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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 was the psychological diagnosis of William Heirens?
(a) Multiple personality.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Paranoid delusions.
(d) Depression.

2. Psychological and emotional _________ is usually prevalent in the families of serial killers.
(a) Abuse.
(b) Resources.
(c) Help.
(d) Support.

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

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

5. Ressler struggled with the idea of whether serial killers are ________ or made.
(a) Evil.
(b) Good.
(c) Born.
(d) Deranged.

Short Answer Questions

1. The lack of __________ from others in the family might lead the child to have serious mental defects.

2. Who eventually recruited Ressler to come to work for them?

3. Who was famous because of his odd behavior in public and the extreme nature of his crimes?

4. What was the real reason that David Berkowitz continued to go out and kill people?

5. What is the distinction that Ressler makes for this murderer, according to his own description?

(see the answer key)

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