Exam 2: Cultural Development of Monsters, Demons, and Evil

The notion of evil becomes complicated by the generally accepted belief that those who commit sins can _____ and virtually turn their lives around.

Golem syndrome refers to _____.

A litmus test for cult organizations is that _____ is/are part of the structure.

The nature and definition of "evil" is not universal and agreed upon.

Which of the following serial killers claimed that he had multiple personalities as his defense for his murders?

The family of this 17th-century killer robbed, murdered, and ate unsuspecting travelers.

In many past cultures, and in some modern ones, _____ was generally viewed as a distinct form of possession, the controlling of a human by an evil spirit.

It is believed this 15th-century killer murdered several hundred children, drank their blood and engaged in necrophilia, sometimes having the heads of his child victims stuck on upright rods.

Peter Stubb/Stump was a _____.

"Anthropophagy" refers to revulsion at eating human flesh.

What did Finkelhor conclude in his book Nursery Crimes?

How are evil people best defined according to M.Scott Peck?

Folklore pertaining to zombies, werewolves, vampires, etc., is found among few cultures.

The purpose of the human-to-wolf transformation was the killing of humans, especially _____.

In the 16th century, _____ wrote that violent, wicked men may have the opportunity to return after death as an animal, usually a wolf.

"Trephining" refers to _____.

The quest for power and control over the lives of others is exemplified by the case of _____, a physician and geneticist recruited into the Nazi ranks to direct the processing of concentration camp prisoners at Birkenau and Auschwitz during World War II.

According to Peck, who are "people of the lie?"

In each of the cases of this killer, the victim's breasts had been mutilated and cut off with a knife or piano wire.