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Q: For the most part, team offenders who held jobs were employed in blue-collar work that required limited training.

Q: Team killer units with a female participant are almost always dominated by a female.

Q: Females sometimes participate in team serial killing.

Q: This offender had been married seven times, then decided to try to find the perfect "sex slave." With the help of his wife, he killed nine females and one male. a. Gallego b. Clark c. Coleman d. Lucas

Q: This offender, who was part of a team, wrote: "Death is in my pocket and fantasy my goal....the perfect woman is totally controlled; a woman who does exactly what she is told and nothing else." a. Lucas b. Coleman c. Bianchi d. Lake

Q: The following method used by team offenders to kill their victims is the least chosen. a. poison b. drowning c. bludgeoning d. stabbing

Q: Of all weapons used by team serial murderers _____ was the most common. a. knives b. firearms c. poisons d. blunt instruments

Q: Team offenders were less likely to have criminal records for sex-related crimes than what kind of killers? a. teams b. females c. males d. solo

Q: Hickey found that about _____ percent of all serial killers had histories of various psychiatric problems. a. 26 b. 36 c. 46 d. 56

Q: Which of the following statements is not true regarding team offenders and cult-related killings? a. Most team offenders were involved in ritualistic torture of victims. b. Team killers were more likely than other offenders to kill for cult-related reasons. c. Cult activities involved extensive torturing of victims. d. Cult activities involved using human blood and body parts for altar offerings.

Q: Which state has had the most team killers? a. Georgia b. Florida c. Nebraska d. California

Q: Risk-takers such as _____ have appeared to be at greater risk of murder than those who avoid such lifestyles. a. prostitutes and hitchhikers b. gamblers c. drug-users d. gypsies, tramps, and thieves

Q: America's Most Wanted was inspired by the murder and decapitation of 6-year-old Adam Walsh. Who is Walsh's killer believed to be? a. Gerhard Schaefer b. Robin Gecht c. John Gacy d. Ottis Toole

Q: This offender, who confessed to killing about 100 victims in several states, teamed up with Ottis Toole. a. Elmer Wayne Henley b. Douglas Clark c. Charles Ng d. Henry Lee Lucas

Q: In one study on team killers it was found that they average _____ victims per case. a. 4 to 5 b. 7 to 9 c. 13 to 18 d. 8 to 12

Q: In some cases of _____ team killing, offenders were easier to detect because bodies of victims were discovered quickly. a. local b. place-specific c. traveling d. foreign

Q: This female offender was a nurse who became a compliant assistant in Douglas Clark's efforts to actualize his fantasies of having sexual intercourse with the corpses of murdered girls. a. Carol Bundy b. Aileen Wuornos c. Robin Gecht d. Charlene Gallego

Q: Which of the following serial killers is currently serving time on death row in San Quentin, California? He claims that his accomplice was the person who carried out all the killings. a. Kenneth Bianchi b. Alton Coleman c. Henry Lee d. Douglas D. Clark

Q: The study on team killers found that having more than one offender involved in serial killing _____. a. did not increase the number of victims per case b. increased dramatically the number of victims per case c. increased only slightly the number of victims per case d. decreased the number of victims per case

Q: Compared to other serial murder subgroups, team serial killers in the United States murdered _____ victims. a. about the same number of b. many more c. fewer d. primarily children as

Q: This offender had committed a long list of violent crimes and sex offenses by the age of 28. His accomplice was Debra Brown whom he found easy to influence and dominate. a. Ted Bundy b. Leonard Lake c. Alton Coleman d. Henry Lucas

Q: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is a true story about the murder of the Clutter family by whom? a. Lucas and Toole b. Coleman and Brown c. Bianchi and Buono d. Hickock and Smith

Q: This offender incurred a head injury that influenced him to believe that he had psychic powers that caused women to fall in love with him. He and his partner killed about 20 victims before being caught and executed. a. Clark b. Coleman c. Bundy d. Fernandez

Q: Five elderly men died in San Francisco from being overdosed with digitalis. Investigators found that in each case, young women married and/or seduced these men, poisoned them and left with the victim's assets. What group did the women belong to? a. Tene Bimbo Clan b. Ku Klux Klan c. Mafia d. Black Hand

Q: These offenders, who were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder for financial gain, had been luring homeless men from Hollywood Church in Los Angeles with promises of food and shelter. a. Coleman and Brown b. Corll, Brooks, and Henley c. Rutterschmidt and Golay d. Tene Bimbo Clan

Q: The "compliant victim" categorized by the FBI refers to _____ perpetrators of serial murder: a. female b. child c. mentally ill d. teenagers

Q: These two were cousins who decided to kill someone just to see what it would feel like. a. Bianchi and Buono b. Lucas and Toole c. Hickock and Smith d. Coleman and Brown

Q: By 2014, the media had stopped assigning these to serial-killer teams. a. special motives b. news stories c. monikers d. all of the above

Q: Among team serial killers in the United States who are non-relatives, which one is the least likely to be found? a. male-dominated teams b. heterosexual teams c. gay lovers teams d. female-dominated teams

Q: Among team serial killers which of the following categories is the most common relationship groupings? a. father/son b. husband/wife c. mother/son d. brothers

Q: How many members were in the largest group of team offenders identified? a. two b. nine c. five d. four

Q: In recent years, cases of team serial murder in the United States have _____. a. increased sharply b. decreased sharply c. stayed the same d. increased slightly

Q: In the mid-1960s, these two went on a killing spree for several days. In some of the murders, the killers would toss a coin to see which one would get to stab the victim to death. a. Bianchi and Buono b. Rutterschmidt and Golay c. Kelbach and Lance d. Beck and Fernandez

Q: Discuss the role of mobility in serial killing. Why are so many offenders local?

Q: Explain why, in your opinion, so much media, including film and television, is devoted to the depiction of serial killers.

Q: Discuss the issues that have contributed to the often distorted caricatures of serial offenders during the past hundred years.

Q: Young _____, especially if they were alone, ranked the highest in general preference of offenders.

Q: The act of _____ did not become a crime until 1990.

Q: _____ cases often receive limited press coverage unless they involve high body counts and the victims died violently.

Q: Overall, the greatest percentage of victims were killed by _____ offenders.

Q: Jenkins explains that where black murders/murderers are concerned, the public perception is that they are all part of _____ that usually involve gang- and drug-related activities.

Q: Females who have solitary, secluded lifestyles appear to have the highest risk of becoming victimized by a male serial killer.

Q: Few male serial killers travel outside their home city to find victims.

Q: Serial killers generally don't kill strangers.

Q: Nearly all serial killers are black.

Q: Most serial killers are found to be legally insane.

Q: Which of the following is most likely to occur to male serial killers once they have been apprehended? a. confined to a mental institution b. suicide c. death sentences d. prison sentences

Q: As of 2012, how many states currently impose the death penalty? a. 23 b. 45 c. 34 d. 50

Q: Which is the least-experienced form of traumatization experienced by male offenders? a. sexual abuse b. parents deceased c. prostitute mother d. poverty

Q: Of all types of traumatization reported by male serial offenders which of the following was most likely to be found in their histories? a. corporal punishment b. rejection c. divorce d. sexual abuse

Q: This killer began a 4-month killing rampage that would cover seven states and include at least 18 victims, including children, teenagers, adults, and elderly persons. a. Eddie Moseley b. Alton Coleman c. Robert Hansen d. John Paul Knowles

Q: Which of the following offenders liked to take his female victims to his mountain retreat in Alaska, have sex with them, give them a head start, and then hunt them down and shoot them? a. Robert Hansen b. Paul John Knowles c. Jerry Brudos d. James P. Watson

Q: Male offenders reported which of the following as the most frequent motive for killing at least one or more of their victims? a. enjoyment b. revenge c. money d. sex

Q: What is one of the weaknesses of psychopaths? a. energy b. charm c. lust d. narcissism

Q: As of 2014, what percentage of serial killers used guns as their sole means of killing? a. 46 b. 69 c. 10 d. 98

Q: Which serial killer was known as the "Green Man?" a. Albert DeSalvo b. Edmund Kemper c. David Carpenter d. Donald Harvey

Q: What percentage of Albert DeSalvo's victims were older women? a. 60 b. 10 c. 5 d. 35

Q: Which do serial killers tend to be? a. college graduates b. some college c. highly intelligent d. not highly educated

Q: Hickey has indicated that the degree of victim facilitation in being targeted/killed by male offenders since 1975 has _____. a. stayed the same b. decreased slightly c. increased slightly d. increased significantly

Q: Which of the following statements is true? a. Frequently blacks and whites team up as accomplices in serial killing. b. Most serial killers have killed or attempted to kill their mothers. c. Most male offenders killed at least one female victim. d. Overall, most victims of male offenders rank high in facilitation.

Q: What was most often the primary catalyst in Underwood's study of siblicide? a. sexual advances b. alcohol c. an argument d. betrayal

Q: Which of the following types of victims are more likely to be killed by male serial killers? a. children b. the elderly c. teenagers d. young women

Q: Melton found that stalking was more likely to occur when the victims were _____, the abusers had drug or alcohol problems, offenders were controlling in their behavior, and the victims had been stalked before by the abuser. a. in relationships with the abuser b. no longer in relationships with the abuser c. drug-dependent d. easily controlled

Q: This is a transient attraction to corpses rather than a preference for them. a. necrophilia b. paraphilia c. pseudo-necrophilia d. coprophilia

Q: This young man raped and strangled elderly women who lived in the Park Plaza Hotel where he worked as a porter. a. Paul John Knowles b. Robert Joe Long c. Calvin Jackson d. James Watson

Q: Between 1977 and 1978, seven females in Georgia, most of whom were elderly, were sexually assaulted and strangled to death. The offender was referred to as the "Stocking Strangler." a. Robert Joe Long b. Albert DeSalvo c. Calvin Jackson d. Carlton Gary

Q: He preyed upon young, attractive African-American women with whom he was close friends or an acquaintance. He charmed his way into their homes and killed them using double-ligature strangulation. They died slowly while he sexually assaulted them and engaged in necrophilia. He did not seem to investigators to fit serial-murder profiles because he exhibited both organized and disorganized characteristics. a. Henry Wallace b. Alton Coleman c. Wayne Williams d. Eddie Moseley

Q: Since 1975, among male offenders, which of the following mobility types killed the greatest number of victims per offender? a. place-specific b. local c. traveling d. global

Q: This African-American male posed as a self-employed talent scout as he searched for his victims in the Atlanta, GA, area in the early 1980s. a. Calvin Jackson b. Derrick Todd Lee c. Carleton Gary d. Wayne Williams

Q: Between 1995 and 2004, what percentage of serial killers in the United States has been black? a. 0 b. 15 c. 25 d. 44

Q: The "Zebra Murders" involved the killing of _____ by _____. a. white males by black males b. black males by white males c. white females by black females d. black females by white females

Q: Society has failed to recognize poor blacks who kill poor blacks. This lack of recognition is rooted in minority status, socioeconomic status, and _____. a. statistics b. racism c. research d. gender

Q: What is the approximate average age of male serial offenders? a. early twenties b. late twenties c. early thirties d. late thirties

Q: According to Hickey, half of all serial killers in the United States have emerged since what year? a. 1925 b. 1950 c. 1975 d. 2000

Q: We can safely acknowledge that serial murderers' disposition toward serial murder is developed through _____. a. abuse b. divine inspiration c. a learning process d. the media

Q: What we can say with absolute certainty about serial killers? a. We cannot fit them into one single behavioral profile. b. With few exceptions, they all act alike. c. They all fit into one single behavioral profile. d. We can fit them into three behavioral profiles.

Q: Succinylcholine, a relatively undetectable drug, is used as an _____ to relax muscles during surgery.

Q: Often _____ are not performed when a death occurs under the care of an attending physician.

Q: One investigator described _____ as "...the dullest serial killer I have ever met."

Q: In some cases, suspicions are aroused because patients suffer multiple _____ and the resuscitation rate is unusually high.