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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 was published in the book "Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives"?
(a) The secret identity of Charles Manson.
(b) The results of the prison interview study.
(c) Patterns and motives.
(d) A history of the FBI.

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

3. Where was Douglas when the prologue began?
(a) In his office interviewing a serial killer.
(b) In a hospital recovering from a breakdown.
(c) At his house with his wife.
(d) In college.

4. In Chapter 9, what cases were the least important to Douglas?
(a) Cold cases and large department cases.
(b) The highly publicized cases.
(c) Rape and murder cases.
(d) Theft cases.

5. Why did the Son of Sam kill people?
(a) His girlfriend broke up with him.
(b) His father hit him.
(c) He had been fired from his job.
(d) His mother and sister made him feel inadequate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Douglas think were the most important pieces of information in constructing a criminal profile?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 7, what did the task force stay behind to learn?

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

5. What did Dr. Burgess create in Chapter 6 in order to analyze felon interviews?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Define Douglas' process in creating a profile.

3. What profile did Douglas construct of Wayne Williams?

4. What crime did Russell Odom and Clay Lawson commit, and why did Douglas claim they were not criminally insane?

5. Describe the road schools where Douglas taught.

6. List some of the Killers that Douglas and Ressler interviewed in Chapter 7.

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

8. What led to the FBI's new appreciation of profiling?

9. What was the link between all the murders Wayne Williams committed?

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

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