, Test Bank
Serial Murderers
and
Their Victims
SIXTH EDITION
Eric W. Hickey
California School of Forensic Studies
Alliant International University
Prepared by
Amy Hembree
Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States
, Hickey/Serial Murderers and Their Victims, 6th Edition
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Cultural Development of Monsters, Demons, and Evil
3. Psychopathology and Biogenics of Serial Murderers
4. Social Construction of Serial Murder
5. Sexual Predators, Paraphilia, and Murder
6. Healthcare Killers
7. The Male Serial Murderer
8. Team Killers
9. The Female Serial Murderer
10. Victims
11. Serial Murder from a Global Perspective
12. Responding to Serial Killers
, MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. One of the confounding myths of serial murder is that they are all, by definition:
a. violent.
b. committed by killers who report prior criminality and incarcerations.
c. cases of sane individuals who commit atrocities on society.
d. sexual.
ANS: D REF: 2
2. Stereotypes of serial murderers that have formed in the minds of American society
include:
a. the murderer is ruthless.
b. the murderer is blood-thirsty.
c. the murderer is a sex monster.
d. the murderer lives a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence.
ANS: E REF: 4
3. In his novel, American Psycho, Ellis did NOT explore which of the following?
a. psychopathy
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. narcissism
d. sadism
ANS: B REF: 5
4. Which of the following offenders has been identified as a serial killer?
a. Richard Speck
b. James Huberty
c. Charles Whitman
d. Jerry Brudos
ANS: D REF: 5
5. Which of the following is NOT a myth surrounding serial killers?
a. One in five U.S. serial killers is black.
b. They are all male.
c. They are all insane.
d. They are all lust killers.
ANS: A REF: 6
6. Which of the following is NOT a fact surrounding serial killers?
a. Some victims are poisoned or shot.
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