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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The _______ killer is one that kills on an impulse, without planning ahead as they don't know when it will happen.
(a) Moveable.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Organized.
(d) Psychotic.

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

3. The disorganized killer is often acting on the orders of ________ who tell them to commit the crime.
(a) Hallucinated voices.
(b) Another killer.
(c) An animal.
(d) Their friends.

4. An organized killer might have a certain family history, but it causes them to be more __________ than a disorganized killer.
(a) Personable.
(b) Extroverted.
(c) Introverted.
(d) Clever.

5. Many of the serial killers had killed or tortured __________ when they were younger.
(a) Children.
(b) Animals.
(c) Their families.
(d) Plants.

6. Since serial killers experience abuse as children, it is difficult for them to sustain meaningful and consensual ____________ in life.
(a) Boundaries.
(b) Relationships.
(c) Conversations.
(d) Commitments.

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

8. What was the experience Ressler had that allowed him to get out of the Kemper interview without being hurt?
(a) CIA training.
(b) Comedy background.
(c) Hostage negotiator.
(d) Karate.

9. During the course of his investigations, Ressler began to see that serial killers may have a _________ disposition to killing.
(a) Family.
(b) Personality.
(c) Genetic.
(d) Common.

10. What did Ressler join the army as after he attended college to learn how to solve crimes?
(a) Medic.
(b) MP.
(c) Yeoman.
(d) He didn't.

11. Ressler began to teach others in the department about the ___________ of serial killers, hoping that the more they understood them, the easier it would be to catch them.
(a) Childhood.
(b) Financial status.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Home life.

12. Many of the agents did not have _______ in criminal psychology, so Ressler would have troubles communicating his ideas.
(a) Writing.
(b) Schooling.
(c) Experience.
(d) Profiling.

13. What is NOT one of the states in which newspaper boys have gone missing?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Florida.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After talking to ________, many FBI agents would develop physical symptoms that caused them even more pain and anxiety.

4. Who failed to arrive at the end of the interview, which is why Ressler might have been in serious trouble with Kemper?

5. Where was Ressler at when he heard about another newspaper boy getting abducted?

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