Clpe Practice Exam
55 Questions
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Practice exam / study guide for the latent print examiner certification test
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Who solved the Rojas murder with fingerprints in 1893?
- A.
Herschel
- B.
Galton
- C.
Vucetich
- D.
Henry
Correct Answer
C. Vucetich -
- 2.
Who used fingerprints in India to ensure wages were not duplicated?
- A.
Henry
- B.
Herschel
- C.
Galton
- D.
Faulds
Correct Answer
A. Henry -
- 3.
Who reported the use of DFO on paper?
- A.
Henry
- B.
Pounds
- C.
Herschel
- D.
Faulds
Correct Answer
B. Pounds -
- 4.
Who was the first European to recognize the value of fingerprints and use them for identification?
- A.
Herschel
- B.
Henry
- C.
Galton
- D.
Faulds
Correct Answer
A. Herschel -
- 5.
Which Hatian professor examined fingerprints with the newly invented microscope?
- A.
Galton
- B.
Faulds
- C.
Herschel
- D.
Bidloo
Correct Answer
D. Bidloo -
- 6.
Who was the morphologist who made the earliest written reference to friction ridge skin?
- A.
Grew
- B.
Henry
- C.
Herschel
- D.
Faulds
Correct Answer
A. Grew -
- 7.
Who published “De Externo Tactus Organo”?
- A.
Faulds
- B.
Galton
- C.
Vucetich
- D.
Malpighi
Correct Answer
D. Malpighi -
- 8.
Who first described repetitiveness and similarities in fingerprint patterns and recognized that they were never duplicated?
- A.
Malpighi
- B.
Purkinje
- C.
Vucetich
- D.
Faulds
Correct Answer
B. Purkinje -
- 9.
Who was the first person to examine friction ridge skin by using a microscope?
- A.
Herschel
- B.
Vucetich
- C.
Malpighi
- D.
Galton
Correct Answer
C. Malpighi -
- 10.
Who published the first reference to the potential uniqueness of friction skin?
- A.
Malpighi
- B.
Mayer
- C.
Bidloo
- D.
Henry
Correct Answer
B. Mayer -
- 11.
Who was credited with the first medical mention of friction ridge skin?
- A.
Mayer
- B.
Malpighi
- C.
Vucetich
- D.
Herschel
Correct Answer
A. Mayer -
- 12.
Who was the first person to classify fingerprint patterns?
- A.
Mayer
- B.
Malpighi
- C.
Purkinje
- D.
Galton
Correct Answer
C. Purkinje -
- 13.
Who publishing the first reference to the possibility of using friction ridge skin for identification of criminals?
- A.
Herschel
- B.
Faulds
- C.
Purkinje
- D.
Henry
Correct Answer
B. Faulds -
- 14.
Who is credited with the concept of taking inked prints by using a thin layer of printers ink?
- A.
Faulds
- B.
Mayer
- C.
Bidloo
- D.
Henry
Correct Answer
A. Faulds -
- 15.
Who was the first person to identify a latent print at a crime scene?
- A.
Galton
- B.
Henry
- C.
Faulds
- D.
Vucetich
Correct Answer
C. Faulds -
- 16.
Who is credited with making the first fingerprint identification?
- A.
Faulds
- B.
Henry
- C.
Vucetich
- D.
Herschel
Correct Answer
D. Herschel -
- 17.
Who was the first person to confirm ridge persistency?
- A.
Herschel
- B.
Bidloo
- C.
Cummins
- D.
Vucetich
Correct Answer
A. Herschel -
- 18.
Who conducted the first instance of fingerprint usage in the United States?
- A.
Faulds
- B.
Foster
- C.
Galton
- D.
Herschel
Correct Answer
D. Herschel -
- 19.
Who was the first person known to have used fingerprints in the United States for the purpose of authenticating documents?
- A.
Thompson
- B.
Herschel
- C.
Henry
- D.
Galton
Correct Answer
A. Thompson -
- 20.
Who devised the first 10 print classification system?
- A.
Galton
- B.
Malpighi
- C.
Vucetich
- D.
Herschel
Correct Answer
C. Vucetich -
- 21.
Who first tried to demonstrate the individuality using calculations of probability?
- A.
Vucetich
- B.
Galton
- C.
Henry
- D.
Faulds
Correct Answer
B. Galton -
- 22.
Who published the first English text on 10 finger classification?
- A.
Vucetich
- B.
Galton
- C.
Henry
- D.
Bidloo
Correct Answer
C. Henry -
- 23.
Who initiated the first large scale use of fingerprints in the United States?
- A.
DeForrest
- B.
Ferrier
- C.
Faulds
- D.
Foster
Correct Answer
A. DeForrest -
- 24.
The first massive use of fingerprints for the identification of criminals in the United States was conducted by what agency?
- A.
St. Louis SO
- B.
FBI
- C.
DPS
- D.
NY State Prison
Correct Answer
D. NY State Prison -
- 25.
_____________________ was the first American court case to use fingerprints as evidence.
Correct Answer
People v. Jennings - 26.
__________________ was the case that decided that the state no longer held the burden of proof that fingerprints are unique.
Correct Answer
Grice v. State - 27.
When was the identification division of the F.B.I. formed?
- A.
1937
- B.
1924
- C.
1975
- D.
1957
Correct Answer
B. 1924 -
- 28.
What year did the F.B.I. begin its latent print division?
- A.
1933
- B.
1924
- C.
1957
- D.
1935
Correct Answer
A. 1933 -
- 29.
____________ developed the fingerprint classification that is currently in use in South America?
Correct Answer
Vucetich - 30.
Name the four (4) types of tented arches.
Correct Answer
Upthrust B. Loop C. Angle D. Arbitrary Upthrust B. Loop C. Angle D. Arbitrary upthrust, loop, angle, arbitrary - 31.
NCIC classification can always be converted to a Henry classification.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 32.
A Henry classification formula can always be converted to an NCIC classification.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 33.
Pattern flow toward the thumb is __________; pattern flow toward the little finger is ____________.
Correct Answer
radial, ulnar - 34.
______________ corresponds to the distal thenar and first interdigital region of the sole of the foot.
Correct Answer
Hallucal - 35.
The ________________ is located below the hallucal region and to the inside of the midline of the foot.
Correct Answer
thenar - 36.
The ________________ is located below the hallucal region and to the outside of the foot.
Correct Answer
hypothenar - 37.
The heel area of the foot is called _______________.
Correct Answer
calcar - 38.
The papillary system consists of what four elements?
Correct Answer
Glands, ducts, pores, ridge surface - 39.
___________ glands are found on areas w/o hair (hands & feet); ___________ glands are found in the arm-pits and pubic areas; ______________ glands are associated with hair follicles, and also found on nose and ears.
Correct Answer
Eccrine, apocrine, sebaceous - 40.
What constituent or constituents in latent print residue does iodine develop?
- A.
Amino acids
- B.
Peptides
- C.
Oils & fats
- D.
Water
Correct Answer
C. Oils & fats -
- 41.
What is the best method of clearing iodine-developed latent prints?
- A.
Soap & water
- B.
Bleach
- C.
Ammonia fumes
- D.
Freon 113
Correct Answer
C. Ammonia fumes -
- 42.
What is the recommended technique to use on new, un-finished wood?
- A.
Ninhydrin
- B.
Silver Nitrate
- C.
DFO
- D.
Amido Black
Correct Answer
B. Silver Nitrate -
- 43.
What constituent of latent print residue does silver nitrate react with?
- A.
Chlorides & salts
- B.
Oils & fats
- C.
Water
- D.
Amino acids
Correct Answer
A. Chlorides & salts -
- 44.
Physical developer reacts with what constituents of a latent print?
- A.
Fats & oils
- B.
Salts
- C.
Waxes
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 45.
Outer layer of skin is the ____________
Correct Answer
Epidermis - 46.
Under layer of skin composed of connective tissue; supplies basal layer with blood. _____________
Correct Answer
Dermis - 47.
___________ is a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands (oil).
Correct Answer
Sebum - 48.
__________ are sweat glands located in the dermis with pores leading to the epidermis; 2700 per square inch of friction ridge skin.
Correct Answer
Eccrine - 49.
_______ means the sole of foot.
Correct Answer
Plantar - 50.
_______ are tiny protuberances in the top of the dermal layer.
Correct Answer
Papillae
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