through its surface.
[]a. thickness
[]b. Opacity
[]c. texture
[]d. tanslucent
100. A document that is not being questioned with its origin which contains marks or symbols that conveys
message to someone.
[]a. questioned document
[]b. standard document
[]c. document
d. disputed document

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