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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did Edward Kemper weigh when he was about to hurt Ressler in the interview room?
(a) 400 pounds.
(b) 300 pounds.
(c) 175 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

3. What did the murderer think his blood might be turned into if he did not continue with the killings?
(a) Gold.
(b) Acid.
(c) Oil.
(d) Powder.

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

5. Most all serial killers have had __________ who have been abusive or who have been distant during the life of their child.
(a) Grandmothers.
(b) Fathers.
(c) Aunts.
(d) Mothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since serial killers experience abuse as children, it is difficult for them to sustain meaningful and consensual ____________ in life.

2. During the course of his investigations, Ressler began to see that serial killers may have a _________ disposition to killing.

3. Ressler is a trained criminal __________, which makes his vocabulary different from other departments.

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

5. Many of the agents did not have _______ in criminal psychology, so Ressler would have troubles communicating his ideas.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI study as a part of their role?

2. What does Ressler speculate about the killer of the young boy?

3. What sort of data does Ressler collect in relationship to serial killers and their murderous actions?

4. What does Ressler find to be the relationship between serial killers and their mothers?

5. What did Gerard Schaefer do as an organized killer in order to perpetuate his crimes?

6. What is the profile that Ressler creates for the killer, when called into Vorpagel's case?

7. Of what murder is Ressler notified when he is leading a seminar at Michigan State University?

8. What was found several blocks away after the murder of a family of three as well as their baby?

9. Why did Ressler see the first murder in this section as not being an ordinary murder?

10. What does Ressler feel a disorganized killer might use when they are going to commit a crime?

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