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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the master manipulator that did not tell Ressler anything new when they sat down to speak with each other?
(a) Bundy.
(b) Gacy.
(c) Manson.
(d) Kemper.

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

4. Once the serial killer commits their first murder, they cannot __________, according to Ressler.
(a) Go back.
(b) Think of anything else.
(c) Love again.
(d) Stop.

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

6. What was the sentence for John when he was convicted of his crimes?
(a) Life in prison.
(b) Thirty years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Death.

7. Ressler was traveling to a __________ at Michigan State University when he heard about another case.
(a) Seminar.
(b) Ops training.
(c) Tour.
(d) Graduation.

8. What was NOT one of the pieces of evidence that was found in the murderer's home?
(a) The murderer himself.
(b) A pistol.
(c) Bloody rags.
(d) Pictures of the victims.

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

10. What did the murderer want the police to do about his killing spree?
(a) Help him kill more.
(b) Help make it famous.
(c) Stop him.
(d) Leave him alone.

11. The BSU decided to study people who got __________ satisfaction from killing, raping, and molesting people.
(a) Emotional.
(b) Physical.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Public.

12. What did Joubert want Ressler to give to him in order to enjoy those moments again?
(a) Newspaper clippings.
(b) A diary.
(c) The crime scene evidence.
(d) Crime scene photos.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of killers tend to bring a weapon with them when they go to commit a crime?

2. What does a disorganized killer rarely do because of their mental health issues?

3. According to David Berkowitz's testimony, who told him to go out and kill?

4. On what sort of military base did Ressler believe the killer was living?

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

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