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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. In Chapter 6, why did agents not write personality profiles?
(a) The FBI storage facilities were filled.
(b) FBI agents have extra special memory.
(c) The FBI did not have computers to write profiles.
(d) To avoid embarrasment to the FBI should the profiles be incorrect.

2. What did Douglas wonder about the prison inmates who participated in the interview study at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) Why they showed no remorse.
(b) How they could be so cruel.
(c) Why they were in prison.
(d) Why they would speak to FBI agents openly.

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

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

5. At what time of day did the police interrogate the suspect that abducted and killed a girl in Chapter 10?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) All day.
(c) Morning.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Douglas when he taught road school?

2. While in Milwaukee, Douglas trained bankers and businessmen in _________.

3. In Chapter 3, What did Hoover score Douglas' written exam?

4. What did Jerry Brudos steal at age sixteen?

5. Where did Douglas and Hazlewood go to hunt the ATKID killer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the metaphor "betting on raindrops rolling down the window."

2. Why does Douglas compare a criminal to a lion?

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

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

5. Describe Douglas' childhood.

6. Why did the Office of Professional Responsibility censure Douglas?

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

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

9. Why did Douglas determine inmates wanted to be a part of his interview study?

10. Describe the crimes of David Berkowitz. Include his choice of victims, his nickname (if he had one), and why Douglas believed he committed his crimes.

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