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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 black woman who was missing, though Ressler presumed that she was dead, too?
(a) Tracy Bethards.
(b) Mary Willards.
(c) Susie Jackson.
(d) Gail Jackson.

2. What did the police receive that turned out to be an elaborate way to stage the murderous acts?
(a) A letter.
(b) A piece of evidence.
(c) A tip.
(d) A confession.

3. Where was the policeman from that brought Glatman in after the confession?
(a) Eureka PD.
(b) SDPD.
(c) SFPD.
(d) LAPD.

4. Ressler wanted to make sure that mental health professionals would be able to handle __________ effectively.
(a) Killers.
(b) Mental cases.
(c) New patients.
(d) Crimes.

5. Why did John Gacy kill a homosexual man, according to his confession?
(a) Self defense.
(b) Boredom.
(c) No reason.
(d) Sexual pleasure.

6. How many bodies did police end up finding in Gacy's home?
(a) 43.
(b) 23.
(c) 33.
(d) 13.

7. Where did police find a number of decomposing bodies when they were able to search Gacy's house?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Freezer.
(d) Crawlspace.

8. The women in Columbus were being strangled with their own ____________.
(a) Telephone cords.
(b) Nylons.
(c) Hands.
(d) Hair.

9. Who began to watch Gacy, which caused him to become nervous and to take drugs?
(a) The neighborhood watch.
(b) FBI agents.
(c) CIA agents.
(d) Police.

10. What was the name of the other woman who was at the house in addition to the woman with the daughter?
(a) Judy.
(b) Diane.
(c) Fran.
(d) Anne.

11. Years of experience and good __________ are needed in order to create a strong profile for a killer.
(a) Judgment.
(b) Interviewing skills.
(c) Communication skills.
(d) Artistic skills.

12. The National Center for the Analysis of _________ was put together by Ressler.
(a) Rapes.
(b) Criminal Minds.
(c) Violent Crimes.
(d) Murders.

13. What mental disorder did Duane say that he had, which was the cause for his actions, though Ressler proved otherwise?
(a) Paranoid delusions.
(b) Insomnia.
(c) PTSD.
(d) Sleepwalking.

14. Crutchley had picked up the woman he tried to murder while his __________ was away.
(a) Child.
(b) Wife.
(c) Boss.
(d) Dog.

15. One man was accused of killing eleven _________, but he claimed that he had a mental disorder.
(a) Children.
(b) School boys.
(c) Gay men.
(d) Prostitutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. A professor in _________ began to create a computer network to help solve murders more easily.

2. What did the police find when they finally caught up to Duane, which caused Ressler to be brought into the case?

3. Edmund Kemper, known as the __________ killer, was also interviewed by Ressler during the seminar.

4. Monte Rissell was a serial _________ who was put into a mental hospital after committing his crimes.

5. _________ was not considered to be reputable among crime fighting units as early as the 1960s.

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