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

2. Ressler decided that the murderer had to be involved with children in some way, maybe even a _____________.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Boy Scout leader.
(c) Mentor.
(d) Pastor.

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

4. What family members had Kemper already killed when he was sent to prison?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Great aunts.
(d) His sons.

5. The disorganized killer is often acting on the orders of ________ who tell them to commit the crime.
(a) Their friends.
(b) Hallucinated voices.
(c) An animal.
(d) Another killer.

Short Answer Questions

1. There is only one suspected ________ serial killer, and Ressler isn't sure that this is actually the right definition.

2. In what area were Ressler's graduate studies?

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

4. What was the job of the serial killer Gerald Schaefer?

5. Around ________ of killers reported some kind of early sexual abuse, often rape, by a family member.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the young Ressler do in response to the murder cases he learned about as a child?

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

3. What is strange about the murder of the newspaper boy?

4. What are some of the consistent similarities that Ressler finds among serial killers?

5. What are some of the characteristics of a disorganized killer, according to Ressler?

6. What did the killer try to convey in the messages that he left after the killings?

7. What does Ressler speculate about the community involvement of the murderer of the newspaper boy?

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

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

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

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