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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the paperboy who suddenly went missing during his route one day?
(a) Joe Smith.
(b) Dan Wright.
(c) Stephen Yute.
(d) Danny Eberle.

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

3. What was the nickname assigned to David Berkowitz when he was actively killing people?
(a) Black Night.
(b) Zodiac Killer.
(c) Dark Soul.
(d) Son of Sam.

4. The ________ killer is one who prepares for their killings ahead of time, strategically planning for each event.
(a) Organized.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Moveable.
(d) Strategic.

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

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

7. What is the distinction that Ressler makes for this murderer, according to his own description?
(a) Organized.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Erratic.

8. Almost all of the murders will begin as __________ for the serial killers.
(a) Stories.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Fantasies.
(d) Conversations.

9. What did Ressler have trouble communicating to other agents in the field because of his background?
(a) Colors.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Strategies.
(d) Information.

10. How old was Ressler when he first created his own detective agency in order to catch a killer?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

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

12. Which kind of killer tends to target certain types of people or groups of people?
(a) Organized.
(b) Methodical.
(c) Disorganized.
(d) Racist.

13. Who was the minor crisis with on the base that might have triggered the killings by Joubert?
(a) A cleaning person.
(b) Friend.
(c) His direct commander.
(d) Sergeant.

14. What did one women report to police after the abduction of another newspaper boy?
(a) The man's name.
(b) A strange message.
(c) A red hat.
(d) Digits from a license plate.

15. Who murdered Terry?
(a) Maury Topher.
(b) Terry Smith.
(c) Joseph Werten.
(d) Richard Chase.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around ________ of killers reported some kind of early sexual abuse, often rape, by a family member.

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

3. What is the name of the person whom Ressler interviewed that was guilty for the murder of Robert Kennedy?

4. Richard Speck seems to have wanted to kill others for ______, rather than for any other reason.

5. What city did Ressler go to in order to begin helping out with the newspaper boy case?

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