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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 What Plus Why Equals Who.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the real reason that David Berkowitz continued to go out and kill people?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Money.
(c) Fame.
(d) Sexual excitement.

2. There is only one suspected ________ serial killer, and Ressler isn't sure that this is actually the right definition.
(a) Group.
(b) Child.
(c) Female.
(d) Hermaphrodite.

3. What did Ressler join the army as after he attended college to learn how to solve crimes?
(a) He didn't.
(b) Medic.
(c) Yeoman.
(d) MP.

4. What does a disorganized killer rarely do because of their mental health issues?
(a) Walk.
(b) Drive.
(c) Talk to people.
(d) Be helpful.

5. Many of the agents did not have _______ in criminal psychology, so Ressler would have troubles communicating his ideas.
(a) Schooling.
(b) Writing.
(c) Profiling.
(d) Experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ressler began to teach others in the department about the ___________ of serial killers, hoping that the more they understood them, the easier it would be to catch them.

2. What did the FBI shut down once they realized Ressler was performing these, although he was later given permission again?

3. Since serial killers experience abuse as children, it is difficult for them to sustain meaningful and consensual ____________ in life.

4. Serial killers are often obsessed with their ________, thinking about them for days or weeks before they occur.

5. Who eventually recruited Ressler to come to work for them?

(see the answer key)

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