1) Which key skill is NOT an important part of being a detective? a) knowledge b) deduction c) scientific genius d) observation 2) Which of the following is NOT a famous literary detective? a) Herecule Poirot b) Jane Marple c) Sherlock Holmes d) Dr John Watson 3) Which adjective best describes a "red herring" in a story? a) irrelevant b) relevant c) amusing d) superficial 4) What is "circumstantial evidence" in a crime? a) The evidence collected from a body at the scene of a crime b) Evidence which is logically inferred from the circumstances of a crime without being directly witnessed. c) Evidence which seems to have no connection to the circumstances of the crime d) Evidence which cannot be included under any circumstances 5) Which of the following is NOT an example of circumstantial evidence? a) An eye witness sees a suspect firing a gun which hits the victim b) An eye witness seeing a suspect walking on the same street as the victim, hearing a gun go off behind them c) An eye witness, hearing a shot go off around the corner, and turning it to see the suspect holding a smoking gun over the corpse d) An eye witness being knocked out at the scene immediately after walking past the suspect, and coming round to find a body shot beside them 6) "Almost all criminal convictions are based on circumstantial evidence" - True or false?? a) True - not every crime has been directly witnessed by somebody! b) False - otherwise anybody could be convicted of a crime if the circumstances SEEM to point that way! 7) Which of the following is NOT a (literary) synonym of "detective" a) sleuth b) private eye c) gumshoe d) poodle 8) Which of the following is a synonym of "infallible"? a) foolproof b) brilliant c) incorrect d) inconclusive 9) What is the definition of an "imbecile"? a) an extremely clever person b) an extremely interesting person c) an extremely stupid person d) an extremely proud person 10) What does it mean when a character is a "foil" to a protagnonist? a) The character is a direct contrast to the protagonist, so we learn more about them b) The character is very similar to the protagonist c) The character does not like the protagonist d) The character does not know the protagonist

Detective Vocab Quiz

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