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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The fantasies that serial killers have begin to turn people into ________, using them to achieve personal ends.
(a) Animals.
(b) Loved ones.
(c) Objects.
(d) Toys.

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

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

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

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

8. What is one of the things that detectives found in John's room when they went to search it?
(a) Tape.
(b) Rope.
(c) Compact discs..
(d) Torture devices.

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

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

11. According to Ressler's findings, most all serial killers are __________who are younger than 35 years of age.
(a) White females.
(b) White males.
(c) Black males.
(d) Hispanic males.

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

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book, where is the FBI headquarters located?

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

3. What was NOT one of the pieces of evidence that was found in the murderer's home?

4. How old was the little girl that was abducted and killed during the time Ressler was a boy?

5. Disorganized killers have very different _______ histories than organized killers might.

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