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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was cut open on Terry's body when her husband found her dead after his work shift?
(a) Toe.
(b) Stomach.
(c) Hand.
(d) Head.

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

3. What kind of killers tend to bring a weapon with them when they go to commit a crime?
(a) Delusional.
(b) Methodical.
(c) Organized.
(d) Disorganized.

4. Around ________ of killers reported some kind of early sexual abuse, often rape, by a family member.
(a) 50%.
(b) 70%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 90%.

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

6. The murderer kept killing because he thought __________were trying to poison him.
(a) His coworkers.
(b) His neighbors.
(c) His parents.
(d) The Nazis.

7. An organized killer would take their time to ________ a victim, which is unlike a disorganized killer.
(a) Rape.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Talk to.
(d) Avoid.

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

9. On what sort of military base did Ressler believe the killer was living?
(a) Marines.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Army.

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

11. Whom did Ressler stop interviewing because he thought the killer was just trying to extend his sentence?
(a) Ted Bundy.
(b) John Gacy.
(c) Jeffrey Dahmer.
(d) Charles Manson.

12. 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) Financial status.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Home life.

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

14. The fantasies of killing are nearly always _________ in nature, and they contain control and domination.
(a) Quick.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Slow.
(d) Sexual.

15. What was cut off from the newspaper boy's body when the police examined it?
(a) Patches of skin.
(b) His eyebrows.
(c) A tattoo.
(d) His fingernails.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many of the serial killers had killed or tortured __________ when they were younger.

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

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

4. Almost all serial killers come from ____________ families, though they might not have a poor background.

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

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