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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 was the nickname assigned to David Berkowitz when he was actively killing people?
(a) Zodiac Killer.
(b) Son of Sam.
(c) Black Night.
(d) Dark Soul.

2. What did the FBI shut down once they realized Ressler was performing these, although he was later given permission again?
(a) Interviews.
(b) Group therapy sessions.
(c) Letter writing campaigns.
(d) Autopsies.

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

4. Who murdered Terry?
(a) Maury Topher.
(b) Joseph Werten.
(c) Terry Smith.
(d) Richard Chase.

5. How did the murderer decide whom to kill?
(a) A voice gave him a list.
(b) They had ridiculed him.
(c) Their doors were unlocked.
(d) They were random killings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charles Manson got others to murder for him, plying them with ________ and with adoration.

2. What is one of the things that detectives found in John's room when they went to search it?

3. In what year did the newspaper body case in which Ressler got involved begin to emerge?

4. What was the sentence for John when he was convicted of his crimes?

5. Who was the underling of Charles Manson who ended up doing the work of him, according to the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did police question in the area at the time of the murder?

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

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

4. What are some of the characteristics of an organized killer, according to Ressler?

5. What was the difference that Ressler noticed in the murderer Richard Speck?

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

7. What does Ressler decide to do when he learns about the new murder case and its possible connection to other unsolved cases?

8. Why did Vorpagel react quickly to the crime that was presented to him in this first case?

9. What happened with the larger criminal that Ressler attempted to interview in order to solve a crime?

10. What is the question that Ressler wrestled with when talking to murderers?

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