Republic of the Philippines

Jose Rizal Memorial State University

The Premier University in Zamboanga del Norte
Dipolog Campus
Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte

FORENSIC BALLISTICS

1. A condition in which two bullets or shells are examined and compared under
the comparison microscope at the same time, level and direction and
magnification and same image?
a. Pseudo match b. false match c. Juxtaposition d. Sodo matc
2. It refers to the characteristics of a firearm which are determinable even
before the manufacture of the firearm?
a. Class Characteristics b. Repetitive mark
c. Individual Characteristics d. accidental mark
3. A fired bullet extracted from the body of the victim is marked at the:
a. Base b. ogive c. Nose d. all of these
4. A fixed point on a primer against which the priming mixture is compressed
and thereby detonated by action of the firing pin.
a. Vent/Flash hole b. Paper disc c. Anvil d. Primer
5. The part of the cartridge case which holds the primer securely in a central
position and providing a solid support for the primer anvil?
a. Flash hole b. Primer pocket c. Paper disc d. Cannelure
6. Primers are used for igniting the propellant charge by means of a blow from
the firing pin on the primer cup producing flames that passes through the:
a. Anvil b. Paper disc c. Vent/ flash hole d. bore
7. That part of the cartridge case which is pressed towards the bullet which
serves to prevent the bullet from being loss from the cartridge case?
a. Cannelure b. Shoulder c. Crimp d. Neck
8. Is a type of a bullet which when fired emits a bright flame from their base,
thereby showing the gunner the path as well as the striking point of the
bullet?
 a. Armour piercing bullet b. Jacketed bullet
c. Tracer bullet d. Incendiary bullet
9. Unit of the bore instrument in shot gun determined by the number of solid
lead balls of the bore diameter obtainable to a pound lead.
a. Caliper b. Gauge c. Rifling d. bore diameter
10.Is a pointed, flat base bullet with a gilding metal jacket used for light
vehicle?
a.Tracer bullet b. Fragmentary bullet
c. Armour piecing bullet d. Incendiary bullet
11.A 12 gauge shotgun has an equivalent diameter of:
a. .730” b. .729” c. .726” d. .724”
12.Is the type of firearm which is ideal to be used in horse back riding.
a. shotgun b. rifle c. musket d. revolver
13.A type of firearm which contains rifling a few inch from the muzzle point?
a. Smooth bore b. rifled bore c. semi-rifled d. paradox
14.A smooth bore breech loading firearms designed to propel a number of lead
pellets in one charged?
a. shotgun b. rifle c. musket d. carbine
15.Is the term applied to denote a firearm designed for extra power?
a. Double Action b. Magnum c. Automatic d. Dum-dum
16.. Is the termed apply to a weapon in which pressure upon the trigger both
cocks and released the hammer.
a. Repeating weapon b. Single action c. Double action d. Automatic
17.. In the United States, crimes are committed by juvenile using a homemade
firearm known as:
a. Freakish gun b. Flare gun c. Zip gun d. Matchlock
18.. To impart a motion of rotation to a bullet during its passage inside the
barrel to insure gyroscopic stability in its flight?
a. Rifling b. Bullet c. Gauge d. Caliber
19.. Is the distance measured between to opposite lands of a rifle bore firearm?
a. Range b. Bore diameter c. Gauge d. Caliper
20.. Is the size of the bullet grouping on the target?
a. Terminal penetration c. Terminal accuracy
b. Terminal trajectory d. Muzzle blast
21.It is the speed of the bullet per unit of time expressed in feet per second:
 a. trajectory b. pressure c. air resistance d. velocity
22.It is the sound generated at the muzzle point due to sudden escape of burned
gun powder and its contact with air:
a. Muzzle noise b. muzzle energy c. muzzle blast d. muzzle velocity
23.It is the distance at which the gunner has the control of shot. Where the
bullet travel straight.
a. Maximum range b. Accurate range
c. Maximum effective range d. Effective range
24.. Is the farthest distance in which a bullet when fired can still be consider
lethal?
a. Maximum range b. Accurate range
c. Maximum effective range d. Effective range
25.A type of weapon in which the mechanism is so arranged that it can fired
continuously will trigger is press?
a. Repeating arms b. Single shot
c. Automatic weapon d. breech action weapon
26.Pioneered in the making of a breech loading firearms and founded the great
firm Smith and Wesson.
a. Horace Smith b. Samuel Colt c. Daniel Wesson d. John Browning
27.. Is a weapon designed to fire pellets through a compressed air?
a. Air rifle b. Toy gun c. shotgun d. Zip gun
28.. Is a type of firearm which propels a projectile with more than one inch
diameter?
a. Artillery b. Machine gun c. small arms d. Rifle
29.Known as the smallest pistol?
a. Kolibre b. 22 calibre pistol c. Hand arm d.calibre
30.. A hand firearm in which a rotating cylinder successively placer cartridges
into position from firing?
a. Revolver b. Musket c. Pistol d. Carbine
31.Is the condition of firing whereby the cartridge took several seconds before
it discharge (delay in the discharge of firearm).
a. Hang fire b. Back fire c. Key-hole shot d. Misfire
32.. Is the total failure of the cartridge to discharge may be due to poor
ammunition or failure of the firing pin or primer.
a. Hang fire b. Back fire c. Key-hole shot d. Misfire
33.. Is the bouncing off or deflection of a bullet from its original trajectory?
a. Hang fire b. ricochet c. Key-hole shot d. Misfire
34.Is the tumbling of the bullet in its flight and hitting the target sideways as a
result of not spinning on its axis is known?
a. Ricochet b. Misfire c. Hang fire d. key-hole shot
35.. Is an ancient smooth bore military weapon designed to fire a single
projectile?
a. Rifle b. Carbine c. Shotgun d. Musket
36.. Is that branch of ballistics which treats of the effect of the projectile on
impact on the target?
a. Internal Ballistics b. Forensic Ballistics
c. External Ballistics d. Terminal Ballistics
37.The actual pattern or curve path of the bullet in flight.
a. Ricochet b. Trajectory c. Gyroscopic action d. Range
38.. It is the stillness or steadiness of the bullet in its flight until it finally
reaches the target?
a. Rifling b. Gyroscopic action c. Ricochet d. Trajectory
39.It is means of ignition of a propellant charge by the mechanical blow against
the primer or percussion cup.
a. Recoil b. Percussion action c. priming mixture d. Friction
40.Is the rearward reaction of the firearm in relation to the forward movement
of the bullet upon firing?
a. Back Fire b. Recoil c. Buck shots d. Ricochet
41.It refers to the motion of the projectile once it enters a rifled barrel of a gun
a. Direct b. Rotary c. Transnational d. Twist
42.The word “forensic” as used in conjunction with the word ballistics means?
a. Forum b. Market place c. Legal d. Public discussion
43.A roman war machine designed to throw an object at a distance:
a. Ballistics b. Catapult c. Ballein or ballo d. Ballista
44.Is a Latin word from which the word “ballistics” was derived which means
“to throw”?
a. Ballistics b. Catapult c. Ballein or ballo d. Ballista
45.Is that branch of ballistics which treats of the motion of the projectile while
in its flight? (from the muzzle to the target).
a. External Ballistics b. Terminal Ballistics
 c. Internal Ballistics d. Forensic Ballistics
46.Is that branch of ballistics which treats of the motion of the projectile while
it is still inside the gun barrel?
a. External Ballistics b. Terminal Ballistics
c. Internal Ballistics d. Forensic Ballistics
47.The person who successful invented gun powder?
a. Daniel Wesson b. Berthold Schwarts
c. Eduard Boxer d. Col. Hiram Berdan
48.Father or percussion ignition (inventor of priming miXture).
a. Horace Smith b. Berthold Schwarts
c. Col. Calvin H. Goddard d. Alexander John Forsyth
49.Known as the Father of Modern Ballistics?
a. Horace Smith b. Berthold Schwarts
c. Col. Calvin H. Goddard d. Alexander John Forsyth
50.Is the science of the motion of the projectile?
a. Forensic Ballistics b. Trajectory c. Ballistics d. Cartography
51.These marks are found on bullets fired from a revolver, due to poor
alignment of the cylinder.
a. Skid marks b. pivot marks c. shaving marks d. land marks
52.The equipment of forensic ballistics that measures the pitch of rifling.
a. Chronograph b. micrometer c. helixometer d. taper gauge
53.The caliber of the bullet is determined with the aid of ?
a. Combined microscope b. macrometer c. micrometer d. high powered lens
54.An investigator who recovered a fired bullet from the crime scene will
request the ballistician to determined?
a. Owner of the firearm b. model of the firearm c. caliber and type of the
firearm d. manufacturer of the firearm
55.The marks left on the bullet by a gun barrel, are different from those left by
any other gun barrel. The fact is most useful in directly identifying the?
a. The person who fired the particular gun b. direction from which a shot
was fired c. gun from which a bullet was fired d. bullet which caused the
fatal wound
56.A policeman should fire his pistol;
a. At no time at all b. primarily to stop at quarrel c. only as a last resort d. to
impress upon citizen
57.The secret of a good shooting form is;
a. Proper sighting b. firing slowly and carefully c. relaxed and natural
position d. keeping the thumb along the hammer
58.The term muzzle velocity refers most accurately to;
a. Acceleration of the projectile in flight b. average speed of the bullet in
flight c. speed at which the bullet leaves the revolver barrel d. rate of
expansion of the grooves in the muzzle
59.Discharged bullets are initialed at;
a. Left side b. the end of the bullet c. on the base or nose d. right side
60.Discharged shells are initialed at;
a. Where firing pin strikes b. on any part of the shell c. inside and outside of
the case near open end d. none of the above
61.The pitch or rate of twist in the rifling of a pistol or rifle barrels, is called?
a. Lands b. grooves c. one complete rotation of the bullet inside the bore d.
extractor marks
62.Identifying markings or imprint are not left on a shell by?
a. Firing pin b. ejector c. hammer d. extractor
63.It is the part of the mechanism in a firearm that withdraws the shell or
cartridge from the chamber;
a. Ejector b. striker c. extractor d. primer
64.The type of bore usually found in sawed off shotgun, is;
a. Rifle bore b. choke bore c. smooth bore d. full check bore
65.The maximum distance from the muzzle at which the firearm discharge, will
usually produce detectable powder pattern on a target, is about;
a. 6 to 10 feet b. 6 to 10 yards c. 6 to 10 inches d. 6 to 10 meters
66.When shot fired from an automatic pistol by a criminal;
a. The empty shell remain within the chamber b. the shell is rarely found at
the crime scene c. the shell in most cases will be found the scene of the
firing d. the shell is usually disposed by the perpetrator
67.A policemen arriving at the scene of the crime, found a revolver. In
reference to this, he should be most careful;
a. To put the safety lock b. not to handle it unnecessarily c. to see that it is
not loaded d. to mark it readily to the barrel
68.The chemical eating away of the bore of a firearm due to rusting of the
action of salts deposited from the cup or gun powder is.
 a. Pressure b. extractor c. corrosion d. priming composition
69.When the mechanism is so arranged that it will fire continuously while the
trigger is depressed, is called?
a. Double action b. caliber c. automatic d. trigger pressed
70.The wear and tear of the bore of a firearm due to sliding friction when the
bullet passes through, it is;
a. Ejector b. single action c. erosion d. potassium nitrate
71.Weapon in which pressure upon the trigger released the hammer that must
be manually cocked is called?
a. Automatic b. repeating arm c. single action d. action
72.When the barrel of the guns are almost invariably bored with a slightly
constriction near the muzzle end is called?
a. Shot gun b. gauge c. choke d. chamber
73.Weapon in which pressure upon the trigger both cocks and released the
hammer.
a. Single action b. trigger c. double action d. automatic
74.The only sure method of determining the velocity, is by the used of?
a. Micrometer b. taper gauge c. chronograph d. caliper
75.A firearm having six lands, six grooves with right hand twist.
a. Smith and Wesson b. colt type c. browning type d. Webly type
76.The name of the position of both image of test and evidence bullets mounted
in the stage plate of the bullet comparison microscope that are merged into
one image.
a. Double position b. juxtaposition c. intermarriage position d. single
position
77.The most important single process in barrel manufacture from the standpoint
of the identification expert is.
a. Roaming operation b. boring operation c. rifling operation d. grinding or
machining
78.The part of mechanism in a firearm which causes empty shells or cartridges
cases to be thrown from the gun is called?
a. Extractor b. hammer c. ejector d. trigger
79.The process of combustion results in the solid powder being converted into
gases and a high temperature, and it is the expansion of these gases which
 causes explosives force which propels the bullet or shot charge along the
barrel. This is known as?
a. Energy b. velocity c. pressure d. high density
80.Rifle barrel, with its barrel measuring not longer than 22 inches.
a. Hand gun b. paradox shotgun c. carbine d. muskets
81.Before encountering the regular rifling twist, what mark will be produced?
a. Shaving marks b. skid marks c. slippage marks d. individual marks
82.The still block which closes the rear of the bore against the forced of the
charge is called?
a. Breech face b. chamber c. breech block d. bore
83.The study of firearms identification by means of the ammunition fired
through them or fired through submitted suspected firearm.
a. Ballistics b. terminal ballistics c. forensic ballistics d. interior ballistics
84.The caliber of a firearm is?
a. Its barrel length b. the sized of the ammunition used c. the diameter of its
bore measured from lands to lands d. none of the above
85.A very accurate test by which an expert can determine the distance from
which a gun was fired, is known as;
a. Benzidine test b. alphanopthylamine test c. diphenylamine test d.
photomicrograph test
86.The rear portion of the barrel.
a. Rifling b. muzzle end c. breech end d. bore
87.It is located near the front sight in the front end of the barrel.
a. Bore b. rifling c. muzzle end d. breech end
88.Part of the gun where the ammunition is set for firing.
a. Bore b. rifling c. chamber d. breech end
89.Type of a weapon fired from the shoulder.
a. Pistol b. revolver c. rifle d. machine gun
90.Refers to the speed of the bullet when it travels through the muzzle of the
gun.
a. Speed b. terminal velocity c. muzzle velocity d. terminal energy
91.It indicates that the bullet reaches the end of the target.
a. Speed b. muzzle velocity c. terminal energy d. terminal velocity
92.The speed of the bullet upon striking the target.
a. Speed b. muzzle velocity c. terminal velocity d. terminal energy
93.A type of actuation or type of power in conventional small arms.
a. Blow back b. gas operated c. all of the above d. operation
94.A large diameter shot intended for use on large animal.
a. Choke b. paradox c. buckshot d. slug
95.A cartridge with its priming compound contained in a cup in the center of
the case head.
a. Rim fire b. pin fire c. center fire d. rimless
96.Constriction of the bore of the shotgun’s muzzle to control the spread of the
shot.
a. Parallel b. paradox c. choke d. buckshot
97.The part of the rifle where the shooter’s cheek is rested.
a. Gas cheek b. reticle c. comb d. meplat
98.A lever on some semi-automatic pistols that safely drops the hammer from
the cocked position without discharging the firearm.
a. Pump action b. bolt action c. decocker d. lever action
99.The practice of pulling the trigger to snap and unload firearm.
a. Firing gun b. aiming gun c. dry firing d. pointing gun
100. The weight of the bullet in English speaking countries or English unit,
is expressed in?
a. Grams b. miligrams c. grains d. pounds

Prepared by: VIRGINIA M. CORPUS