Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

Women are _____ than men to commit mass murder.

A)more likely
B)just as likely
C)less likely
D)Women never commit mass murder.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following characteristics are common to both mass and serial murderers?

A)For both, murder is means of control over life.
B)Both are usually arrested or killed at the crime scene.
C)Both often commit suicide after the crime.
D)Both elude arrest and detection.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In some mass killings an offender begins killing in one location, then moves to another location to continue.What is this phenomenon called?

A)bifurcation
B)bilocation
C)bicyclation
D)bilaterality

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Homicide offenders are mostly _____.

A)male
B)female
C)each sex equally
D)The sex of homicide offenders is not recorded.

Question 5

With the exception of those who murder their families, mass murderers appear to _____.

A)plan their attack like serial murderers
B)give little thought or concern to capture or death
C)commit their crimes in private places
D)plan a detailed escape route

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a fact surrounding serial killers?

A)Some victims are poisoned or shot.
B)Most killers are of average intelligence.
C)They have high mobility in the United States.
D)Most offenders remain in a local area.

Question 9

What are spree murders sometimes called?

A)cluster killings
B)group killings
C)fun killings
D)flash murders

Question 10

When combining all mass murders, mini-mass murders, and attempted mass murders, the incidences of such murders remains _____.

A)very high.
B)very low.
C)consistently stable.
D)a mystery to explain.

Question 11

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 lives a Jekyll-and-Hyde existence.
D)all of the above

Question 12

According to the FBI, what is killing four or more persons at one time considered to be?

A)blanket homicide
B)spree murder
C)mass murder
D)serial murder

Question 13

According to Haggerty, which precondition for serial murder does not have its roots in modernity?

A)mass media and the rise of celebrity status
B)a society in which everyone knows everyone else
C)a society void of value considerations that encourages extreme rationalization
D)opportunity structures that afford serial killers more access to certain victims such as females who now often work outside their homes victims such as females who now often work outside their homes

Question 14

Which of the following offenders has been identified as a serial killer?

A)Richard Speck
B)James Huberty
C)Charles Whitman
D)Jerry Brudos

Question 15

Females who were murdered by someone they knew accounted for _____ percent of female homicides.

A)42.7
B)68.3
C)12.1
D)98

Question 16

Holmes and Holmes, in their mass murderer classifications, would place Mark Barton in which category?

A)murderer for profit
B)murderer for sex
C)family slayer or annihilator
D)disciple-type killer

Question 17

Compared to a mass murderer, a serial murderer _____.

A)kills groups of people
B)individualizes his or her murders
C)makes his or her "final statement" in or about life through violence
D)is the product of a stressful environment

Question 18

In 2012, males accounted for _____of all murder victims.

A)Only 5 percent
B)25 percent
C)Over half
D)Over 77 percent

Question 19

According to Holmes and Holmes, a person who plans an escape route following the killing aftermath falls into which mass murderer classification?

A)ideological mass murderer
B)disciple-type killer
C)psychotic killer
D)set-and-run killer

Question 20

In his novel, American Psycho, Ellis did NOT explore which of the following?

A)psychopathy
B)obsessive-compulsive disorder
C)narcissism
D)sadism

Question 21

This is sometimes referred to as "no fault" homicide, and usually involves the killing of someone out of necessity or duty.

A)homicide
B)necessary murder
C)mercy killing
D)justifiable homicide

Question 22

Technology, specifically _____, became a critical factor in convicting Wayne Williams.

Question 23

Which of the following serial killers was convicted of the most murders in the history of the United States?

A)Ted Bundy
B)Gary Ridgway
C)John Wayne Gacy
D)Edmund Kemper

Question 24

In California, the average length of time for an appeals process to be completed is _____.

A)over 16 years
B)over 10 years but less than 15
C)10 years or less
D)5 years tops

Question 25

Which of the following categories by Holmes and Deburger would be most likely to have offenders who suffer from some type of psychosis?

A)hedonistic
B)power/control
C)visionary
D)mission oriented

Question 26

Insanity is a _____.Very few offenders (2 percent-4 percent) are legally insane.

Question 27

Perhaps the single most critical stumbling block that currently stands in the way of understanding serial murder is the disagreement among researchers and law enforcement personnel about _____.

A)how to keep track of all the serial murderers
B)how to define the phenomenon
C)who is considered the real "expert" on the matter
D)how to draw jurisdictional lines in investigations

Question 28

The Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway, in response to a detective asking him to rank himself on a scale of 1-5, with 5 "being the worst possible evil person that could have done this kind of thing," viewed himself as a _____.

A)2 because he only chose women who deserved to die
B)3 because it wasn't like he was a monster like Ted Bundy
C)4 because he considered Jeff Dahmer to be the worst
D)3 because he killed them fast and didn't torture them

Question 29

From a judicial point of view, the most serious of murders are those that are capital cases involving _____, or the willful, intentional killing of another person(s).

A)premeditated murder
B)serial murder
C)unmeditated murder
D)mediated murder

Question 30

All mass murderers are motivated by similar circumstances.

Question 31

_____, in which several victims are killed within a few moments or hours, seem to be occurring with greater frequency.

Question 32

Law enforcement officials have been dealing with serial murder for only a few years.

Question 33

John is robbing Radio Shack with his partner Eric.Eric becomes impatient with the store owner and waves his gun, which goes off accidentally.The bullet ricochets off a metal table and strikes John, killing him.What crime has Eric committed?

A)manslaughter
B)felony murder
C)negligent homicide
D)accidental homicide

Question 34

What is the killing of a newborn within the first 24 hours of life called?

A)infanticide
B)prolicide
C)parricide
D)neonaticide

Question 35

Hickey, in noting the degree of mobility exercised by offenders, has delineated three distinct groups of offenders: traveling serial killers, local serial killers, and serial killers who never leave their homes or places of employment.

Question 36

All serial killers are psychopaths.

Question 37

According to Holmes and Holmes, an institutional mass murderer commits mass murder as a crime of obedience when ordered to by his or her leader.

Question 38

Where was the Southside Slayer from?

A)South Detroit
B)Atlanta
C)Los Angeles
D)Seattle