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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. According to David Berkowitz's testimony, who told him to go out and kill?
(a) The neighbor's dog.
(b) His father.
(c) A store owner.
(d) His mother.

2. There is only one suspected ________ serial killer, and Ressler isn't sure that this is actually the right definition.
(a) Hermaphrodite.
(b) Group.
(c) Child.
(d) Female.

3. The fantasies that serial killers have begin to turn people into ________, using them to achieve personal ends.
(a) Toys.
(b) Objects.
(c) Animals.
(d) Loved ones.

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

5. Richard Speck was a _________ murderer, according to Ressler, instead of a serial killer.
(a) Mass.
(b) Singular.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Large.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what area were Ressler's graduate studies?

2. Psychological and emotional _________ is usually prevalent in the families of serial killers.

3. What did Ressler join the army as after he attended college to learn how to solve crimes?

4. The BSU decided to study people who got __________ satisfaction from killing, raping, and molesting people.

5. Once the serial killer commits their first murder, they cannot __________, according to Ressler.

(see the answer key)

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