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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nickname assigned to David Berkowitz when he was actively killing people?
(a) Zodiac Killer.
(b) Dark Soul.
(c) Black Night.
(d) Son of Sam.

2. Charles Manson got others to murder for him, plying them with ________ and with adoration.
(a) Cars.
(b) Sex.
(c) Money.
(d) Drugs.

3. Richard Speck seems to have wanted to kill others for ______, rather than for any other reason.
(a) Fun.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Business.
(d) Money.

4. Psychological and emotional _________ is usually prevalent in the families of serial killers.
(a) Help.
(b) Support.
(c) Resources.
(d) Abuse.

5. What was the sentence for John when he was convicted of his crimes?
(a) Twenty-five years.
(b) Life in prison.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Death.

6. The BSU decided to study people who got __________ satisfaction from killing, raping, and molesting people.
(a) Physical.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Public.
(d) Spiritual.

7. Disorganized killers have very different _______ histories than organized killers might.
(a) Family.
(b) Love.
(c) Animal.
(d) Medical.

8. The fantasies of killing are nearly always _________ in nature, and they contain control and domination.
(a) Slow.
(b) Quick.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Spiritual.

9. Where was Ressler at when he heard about another newspaper boy getting abducted?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Washington.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Iowa.

10. _________ was a good looking and personable criminal who killed many women.
(a) Truman Farmer.
(b) Thomas Snyder.
(c) Gerald Gacy.
(d) Ted Bundy.

11. Ressler was traveling to a __________ at Michigan State University when he heard about another case.
(a) Ops training.
(b) Tour.
(c) Graduation.
(d) Seminar.

12. The lack of __________ from others in the family might lead the child to have serious mental defects.
(a) Money.
(b) Love.
(c) Help.
(d) Emotion.

13. What is the term that Ressler later coined in order to describe the people who sought out satisfaction from killing?
(a) Big killer.
(b) Serial killer.
(c) Scary killer.
(d) Mental killer.

14. What kind of killers tend to bring a weapon with them when they go to commit a crime?
(a) Delusional.
(b) Organized.
(c) Disorganized.
(d) Methodical.

15. Which kind of killer tends to target certain types of people or groups of people?
(a) Racist.
(b) Organized.
(c) Methodical.
(d) Disorganized.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Joubert want Ressler to give to him in order to enjoy those moments again?

3. What needs to happen for an organized killer in order for their actions to feel complete?

4. An organized killer would take their time to ________ a victim, which is unlike a disorganized killer.

5. Who failed to arrive at the end of the interview, which is why Ressler might have been in serious trouble with Kemper?

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