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Michael Baden
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Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Michael Baden
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event forced Scotland Yard to begin examining the role of the coroner?
(a) The Plague.
(b) The rise of murders.
(c) The failure to find Jack the Ripper.
(d) The Black Death.

2. What causes the skin and blood of a victim to turn cherry-pink?
(a) Arsenic poisoning.
(b) Cyanide poisoning.
(c) Ricin poisoning.
(d) Carbon monoxide poisoning.

3. How do the police catch Thomas Trantino?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is captured at work.
(c) He is captured at home.
(d) He surrenders.

4. What were the complaints against Baden as ME by Morgenthau and Ferrer?
(a) He is uncooperative, and improper with other staff members.
(b) He is a sloppy administrator, has bad judgment, and an uncooperative attitude.
(c) He lies on the stand to protect the DA.
(d) He has bad judgment, is uncooperative, and lies to protect himself.

5. What does Baden learn after noting $40 on the body of a dead man in an apartment?
(a) Often, the victim has no valuables.
(b) Often, things are stolen from dead bodies.
(c) Often, family reports stolen jewelry.
(d) Often, police overlook such things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first victim on which autopsy was performed in a murder investigation?

2. What military rule hindered the MIA team until 1985?

3. What does a cause of death of 'psychosis with exhaustion' really mean, according to Baden?

4. Which autopsies are done incompetently much of the time?

5. What did Sir Percival Pott link with scrotum cancer, as a result of his work in autopsy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Baden believes coroners are often in trouble as a result of their positions.

2. Explain why identification of the victims of Flight 66 was hindered.

3. Explain how ricin came into fame in 1978.

4. Explain how the body of Theresa Ferrara was identified and why there were different strands of hair on her torso.

5. Describe why Baden notes the conspiracy theorists' use of the head movement of Kennedy after his shooting leads to unreliable conclusions.

6. Describe briefly the position of coroner during the reign of King Richard I.

7. Describe the event in Oklahoma that caused the state to create an office of medical examiner.

8. What is psychosis with exhaustion, according to Baden?

9. List the three tests used to determine how long someone has been dead, and mention what they are.

10. Explain how Baden discovered the age, time of death, and identity of Katherine Howard.

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