BPA II Test I

Question 1

The area where you find the greatest amount of bloodshed is likely

Answer 1

the beginning point of the incident

Question 2

The original purpose of Hemastix is

Answer 2

to detect blood in urine

Question 3

The ALS should be used before

Answer 3

the application of chemical reagents

Question 4

The proper documentation method of photographing bloodstains is

Answer 4

overall, midrange, and close up

Question 5

Documentation serves the following functions:

Answer 5

verification of scene integrity, recording relationships of evidence within the scene, allowing outside analysis

Question 6

Roadmapping is

Answer 6

a method completed after the scene has been processed

Question 7

An ALS is required when using

Answer 7

fluorescein

Question 8

The written report should be:

Answer 8

reviewable, testable and repeatable

Question 9

Luminol is

Answer 9

not a confirmatory test for blood

Question 10

Flourescine is

Answer 10

a presumptive test for blood

Question 11

Luminol can produce

Answer 11

false positives

Question 12

Blue Star allows the investigator to

Answer 12

view stains with the naked eye

Question 13

All chemical enhancement reagents are

Answer 13

presumptive tests

Question 14

Animal blood will produce

Answer 14

the same reaction as human blood

Question 15

Leuco Crystal Violet should only be applied to

Answer 15

dry blood

Question 16

An expiration pattern is

Answer 16

an exclusion to high energy impact spatter

Question 17

The greater the force,

Answer 17

the smaller the individual blood drops will be

Question 18

The mathematical formula used to determine impact angle is

Answer 18

width divided by length then 2nd sine

Question 19

The tangent method is used when

Answer 19

determining the area of origin

Question 20

cyanoacrelate fuming chamber is

Answer 20

not used to detect blood

Question 21

All bloodstains range from

Answer 21

elliptical to circular in shape

Question 22

The Rule of Evidence 702 may

Answer 22

allow “junk science” into the courts

Question 23

Low energy impact spatter results in

Answer 23

stains approximately 4 mm and larger

Question 24

High energy impact spatter is normally associated with

Answer 24

gunshot types of injuries

Question 25

The enhancement of faint and dilute bloodstains using chemical reagents is

Answer 25

NOT used for providing confirmatory results in a timely manner