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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. Almost all serial killers come from ____________ families, though they might not have a poor background.
(a) Well-adjusted.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Dysfunctional.
(d) Supportive.

2. What was the psychological diagnosis of William Heirens?
(a) Multiple personality.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Depression.
(d) Paranoid delusions.

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

4. Most all serial killers have had __________ who have been abusive or who have been distant during the life of their child.
(a) Aunts.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Grandmothers.
(d) Fathers.

5. Almost all of the murders will begin as __________ for the serial killers.
(a) Stories.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Fantasies.
(d) Conversations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was famous because of his odd behavior in public and the extreme nature of his crimes?

2. What had the killer used during the murders that fascinated Ressler when he was growing up?

3. Ressler proposed an idea for a ____________ research project, though it was initially turned down by the FBI.

4. An organized killer might have a certain family history, but it causes them to be more __________ than a disorganized killer.

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

(see the answer key)

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