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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Gacy sometimes dress up as in order to hide his appearance?

2. What mental disorder did Duane say that he had, which was the cause for his actions, though Ressler proved otherwise?

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

4. Who went to sleep on the couch after Duane had left for the night?

5. Ressler decided it was time to put together a ___________ to ensure that law enforcement had access to all case files.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during a seminar that Ressler was giving on Rissell?

2. What happened to Duane after he left the house after being with Diane and Fran?

3. Whom did Ressler hope to educate in terms of dealing with serial killers properly?

4. What did Diane wake up to in the middle of the night after hanging out with friends?

5. What is the book that Ressler helped with in order to ensure it was properly written to show the reality of serial killers?

6. What was the criminal act that took place in Columbus, Georgia, where staging took place as well?

7. What are stranger crimes which seemed to be on the rise after 1980?

8. Why does Duane and his legal team want the sentence commuted?

9. What did police find when they investigated Gacy's home more closely?

10. What did Ressler point out to Yorkshire police when he listened to the tape of the killer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The term 'serial killers' is one that Ressler coins in order to distinguish them from other murderers.

Part 1: Why is it important to differentiate a 'serial killer' from other murderers?

Part 2: What do you think of the idea of a serial killer?

Part 3: How do you think serial killers are treated versus other types of killers in the world?

Essay Topic 2

The question of whether serial killers are born or made is one that comes up for Ressler.

Part 1: Do you think serial killers are born or made? Why?

Part 2: What would it mean if it were discovered that serial killers are made?

Part 3: What would it mean if it were proven that all serial killers are born the way they are?

Essay Topic 3

In some serial killer cases, the killers say that they are told to follow through on the killing because voices told them to do so.

Part 1: Why are many serial killers driven by the voices of others?

Part 2: Do you believe that serial killers are actually hearing voices or just making excuses?

Part 3: How do you think serial killers could be assisted in not listening to the voices that tell them to kill?

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