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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 was Duane Samples' job?

2. Most crimes, after changes were made, were often solved within a __________.

3. Where was the policeman from that brought Glatman in after the confession?

4. What did the killer in #177 claim to be the reason behind his actions?

5. The facts at a _______ are not enough to create a good profile of a criminal, according to Ressler.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were some of the qualities of Gacy that made him appear to be the least likely person to kill anyone?

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

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

5. What is needed in order to create a valuable and effective profile for a criminal?

6. What was the act of staging that Ressler pointed out to the local officials?

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

8. Why are some killers able to pass polygraph tests, even though they are guilty of their crimes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Organized and disorganized killers were described by Ressler, in order to help people without psychology backgrounds understand serial killers.

Part 1: Do you think the terms organized and disorganized are appropriate?

Part 2: How do you think agents could be trained in the art of profiling without having to obtain a psychology degree?

Part 3: Why do you think Ressler decided that organized and disorganized killers were the only two categories?

Essay Topic 2

Ressler notices in the case of the newspaper boy killings that the murderer sliced off skin to hide bite marks.

Part 1: Do you think that slicing away bite marks is the sign of an intelligent killer?

Part 2: How do you think Ressler was able to determine the slices were meant to hide evidence?

Part 3: Why do you think a person would try to remove evidence from a body, though this also creates evidence?

Essay Topic 3

Serial killers often admit to their crimes once they are caught.

Part 1: Do you think some serial killers want to be caught by police?

Part 2: How do you think serial killers might increase their chances of being caught?

Part 3: What would it mean to a serial killer to not be caught by police?

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