Serial Murderers And Their Victims 7th Edition By Eric W. Hickey – Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, this offender was believed to be delusional when he bombed government office buildings in Oslo, Norway, killing eight and then traveling to the island of Otoya where he attacked a youth summer camp killing 69.
2. Joachim Kroll
3. Richard Doney
4. Gerhard Schroeder
5. Anders Breivik

 

ANS: D         REF: 377-378

 

 

2. According to Hickey, which of the following is NOT a key issue in exploring serial murder from a global perspective?
3. Serial murder is defined or viewed differently in other cultures.
4. Motives and methods for serial murder are influenced by cultural differences.
5. U.S. serial murderer profiles are often contradicted by serial murderer profiles created by law enforcement agencies in other countries.
6. Understanding religion as a cultural factor in serial murder.

 

ANS: D         REF: 378

 

 

3. Responsible for the Port Arthur massacre, this offender took approximately nine minutes to kill 35 men, women, and children. Most of the victims were tourists and local residents.
4. Joachim Kroll
5. Gerhard Schroeder
6. Richard Doney
7. Martin Bryant

 

ANS: D         REF: 378

 

 

4. Whom did Jack the Ripper particularly enjoy targeting?
5. children
6. elderly
7. rich women
8. prostitutes

 

ANS: D         REF: 379

 

 

5. What did an examination of German serial killers by the German police find?
6. Homicide from robberies was as frequent as homicide with sexual motivations.
7. More of the killers were likely to have deep childhood trauma when compared to U.S. serial killers.
8. About 70 percent of all homicides involving robberies and homicides were committed by serial murderers.
9. More of the European killers targeted the affluent.

 

ANS: A         REF: 381

 

 

6. Why did German serial killer Gerhard Schroeder kill prostitutes?
7. They were attractive.
8. He was a lust killer.
9. They were easy targets.
10. He thought they had money.

 

ANS: D         REF: 381

 

 

7. This offender was raised in a physically and sexually abusive home where he witnessed his alcoholic father raping his mother and sisters. He also engaged in sexually abusing his sisters and eventually ran away from home. He used hammers, knives, and scissors to kill both young girls and women. Eventually he was apprehended and sent to the guillotine.
8. Donald Harvey
9. Orville Majors
10. Michael Swango
11. Peter Kurten

 

ANS: D         REF: 381

 

 

8. Where was the VICLAS system developed?
9. United States
10. England
11. Canada
12. South Africa

 

ANS: C         REF: 381

 

 

9. In the Harbort study, many of the German serial killers were found to be affected by this.
10. brain abnormalities
11. mental illnesses
12. mental disorders
13. Klinefelter’s Syndrome

 

ANS: A         REF: 381

 

 

10. Harbort found that these German serial killers were apprehended at a faster rate.
11. females
12. younger
13. less intelligent
14. more intelligent

 

ANS: D         REF: 382

 

 

11. Harbort noted that these German serial killers had the longest killing careers.
12. female offenders
13. less intelligent offenders
14. offenders with high IQs
15. immigrants to Germany

 

ANS: B         REF: 382