REVIEW TEST: (Forensic Ballistic) MULTIPLE CHOICE

REVIEW TEST : (Forensic Ballistic) MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 12 gauge indicates that
a. the bore diameter is capable of releasing 12 pellets in a single shot

b. the bore diameter is equal to the lead ball weighing 1/12 of a pound
c. the bore diameter will fit 1/12 pound lead ball
d. the bore diameter can fit to a 12 inch pellets
2. 38 Caliber is equivalent to
a. 11 mm.
b. 9 mm
c. 7.65 mm
d. 7.63 mm
3. "Bullet Wipe" around the margin of a bullet hole:
a. is a close-proximity discharge phenomena

b. is composed of soot, bullet metal, primer residue and on occasion - bullet lubricants
c. occurs only after the bore of the gun has been fouled by a previous shot
d. is only detectable by infrared photography and is not useful as evidence
4. A bullet made from paraffin usually used for short range indoor target shooting.
a. wax bullet
b. wad cutter bullet.
c. dum-dum bullet
d. lead bullet
5. A cartridge giving a muzzle velocity of less than 1850 ft/sec.
a. low power
b. high intensity
c. high power
d. medium power
6. A cylindrical bullet design having a sharp shouldered nose intended to cut target paper clearly
to facilitate easy and accurate scoring.
a. incendiary bullets
b. gas check bullets.
c. dum-dum bullets
d. wad cutter bullet
7. A design where the breech mechanism is cycled by an external lever generally below the
receiver.
a. single shot firearms

b. slide action type
c. repeating arms
d. lever action type
8. A firearm requiring a separate pull of the trigger for each shot fired, and which uses the
energy of discharge to perform a portion of the operating or firing cycle.
a. submachine gun type

b. semi-automatic type
c. automatic action type
d. machine gun type
9. A firearm with Caliber .30 is equivalent to
a. 11 mm.
b. 9 mm.
c. 7.65 mm
d. 7.63 mm
10. A French word which means a small ball..
a. ballista
b. ballo
c. boulder
d. boulette
11. A German monk who was credited along with Roger Bacon, an English monk, with the
invention of gunpowder.
a. Berthold Schwartz
b. Sir Sydney Smith
c. Eugene Stoner
d. Mauser.
12. A Greek work which means to throw.

a. boulette
b. ballo.
c. ballista
d. forensis
13. A gun barrel with very wide lands will have
a. narrow grooves
b. half as many grooves
c. very wide grooves
d. very deep grooves
14. A Latin word which means marketplace.
a. balla
b. ballo
c. ballista
d. forensic
15. A means of ignition of a propellant charge by a mechanical blow against the primer or
percussion cap.
a. pin-fire cartridge
b. center-fire cartridge
c. rim-fire cartridge
d. percussion
16. A mechanical mixture of charcoal, sulfur and salt peter.
a. smokeless powder
b. explosive
c. black powder
d. primer
17. A projectile propelled from a firearm. A metallic or non-metallic cylindrical projectile.
a. shot
b. pellet
c. bullet
d. slug
18. A shotshell wad is recovered from the ground near the victim of a shotgun shooting. Which
of the following could NOT be determined from the laboratory examination of this wad?
a. the brand of shotshell

b. the gauge of the shell
c. the type of shotgun
d. the gauge of the shotgun
19. A smooth bore weapon designed to shoot a number of lead pellets in one charge.
a. carbine
b. shotgun
c. rifle
d. musket
20. A term used to describe a complete unfired unit consisting of bullet, primer, cartridge case
and gunpowder.
a. slug
b. ammunition
c. cartridge
d. bullet
21. A type of weapon designed to shoot pellets by means of compressed air.
a. double action
b. automatic
c. air rifle
d. single action
22. A unit of measurement used to express the diameter of the barrel.
a. gauge
b. measurement
c, rifling
d. caliber
23. Which of the following refers to double action as a parlance in firearms identification?
a. Gun
b. Ammunition
c. Bullets
d. Gunpowder
24. Also pump action.
a. single shot firearms

b. slide action type
c. repeating arms
d. lever action type
25. Is that part of the mechanism of a firearm that withdraws the shells or cartridge from the
chamber is called
a. Ejector
b. Primer
c. Strikee
d. Extractor
26. A revolver to be tested and used in evidence should be picked up by a
a. inserting a ballpen/pencil in the barrel

b. placing a piece of wire or string through the trigger guard
c. grasping the handle with a handkerchief
d. grasping the barrel with a clean cloth
27. A fire bullet be marked on
a. its side
b. its base
c. its nose
d. its envelope container
28. A part of a .45 Caliber semi-automatic pistol found at the scene of the crime is normally not
individually marked for identification in the
a. trigger
b. receiver
c. slide
d. barrel
29. The type of bore found on sawed-off shotgun is usually a
a. rifled bore
b. full choked bore
c. choked bore
d. smooth bore
30. When a shot is fired from an automatic pistol by a criminal
a. the empty shell remains within the chamber

b. the shell in most cases will be found at the scene of firing
c. the shell is rarely found at the crime scene
d. the shell is usually disposed by the perpetrator.
31. A policeman arriving at the crime scene finds a revolver. In reference to this, he should be
most careful
a. to see that it is loaded

b. not to handle it unnecessarily
c. to put on the safety lock
d. to mark it readily on the barrel
32. A branch of ballistics that refers to the properties and attributes of the projectiles while still
inside the gun.
a. Exterior Ballistics
b. Terminal Ballistics
c. Interior Ballistics
d. Forensic Ballistics
33. Terminal Ballistics, referring to the speed of the bullet upon striking the target.
a. Terminal Accuracy
b. Terminal Velocity
c. Terminal Energy
d. Terminal Penetration
34. Known as the father of Modern Ballistics.
a. Samuel Colt
b. Henry Goddard
c. Calvin H. Goddard
d. John T. Thompson
35. A weapon that shoots or is designed to shoot automatically or semi-automatically, more than
one shot, without manual reloading, by a single pull of the trigger.
a. Shotgun
b. Revolvers
c. Machine Gun
d. Pistols
36. It refers to a "single round" or the complete unfired unit consisting of a bullet, cartridge case,
gunpowder and a primer.
a. bullet
b. cartridge case
c. ammunition
d. gunpowder
37. These rifle bullets have hardened steel cores and are fired at vehicles and other targets in
general.
a. Ball Bullets
b. Tracer Bullets.
c. Armor Piercing Bullet
d. Incendiary Bullet
38. Is being used in legal proceeding wherein a written report of the examiner involving firearms
and shells are properly presented and identified by the prosecution in connection with the crime
alleged to have been committed.
a. Forensic Examiner
b. Ballistics
c: Forensic Ballistics.
d. Interior Ballistics
39. The power of capacity of the bullet to resist air during its flight from the muzzle of the gun.
a. Air resistance.
b. Muzzle Blast
c. Velocity
d. Range
40. Instrument that measures the velocity of the projectiles.
a. chronograph
b. onoscope
c. bullet recovery box
d. vernier caliper

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1. 12 gauge indicates that

a. the bore diameter is capable of releasing 12 pellets in a single shot

3. "Bullet Wipe" around the margin of a bullet hole:

a. is a close-proximity discharge phenomena

5. A cartridge giving a muzzle velocity of less than 1850 ft/sec.

a. single shot firearms

a. submachine gun type

9. A firearm with Caliber .30 is equivalent to

10. A French word which means a small ball..

12. A Greek work which means to throw.

14. A Latin word which means marketplace.

16. A mechanical mixture of charcoal, sulfur and salt peter.

17. A projectile propelled from a firearm. A metallic or non-metallic cylindrical projectile.

a. the brand of shotshell

21. A type of weapon designed to shoot pellets by means of compressed air.

22. A unit of measurement used to express the diameter of the barrel.

24. Also pump action.

a. single shot firearms

26. A revolver to be tested and used in evidence should be picked up by a

a. inserting a ballpen/pencil in the barrel

27. A fire bullet be marked on

29. The type of bore found on sawed-off shotgun is usually a

30. When a shot is fired from an automatic pistol by a criminal

a. the empty shell remains within the chamber

a. to see that it is loaded

34. Known as the father of Modern Ballistics.

40. Instrument that measures the velocity of the projectiles.

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