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	Handwriting which is joined up and in lower case is known as:   disconnected. script. graphic. cursive.

	Which of the following statements is not true?   The handwriting of an individual is unaffected by advancing years. An individual’s handwriting may show variation as a result of stress or illness. The handwriting of an individual shows natural variation. The influence of alcohol or drugs may cause variation in an individual’s handwriting.

	Which of the following is characteristic of genuine signatures (as opposed to forged signatures)?   Pen strokes with blunt ends. Unnatural pen lifts. Pen strokes with tapering ends. Evidence of retouching.

	Which of the following statements is not true?   In laser printers, it may be possible to link a particular printed document with a suspect printer, if there are faults present on the drum that are transferred to the printed page. The typeface of a single element electric typewriter is not fixed as its single element can easily be replaced. Damage defects and misalignments of the typeface of a manual typewriter may help to identify it as the source of a particular typed document. It is usually possible to link a printed word-processed document to the computer that was used to compose it.

	The traditional printing method of relief printing is also known as:   lithography. gravure. intaglio. letterpress.

	Which of the following is not an anti-counterfeiting measure that may be incorporated into printed documents?   A dandy roll. A hologram patch. A watermark. An iridescent stripe.

	Which of the following methods used in the analysis of ink may be described as ‘destructive’?   Examination under specialist lighting conditions using, for example, the Video Spectral Comparator. Infrared microscopy. Raman microscopy. Chromatography.

	The most commonly used material for in the manufacture of paper is:   cotton. wood from coniferous trees. wood from deciduous trees. sisal.

	Segments of writing obscured by the application of an appropriate substance such as a correction fluid are known as:   corrections. embellishments. erasures. obliterations.

	The electrostatic detection apparatus (ESDA) is not used:   to examine torn edges of paper for possible matching. to determine the sequence of writing impressions and inkstrokes. to date inks. to visualise indented writing.

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