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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 does Douglas claim is a critical part of profiling?
(a) Walking in the shoes of both the victim and offender.
(b) Being prejudiced.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Thinking of everyone as a suspect.

2. Who did Manson murder?
(a) Three children.
(b) Ten people.
(c) Sharon Tate.
(d) No one.

3. What was the Trailside Killer's speech impediment?
(a) He stuttered.
(b) He had a lisp.
(c) He was mute.
(d) He could not pronounce his "m's."

4. What age did Douglas and Hazelwood believe the ATKID killer was?
(a) 35-46.
(b) 45-52.
(c) 13-18.
(d) 25-29.

5. Why did the Son of Sam kill people?
(a) His girlfriend broke up with him.
(b) He had been fired from his job.
(c) His father hit him.
(d) His mother and sister made him feel inadequate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the ATKID killer take away children from the abduction scene?

2. Where did Douglas and Hazlewood go to hunt the ATKID killer?

3. How old was Douglas when he taught road school?

4. In what year was Wayne Williams found guilty by a jury?

5. In Chapter 6, to whom did Douglas compare Manson's upbringing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the program that Douglas formalized with Dr. Ann Burgess.

2. What was the first crime Kemper committed, and where was he sent as punishment?

3. Why did the Office of Professional Responsibility censure Douglas?

4. Describe Douglas' mental state and location when the prologue begins.

5. Why does Douglas compare a criminal to a lion?

6. Define Douglas' process in creating a profile.

7. Why was BSU under Hoover considered an unimportant unit?

8. What was published in the book "Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives"?

9. Describe the metaphor "betting on raindrops rolling down the window."

10. Describes what happened when a murder suspect in Chapter 10 saw a bloody rock during an interrogation.

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