FORENSIC 4 QUESTION DOCUMENTS - Quiz
  • 1. ‎The branch of forensic science dealing with disputed handwriting and documents is called:
A) Questioned Document Examination
B) Criminalistics
C) Latent Print Examination
D) Ballistics
E) Forensic Chemistry
  • 2. A questioned document refers to:
A) Any official document
B) Any printed material
C) Any document from a court
D) Any paper with a signature
E) Any document whose authenticity is in doubt
  • 3. The primary purpose of handwriting examination is:
A) Analyze ink composition
B) Detect tampering
C) Identify typewriters
D) Restore charred papers
E) Establish authorship
  • 4. The father of questioned document examination is:
A) Calvin Goddard
B) Hans Gross
C) Albert Osborn
D) Alphonse Bertillon
E) Sherwood Dodge
  • 5. “Document” in QDE refers to:
A) Any fixed form of recorded message
B) Only printed books
C) Only digital files
D) Only machine-typed pages
E) Only handwritten materials
  • 6. A genuine signature is called:
A) Forged signature
B) Simulated signature
C) Standard signature
D) Traced signature
E) Model signature
  • 7. The most reliable standard for comparison is:
A) Request writing
B) Collected writing
C) Traced writing
D) Simulated writing
E) Block writing
  • 8. The normal variation in handwriting is known as:
A) Pauses
B) Natural variation
C) Intentional variation
D) Stimulation
E) Hesitation
  • 9. A forged signature made by copying the genuine one through sight imitation is:
A) Genuine
B) Disguised
C) Freehand/Simulated
D) Impressed
E) Traced
  • 10. The study of altered writings and erasures is called:
A) Document restoration
B) Paper analysis
C) Erasure reconstruction
D) Alteration examination
E) Chromatography
  • 11. Which is NOT a type of forgery?
A) Tracing
B) Lifted signature
C) Freehand
D) Simulation
E) Genuine signature
  • 12. The common lighting used to detect erasures:
A) Ultraviolet
B) Fluorescent
C) Halogen
D) Sodium light
E) Infrared
  • 13. Indented writings are examined using a:
A) Stereomicroscope
B) Video comparison microscope
C) TLC plate
D) VSC
E) ESDA
  • 14. The study of inks is known as:
A) Chromatography
B) Ink analysis
C) Chemigraphy
D) Pigmentology
E) Toxicology
  • 15. Typewriting comparison focuses on:
A) Printer alignment
B) All of the above
C) Ribbon defects
D) Typeface wear
E) Impact characteristics
  • 16. A disguised handwriting is one that is:
A) Simulated
B) Traced
C) Forced to match another person
D) Written unnaturally to hide identity
E) Photocopied
  • 17. Which is a class characteristic in handwriting?
A) Pen pressure
B) General slant
C) Tremors
D) Skill level
E) Unique loops
  • 18. Which is an individual characteristic?
A) School writing pattern
B) Copybook style
C) Letter formation unique to writer
D) Cultural writing habit
E) Block letter structure
  • 19. The most important principle in QDE:
A) Handwriting changes daily
B) All printers leave marks
C) Paper fibers tell identity
D) All inks are different
E) No two persons write alike
  • 20. The natural rhythm of writing refers to:
A) Tremors
B) Fluency and speed
C) Shading
D) Pressure pattern
E) Spacing
  • 21. The up-strokes and down-strokes of handwriting are called:
A) Moves
B) Dashes
C) Lines
D) Strokes
E) Patterns
  • 22. Letter height ratio refers to:
A) Handwriting fluidity
B) Margin alignment
C) Movement speed
D) Pen pressure
E) Proportion of tall and short letters
  • 23. A tremor in handwriting may indicate:
A) Speed
B) Forgery
C) Confidence
D) Natural variation
E) Skill
  • 24. A signature written faster than usual suggests:
A) Simulation
B) Disguise
C) Hesitation
D) Tracing
E) Natural writing
  • 25. Hesitation marks indicate:
A) Lack of confidence
B) Speed
C) Genuine writing
D) Fluency
E) Natural movement
  • 26. Pen pressure is best seen under:
A) Transmitted light
B) Infrared
C) Oblique light
D) UV light
E) LED
  • 27. The “alignment” refers to:
A) Stroke sequence
B) Direction of pen
C) Size of letters
D) Baseline pattern
E) Slant
  • 28. A traced signature normally shows:
A) Tremors
B) Natural curves
C) Uniform pressure
D) Lack of pen lifts
E) Smooth lines
  • 29. A freehand simulation shows:
A) Unnatural slow strokes
B) Spontaneous movement
C) No variation
D) Deep indentations
E) Exact copy of genuine
  • 30. Copybook pattern refers to:
A) Individual style
B) Personal signature
C) School-taught writing system
D) Variation patterns
E) Pen handling technique
  • 31. A heavy pen pressure creates:
A) Light strokes
B) Shallow indentations
C) Deep grooves
D) No traces
E) Broken lines
  • 32. Slant refers to:
A) Signature size
B) Writing rhythm
C) Ink strokes
D) Pressure direction
E) Letter inclination
  • 33. Poor line quality is a sign of:
A) Skill
B) Forgery
C) Natural writing
D) Fast movement
E) Practice
  • 34. A person attempting disguise will usually:
A) Modify letter forms
B) Use same pattern
C) Add shading
D) Write naturally
E) Speed up writing
  • 35. Line quality is influenced by:
A) Pen pressure
B) Skill level
C) All of the above
D) Rhythm
E) Speed
  • 36. A patching or retracing indicates:
A) Rhythm
B) Natural formation
C) Correction of letter shape
D) Confidence
E) Speed
  • 37. The spacing between letters is known as:
A) Margin
B) Density
C) Inter-letter spacing
D) Alignment
E) Leading
  • 38. Baseline drift is usually seen in:
A) Mechanical writing
B) Skilled writers
C) Traced signatures
D) Nervous writers
E) Printed material
  • 39. A disguised signature often becomes:
A) More natural
B) More consistent
C) Slower and inconsistent
D) Well-formed
E) Fluent
  • 40. Over-connection of letters indicates:
A) Fast, natural flow
B) Tracing
C) Hesitation
D) Slow writing
E) Simulation
  • 41. Hooked strokes are common in:
A) Block letters
B) Signatures only
C) Forged writing
D) Printed writing
E) Natural writing
  • 42. An uplifted pen at unnatural points often indicates:
A) Skill
B) Forgery
C) Speed
D) Natural rhythm
E) Genuine writing
  • 43. Which is an indicator of simulation?
A) Smooth lines
B) Fast strokes
C) Natural variation
D) Confidence
E) Tremors
  • 44. The ending stroke is important to determine:
A) Authenticity
B) Slant
C) Pen lift
D) Rhythm
E) All of the above
  • 45. Patch strokes usually result from:
A) Natural variation
B) Fluency
C) Speed
D) Tracing
E) Confidence
  • 46. Connecting strokes between letters show:
A) Rhythm
B) Natural writing
C) Skill
D) Forgery
E) All of the above
  • 47. A forged signature usually lacks:
A) Rhythm
B) Speed
C) Variation
D) All of the above
E) Fluency
  • 48. A high degree of consistency suggests:
A) Simulation
B) Disguise
C) Tremors
D) Forgery
E) Natural writing
  • 49. A nervous forger may produce:
A) Rhythmic strokes
B) None
C) Smooth curves
D) Fast movements
E) Broken lines
  • 50. The beginning stroke helps identify:
A) Speed
B) Direction of movement
C) Pen pressure
D) All of the above
E) Rhythm
  • 51. Ink comparison is commonly done using:
A) VSC
B) Spectroscopy
C) All of the above
D) Chromatography
E) ESDA
  • 52. TLC stands for:
A) Thin Layer Chromatography
B) Time-Linked Chromatics
C) Transparent Light Comparison
D) Time Layer Coordination
E) Thin Light Chromatics
  • 53. Chemical erasures involve:
A) Use of solvents
B) Photocopying
C) Addition of strokes
D) Using blades
E) Scratching
  • 54. Pencil erasures usually show:
A) No trace
B) Light exposure
C) Fiber damage
D) None
E) Ink smudges
  • 55. Addition of strokes to numbers is called:
A) Simulation
B) Alteration
C) Erasure
D) Overwriting
E) Obliteration
  • 56. Infrared light is used to:
A) Enhance erasures
B) Reveal invisible ink
C) Reduce glare
D) Detect watermarks
E) Differentiate inks
  • 57. A charred document is best restored using:
A) UV
B) Infrared imaging
C) Chemicals
D) Water
E) Heat
  • 58. Watermarks can be seen using:
    ‎
A) Transmitted light
B) LED
C) Infrared
D) Oblique light
E) UV light
  • 59. An obliteration covers:
A) Paper fibers
B) Part of text
C) Stamp
D) Signature
E) Existing writing
  • 60. Rubbing out writing manually is called:
A) Mechanical erasure
B) Chemical erasure
C) Forgery
D) Alteration
E) Disguise
  • 61. Paper fibers become disturbed mainly from:
A) Folding
B) Erasure
C) Wetting
D) Printing
E) None
  • 62. Ink bleaching indicates:
A) Paper age
B) Printer defect
C) Water exposure
D) Genuine
E) Altered document
  • 63. Infrared luminescence is used to:
A) Compare printers
B) Detect pencil marks
C) Date paper
D) Separate inks
E) Highlight obliterations
  • 64. Fluorescence occurs when a material:
A) Absorbs IR
B) Reflects red light
C) Absorbs heat
D) Changes texture
E) Emits light after UV exposure
  • 65. Indented writing is caused by:
A) Soft pen tip
B) Hard pressure
C) Smooth paper
D) Slow writing
E) Acid ink
  • 66. A document altered by adding words is a case of:
A) Simulation
B) Addition
C) Erasure
D) Tracing
E) Obliteration
  • 67. Photocopy forgeries are hard to detect because:
A) Ink blends well
B) Toner cannot be separated
C) Paper does not change
D) Copies are clearer
E) Details are identical
  • 68. Cut-and-paste documents show:
    ‎
A) Perfect alignment
B) Mismatched fiber patterns
C) Same pressure
D) Same ink
E) Smooth edges
  • 69. Raised or elevated writing is examined best using:
A) Oblique light
B) VSC
C) Infrared
D) Transmitted light
E) UV
  • 70. Carbon paper writing shows:
A) Black impressions
B) Colorless indentations
C) Gleaming lines
D) Fiber cuts
E) Ink patches
  • 71. Document dating can be done through:
A) Chemical composition
B) All of the above
C) Watermark study
D) Paper analysis
E) Ink aging
  • 72. Which indicates alteration in text alignment?
A) Natural rhythm
B) Clear strokes
C) Inconsistent spacing
D) Fluency
E) Smooth margins
  • 73. Removal of ink by scraping is:
A) Mechanical erasure
B) Disguise
C) Obliteration
D) Chemical erasure
E) Addition
  • 74. The most common tool for ink analysis:
A) TLC
B) X-ray
C) VSC
D) Microscope
E) ESDA
  • 75. A laser printer leaves marks called:
A) Drum scratches
B) Toner tracks
C) Mechanical defects
D) Fiber blots
E) Ink pools
  • 76. Typewriter comparison relies on:
A) Alignment defects
B) Impact impressions
C) Wear marks
D) All of the above
E) Ribbon characteristics
  • 77. A photocopied signature is:
A) Digitally forged
B) Ink-based
C) Pressure-based
D) Genuine
E) A reproduction
  • 78. Inkjet printers deposit ink by:
A) Heat and spray
B) Toner fusion
C) Friction
D) Pressure
E) Impact
  • 79. Laser printers use:
A) Dye ink
B) Liquid ink
C) Toner
D) Grease
E) Pigment
  • 80. Inkjet prints show:
A) Powdery texture
B) Scratch marks
C) Fiber cuts
D) Grooves
E) Dot patterns
  • 81. Identification of printer model is based on:
A) Type defects
B) Printing pattern
C) All of the above
D) Toner uniformity
E) Drum marks
  • 82. Document security features include:
A) Watermarks
B) Holograms
C) All of the above
D) UV fibers
E) Security threads
  • 83. Digital signature differs from handwritten signature because:
A) Uses pen pressure
B) Uses ink
C) Uses biometric data
D) Uses strokes
E) Uses cryptographic keys
  • 84. Which is a sign of cut-and-paste forgery?
A) Same margins
B) Identical fonts
C) Pixel mismatches
D) Smooth text edges
E) Even alignment
  • 85. Microprinting on IDs is checked using:
A) Magnification
B) Infrared
C) Heat source
D) UV lamp
E) VSC
  • 86. Security paper contains:
A) Dyes
B) All of the above
C) Security fibers
D) Silk threads
E) Watermarks
  • 87. Toner fusion marks appear in:
A) Typewriters
B) Inkjet printers
C) Photocopies
D) Laser printers
E) Handwritten documents
  • 88. To identify the origin of printed documents, examiners use:
A) Paper fiber tests
B) Printing defect patterns
C) Obliteration study
D) Signature strokes
E) Pen pressure
  • 89. The pattern of dots in printed material is called:
A) Dot matrix
B) Screen texture
C) Pixel map
D) Halftone pattern
E) Raster pattern
  • 90. Photocopier defects appear as:
A) Ink pools
B) Repeated voids/lines
C) None
D) Smooth tones
E) Bright paper
  • 91. Laser printers use a rotating component called:
A) Spindle
B) Plate
C) Drum
D) Roller
E) Cartridge
  • 92. Fax documents often show:
A) High resolution
B) High color accuracy
C) Ink blobs
D) Black streaks
E) Toner cracks
  • 93. PDF manipulation is detected by:
A) Watermarking
B) Signature card
C) Printing test
D) Passwords
E) Metadata analysis
  • 94. Printer tracking dots are used to:
A) Produce colors
B) Identify printer model
C) Date documents
D) Align text
E) Encrypt data
  • 95. A forged digital document may show:
A) Smooth resolution
B) Alignment consistency
C) Perfect gradients
D) High clarity
E) Layer mismatches
  • 96. A scanned document lacks:
A) Toner particles
B) Fiber impressions
C) Pixel noise
D) All of the above
E) Ink texture
  • 97. A low-resolution print shows:
A) Clean circles
B) Smooth lines
C) Sharp curves
D) No pixelation
E) Blocky edges
  • 98. Inconsistency in font type may indicate:
A) Computer reset
B) Document alteration
C) Genuine writing
D) None
E) Paper defect
  • 99. Digital tampering in images is detected with:
A) Paper fiber checks
B) Pen pressure
C) Histogram analysis
D) Margin consistency
E) Watermarks
  • 100. The most comprehensive tool for modern document examination is:
A) TLC plate
B) UV lamp
C) Video Spectral Comparator (VSC)
D) ESDA
E) Microscope
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