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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. What is the term that Ressler later coined in order to describe the people who sought out satisfaction from killing?
(a) Serial killer.
(b) Big killer.
(c) Scary killer.
(d) Mental killer.

2. What does Ressler also find that the murderer might have done with the victim's blood?
(a) Boiled it.
(b) Drank it.
(c) Drained it all.
(d) Bottled it.

3. In what city area did Ressler grow up, according to the details in the book?
(a) Boston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

4. As children, many serial killers grow up __________, so they tend to create their own personal fantasy world.
(a) Immersed in books.
(b) On their own.
(c) Isolated.
(d) With families.

5. What did the FBI shut down once they realized Ressler was performing these, although he was later given permission again?
(a) Autopsies.
(b) Interviews.
(c) Group therapy sessions.
(d) Letter writing campaigns.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did Terry's husband get home from work to find his wife had been murdered?

2. The murderer kept killing because he thought __________were trying to poison him.

3. How long had William Heirens been in prison for when Ressler had a chance to interview him?

4. In the book, where is the FBI headquarters located?

5. The fantasies of killing are nearly always _________ in nature, and they contain control and domination.

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