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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 Childhoods of Violence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kemper told Ressler that he could easily kill and ___________ Ressler before the guards could come in and save him.
(a) Behead.
(b) Hide.
(c) Burn.
(d) Eat.

2. Ressler proposed an idea for a ____________ research project, though it was initially turned down by the FBI.
(a) Psychopath.
(b) Serial killer.
(c) Sociopathic.
(d) Criminal personality.

3. What had the killer used during the murders that fascinated Ressler when he was growing up?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) Anvil.
(c) Ax.
(d) Hammer.

4. What family members had Kemper already killed when he was sent to prison?
(a) His sons.
(b) Great aunts.
(c) Sisters.
(d) Grandparents.

5. Who would lure unsuspecting women with his charm and then kill and mutilate them?
(a) Ted Bundy.
(b) John Gacy.
(c) Richard Speck.
(d) Charles Manson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ressler struggled with the idea of whether serial killers are ________ or made.

2. What had been stolen from the family that was the next to suffer in the serial killing spree?

3. According to Ressler's findings, most all serial killers are __________who are younger than 35 years of age.

4. Of what group is Richard Ressler the head when he is called in by Russ Vorpagel to help with a murder?

5. There is only one suspected ________ serial killer, and Ressler isn't sure that this is actually the right definition.

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