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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what room was Terry's body found by police?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Basement.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Bedroom.

2. The disorganized killer is often acting on the orders of ________ who tell them to commit the crime.
(a) An animal.
(b) Hallucinated voices.
(c) Another killer.
(d) Their friends.

3. The _______ killer is one that kills on an impulse, without planning ahead as they don't know when it will happen.
(a) Organized.
(b) Moveable.
(c) Psychotic.
(d) Disorganized.

4. What was the real reason that David Berkowitz continued to go out and kill people?
(a) Fame.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Money.
(d) Sexual excitement.

5. What does a disorganized killer rarely do because of their mental health issues?
(a) Talk to people.
(b) Walk.
(c) Drive.
(d) Be helpful.

6. John took a great deal of _________ in thinking about his crimes before and after they were committed.
(a) Self satisfaction.
(b) Sexual pleasure.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Pride.

7. What is the term that Ressler later coined in order to describe the people who sought out satisfaction from killing?
(a) Big killer.
(b) Mental killer.
(c) Serial killer.
(d) Scary killer.

8. Ressler is a trained criminal __________, which makes his vocabulary different from other departments.
(a) Official.
(b) Superintendent.
(c) Psychologist.
(d) Diver.

9. The BSU decided to study people who got __________ satisfaction from killing, raping, and molesting people.
(a) Physical.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Public.
(d) Spiritual.

10. What did Ressler have trouble communicating to other agents in the field because of his background?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Colors.
(c) Strategies.
(d) Information.

11. At what time did Terry's husband get home from work to find his wife had been murdered?
(a) 10:00 PM
(b) 5:00 AM
(c) 6:00 AM.
(d) 4:00 AM

12. Who was famous because of his odd behavior in public and the extreme nature of his crimes?
(a) Ted Bundy.
(b) David Berkowitz.
(c) Tim Gacy.
(d) Charles Manson.

13. What is one of the things that detectives found in John's room when they went to search it?
(a) Rope.
(b) Torture devices.
(c) Compact discs..
(d) Tape.

14. Ressler began to teach others in the department about the ___________ of serial killers, hoping that the more they understood them, the easier it would be to catch them.
(a) Home life.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Financial status.
(d) Psychology.

15. What kind of killers tend to bring a weapon with them when they go to commit a crime?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Methodical.
(c) Organized.
(d) Delusional.

Short Answer Questions

1. Disorganized killers have very different _______ histories than organized killers might.

2. Where did Ressler meet with his friend in order to discuss the case of Terry's murder?

3. How did the murderer decide whom to kill?

4. The early days of a serial killer seem to be filled with a general lack of respect for ___________.

5. Since serial killers experience abuse as children, it is difficult for them to sustain meaningful and consensual ____________ in life.

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