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Lab 1 week 1 b

History of Forensic anthropology questions and answers

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Which of the following is not one of Clyde Snow’s questions? (A) Are the remains of medicolegal significance? (B) Are the remains human? (C) When did death occur? (D) None of the above A) Are the remains of medicolegal significance? 13
Which of the following cases allows expert testimony to be used in court if that testimony is based on techniques with known or potential error rates? (A) Frye v. United States (B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (C) General Electric v. Joiner (D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 10-12
Which of the following cases prevents expert testimony to be used in court if that testimony shows too great a gap between the data and the opinion offered? (A) Frye v. United States (B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (C) General Electric v. Joiner (D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael (C) General Electric v. Joiner 10-12
Which of the following cases allows expert testimony to be used in court if that testimony is based on principles that can be, and have been, tested? (A) Frye v. United States (B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (C) General Electric v. Joiner (D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael (B) Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 10-12
Which of the following cases allows expert testimony to be used in court if that testimony is based on principles that are generally accepted by other experts in the field? (A) Frye v. United States (B) FRE Rule 702 (C) General Electric v. Joiner (D) KumhoTire Company, Ltd., v. Carmichael (A) Frye v. United States 10-12
What is the role of forensic anthropology in the medicolegal community? (A) Determine as much information on human skeletal remains as possible (B) Determine cause of death (C) Perform autopsies on fleshed bodies (D) Identification of a decedent from dental remains A) Determine as much information on human skeletal remains as possible 9-10
Which of the following is a development within the Modern Period of forensic anthropology? (A) Basic studies of human skeletal identification (B) Small bone fragments could be identified as human (C) Creation of the Physical Anthropology section in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (D) All of the above C) Creation of the Physical Anthropology section in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 7-9
Which of the following is a development within the Consolidation Period of forensic anthropology? (A) Basic studies of human skeletal identification (B) The use of war dead to determine stature and age from the skeleton (C) Assembly of human skeletal collections (D) All of the above (B) The use of war dead to determine stature and age from the skeleton 6-7
Which of the following is a development within the Formative Period of forensic anthropology? (A) Basic studies of human skeletal identification (B) Small bone fragments could be identified as human (C) Assembly of human skeletal collections (D) All of the above (D) All of the above 4-6
The analysis of Francisco Pizzaro is an example of what role of forensic anthropologists? (A) Study of historic figures of no medicolegal significance (B) Determination of information on skeletons of persons who died within last 50 years (C) Provide information on victims of genocide (D) Consult on mass disasters (A) Study of historic figures of no medicolegal significance 1-3
Which of the following questions from Clyde Snow’s protocol did William Maples answer when analyzing the remains of Francisco Pizarro? (A) How old was the decedent? (B) What was the decedent’s sex? (C) What was the cause of death? (D) All of the above (D) All of the above 3 & 13
Which one of the following is a main objective of forensic anthropological analysis? (A) Assist in the proper location, excavation and mapping of human remains (B) Estimate postmortem interval (C) Determination of demographic characteristics from the skeleton (D) All of the above (D) All of the above 1-2
Of the three Supreme Court decisions discussed in the textbook, Daubert is the most important. True or false? true 10-13
Of the three Supreme Court decisions discussed in the textbook, Daubert is the most important. True or False? True 10-13
orensic anthropologists are legally responsible for determining cause and manner of death from the skeleton. True or false? False 9
The Modern Period of forensic anthropology started with the formation of the Physical Anthropology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. True or false? True 7
Wilton Krogman and T. Dale Stewart are two of the main figures in the Consolidation Period of forensic anthropology. True or false? True 6-7
The specialists who analyzed the mutilated bodies of the Ruxton case employed methods that are still in use in forensic anthropology today. True or False? True 6
Oliver Wendell Holmes and Jeffries Wyman were forensic anthropologists who helped solve the Parkman murder. True or false? False 4
Forensic anthropologists not only deal with modern skeletons but also historically significant skeletal remains. True or false? True 3
Forensic anthropologists usually study persons who have died within the last 50 years. True or false? True 2
Clyde Snow’s list of ten questions comprise the majority of tasks for forensic anthropologists. True or false True 13-14
One definition of forensic anthropology is that it is the study of human skeletons that have been found under suspicious circumstances. True or false? True 1
Which of the following is not a role of forensic anthropologists? (A) Determination of demographic characteristics from the skeleton (B) Determine cause of death (C) Provide input on trauma to bone in fleshed bodies (D) None of the above (B) Determine cause of death 1-3
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