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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changed the FBI's opinion of profiling in 1981?
(a) A report commended BSU for "their outstanding job."
(b) The retirement of Hoover.
(c) A grant from the government.
(d) An award from the president.

2. In Chapter 9, what cases were high priority to Douglas?
(a) High profile cases.
(b) Cold cases.
(c) Cases involving more than ten victims.
(d) Active rape-murder cases with potential loss of life.

3. What was a common theme in the ATKID killer's victims?
(a) They were all boys.
(b) They were all old.
(c) They were all women.
(d) They were African-American.

4. Where did the police place the bloody rock in the interrogation room at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Above the suspect.
(b) In front of the suspect.
(c) In his hand.
(d) Where the suspect had to turn his head to view it.

5. Whom did Kemper shoot and stab at age 14?
(a) His girlfriend and her new boyfriend.
(b) His mom and dad.
(c) His brother and sister.
(d) His grandmother and grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglas compare analyzing a serial killer to in Chapter 6?

2. What job was Douglas assigned while working for the Air Force in New Mexico?

3. In Chapter 9, what cases were the least important to Douglas?

4. During what time period did the Son of Sam strike New York?

5. What was published in the book "Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is the FBI allowed to become involved in murder cases?

2. Describe the road schools where Douglas taught.

3. What technique did Douglas suggest the prosecutor should use when cross-examining?

4. Describe Hoover's opinion on profiling.

5. What crime was Kemper in prison for when Douglas interviewed him, and what was Douglas' opinion about Kemper?

6. What childhood story of Douglas' led to the term "everybody has a rock?" When did Douglas use the term again in Chapter 10?

7. Describe Douglas' mental state and location when the prologue begins.

8. Describe Douglas' opinion of the interview study at the conclusion of the study.

9. Describe Wayne Williams' murders. What name did the police give him?

10. Describe Douglas' life in Milwaukee.

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