Applying What You Know

Understanding arson is important part of understanding forensic investigation. This quiz will give you an idea of the information you should retain from this chapter. Similar information may appear in the test in chapter 29.

Please review lessons 23.1 and 23.3 to ensure that you have a solid grasp on the material before attempting this practice quiz. If you do not feel adequately prepared, you may come back and complete this quiz later.

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1. Explosives experts sometimes think of themselves as a counter-terrorism professionals.
True
False
2. Arson investigators sometimes think of themselves as
FBI agents
homicide investigators
forensic anthropologists
private investigators
3. The traditional typical classifications of fires are as follows:
neutral; on purpose; unknown origin; suspicious; criminal
criminal; accidental; unknown; forrest fires; incited
natural; accidental; unknown origin; suspicious; incendiary
accidental; on purpose; wild fires; suspicious; incendiary
4. By definition, a fire is considered an arson fire when all other accidental causes have been ruled out.
True
False
5. A pipe bomb is a sophisiticated bomb placed in the tail pipe of a car.
True
False
6. The factors that create and maintain a fire are:
oxygen and a fuel source
heat
power
a and b
7. In an arson investigation, the evidence is processed first then witnesses are interviewed.
True
False
8. An arson investigator needs to interview witnesses and fire fighters because the person who started the fire may be a witness.
True
False
9. An arson investigator may ask about the color of the smoke
because the color tells how dangerous the fire is
to determine who set the fire
to determine if something unusual was present to start the fire
because different colors show signs of human injury
10. Incendiary devices can be
a candle
a cell phone
a match
all of the above

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