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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. Kemper eventually started killing young women that he found ___________, according to the book.
(a) At a bar.
(b) Hitchhiking.
(c) In the grocery store.
(d) At the gym.

2. What was Duane Samples' job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Boy Scout leader.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Counselor.

3. Who was John Gacy able to meet at one point, showing that his outward appearance didn't reveal his serial killer actions?
(a) Jackie Kennedy.
(b) First Lady Carter.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

4. A _________ who was a serial killer was apprehended because of the new system, according to the book.
(a) Army sergeant.
(b) Truck driver.
(c) Freelance contractor.
(d) Doctor.

5. Where was John Crutchley working at the time of his attempted murder incident?
(a) NASA.
(b) Library.
(c) Navy base.
(d) Bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the killer living at the time that the police caught up with him?

2. Who had send the bad information to the police, which was later discovered by officials?

3. Monte Rissell was a serial _________ who was put into a mental hospital after committing his crimes.

4. Who did not believe that John was serious when he made the statements about killing women?

5. The killer, in his staging, said that he would kill a ___________ until the police were able to solve the murder.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did many crime fighting units not feel that profiling was helpful in investigations?

4. What were Duane, Diane, and Fran doing at the apartment before the brutal murder?

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

6. What is unique about the Dahmer cases, according to Ressler's findings?

7. Whom did Ressler hope to educate in terms of dealing with serial killers properly?

8. Why was one of the suspects in the Bozeman, Montana, case let go, even though he fit the profile?

9. What is the book that Ressler helped with in order to ensure it was properly written to show the reality of serial killers?

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

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