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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the FBI consider profiling to be prior to 1980?
(a) The future of law enforcement.
(b) A necessary evil.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Time consuming.

2. When did Douglas propose to his wife?
(a) Halloween, 1965.
(b) Christmas, 1971.
(c) Easter, 1971.
(d) Thanksgiving, 1970.

3. In what order does Douglas prepare his criminal profile?
(a) Medical examiner's report, preliminary police report, crime scene photos, schematic drawing.
(b) Schematic drawing, medical examiner's report, preliminary police report, crime-scene photos.
(c) Crime scene photos,medical examiner's report, preliminary police report, schematic drawing.
(d) Preliminary police report, crime-scene photos,medical examiner's report, schematic drawing.

4. In Chapter 3, What did Hoover score Douglas' written exam?
(a) 87%
(b) Hoover did not have time to score exams.
(c) 99%
(d) 100%

5. In Chapter 1, who does Douglas think is a model profiler?
(a) Sherlock Holmes.
(b) Hoover.
(c) Freud.
(d) Fletch.

6. What job was Douglas assigned while working for the Air Force in New Mexico?
(a) Pilot.
(b) Clerk typist.
(c) Therapist.
(d) Office manager.

7. In what year was Wayne Williams found guilty by a jury?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1965.

8. What was Douglas' position in Detroit's Reactive Crimes Unit?
(a) He arrested bank robbers.
(b) He chased military deserters.
(c) He studied serial killers.
(d) He waited for a reaction from mobsters.

9. What metaphor arose from a conversation with Douglas' mother about sex?
(a) Everybody has a story.
(b) Everybody has a soul.
(c) Everybody loves their mother.
(d) Everybody has a rock.

10. Who censured Douglas at the start of Wayne Williams' trial?
(a) The Office of Professional Conduct.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The Office of Professional Responsibility.
(d) The Judge.

11. How did the ATKID killer take away children from the abduction scene?
(a) By foot.
(b) By car.
(c) By plane.
(d) By motorcycle.

12. What did Douglas compare analyzing a serial killer to in Chapter 6?
(a) Putting together a puzzle.
(b) Studying a Picasso.
(c) A living nightmare.
(d) Watching an art house film.

13. How many cases did Douglas take in 1980?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Over one hundred-fifty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Over five hundred.

14. What was the significance of Niskey Lake Road in Chapter 11?
(a) It was the location of two of the ATKID killer's victims.
(b) It was where the ATKID killer was arrested.
(c) It was where Douglas met his wife.
(d) It was where ATKID killer surrendered.

15. What object allowed Douglas to enter prisons with ease in Chapter 6?
(a) His FBI badge.
(b) Bribes.
(c) His college diploma.
(d) His military badge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, in what area did Douglas work towards a masters degree?

2. Richard Speck claimed he was not __________.

3. What did Douglas determine the ATKID killer was doing based on the location of a body after a false lead claimed the FBI would find a body there?

4. What letter did Douglas receive at the end of Chapter 11?

5. What was a common theme in the ATKID killer's victims?

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