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Chapter 2
Cultural Development of Monsters, Demons, and Evil
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Which of the following serial killers claimed that he had multiple personalities as hisdefense for his murders?
a. Edmund Kemper
b. Charles Albright
c. Kenneth Bianchi
d. Ted Bundy
e. Richard Speck
ANS: CPTS: 1 REF: p.38OBJ: LO1
2. Lycanthropy refers to:
a. Sacrificing of small animals to ward off evil spirits
b. Stoning of persons during medieval times who were believed to be
possessed by evil spirits
c. Transformation of persons into wolves
d. Medical procedure to exorcise evil spirits
e. Medieval séances to contact the dead
ANS: CPTS: 1 REF: p.38OBJ: LO2
3. A college graduate, this killer once worked as a fishing guide and security guard. He later became a police officer who had a fantasy for taking young women intothe woods and hanging them. He liked to write about his killing forays as seen in his violent fantasies of control and power. His name is:
a. Harold Shipman
b. Gerard Schaefer
c. Orville Majors
d. Martin Bryant
e. Brad Gorby
ANS: BPTS: 1 REF: p. 50 OBJ: LO5
4. The purpose of the human-to-wolf transformation was the killing of humans,especially:
a. Women
b. Men
c. Elderly
d. Children
e. Teens
ANS: DPTS: 1 REF: p.38 OBJ: LO2
5. The Sawney Beane family was known for all of the following except:
a. Cannibalism
b. Incest
c. Murder
d. Robbery
e. Burglary
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: p. 39OBJ: LO2
6. Vlad Tepes, a Wallachian nobleman, was known as:
a. A vicious and depraved sadist
b. The greatest vampire hunter of medieval times
c. The man who killed Dracula
d. The first known person to be killed by a vampire
e. b & c
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 40OBJ: LO2
7. A primary difference between vampires and werewolves was believed tobe that vampires:
a. Could never really be destroyed
b. Were sexually involved with their victims
c. Killed only women
d. Usually kill in groups while werewolves hunt alone
e. All of the above are primary differences
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 40OBJ: LO2
8. The Witch’s Hammer of 1486 was used:
a. By witches to cast spells over their victims
b. To identify and destroy witches, wizards, and sorcerers
c. By Vlad Tepes to create demons and zombies
d. First in South Africa by superstitious tribes
e. b & d
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 41OBJ: LO3
9. The golem syndrome refers to:
a. Persons capable of murdering without remorse or feelings for thevictim
b. Persons who have the ability to become vampires, werewolves, andzombies
depending upon their appetites
c. How murder victims return from the dead to seek revenge
d. The Tree Monsters in Lord of the Rings
e. None of the above
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 41 OBJ: LO3
10. The Satanic Bible was written by:
a. Gore Vidal
b. David Abrahamsen
c. Gilles de Rais
d. Anton LaVey
e. A Druid sect
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p.43OBJ: LO4
11. Which of the following is false regarding the SatanicChurch?
a. Some Satanists believe that God created the universe and that
Satan created God
b. Proven devotees who have advanced in the levels of “personal
affiliation” are invited to participate in animal and human sacrifices
c. Involvement with satanic churches depends on factors common to
any church, including loyalty, knowledge, and understanding of doctrines and oaths and the degree of commitment to these covenants
d. Many satanic cults operate independently of the main satanic
church
e. All of these statements are true
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: p. 43OBJ: LO4
12. In the late 1980s the voodoo cult in Matamoras, Mexico was heavily involved in ______.
a. Prostitution
b. Drug smuggling
c. Child pornography
d. Collecting body parts to use as spells to change men into animals
e. Cannibalism
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p.43OBJ: LO4
13. Which of the following crimes would most likely be a “crime of passion”?
a. Mass murder of all adults and children having lunch at McDonalds
b. Serial murder of children who are found alone in parks
c. Murdering a female teller while robbing a bank
d. Murdering your ex-wife
e. None of the above are true crimes of passion
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p.46 OBJ: LO5
14. Peter Stubb/Stump was a (an)
a. Vampire
b. Werewolf
c. Ghoul
d. Witch
e. Warlock
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 38OBJ: LO2
15. “Trephining” refers to:
a. A medical operation on the skull
b. Dissecting a corpse
c. Removal of fingers as a form of punishment
d. Transforming oneself from a witch into an animal
e. A form of drug paraphilia
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p.38OBJ: LO1
16. Anton LaVey was:
a. The earliest Dracula recorded in Germany
b. The founder of voodoo in America
c. Also known as the angel of death
d. Founder of the Church of Satan
e. Lead singer for Nine Inch nails
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p.43OBJ: LO4
17. Which of the following offenders was NOT believed to have been involved insome form of occult or Satanism?
a. Donald Harvey
b. Robert Berdella
c. Richard Ramirez
d. Robin Gecht
e. All of the above were involved in some form of occult/Satanism
ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: p. 44 OBJ: LO4
18. Another name for golem is:
a. Zombie
b. Vampire
c. Robot
d. Mental defect
e. Schizophrenic
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p.41OBJ: LO3
19. Most serial murderers involved in cult related killings are found to be:
a. Self-styled Satanists
b. Hold office in the Church of Satan
c. Advanced in their Satanic work
d. Tattooed with the number 666
e. Psychos with Ouija boards
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p.44OBJ: LO4
20. Joseph Mengele was:
a. Argentina’s most prolific serial killer
b. A notorious guard in Auschwitz who killed hundreds of people
c. An aspiring geneticist who conducted identical twin research for the
Nazis
d. The only Jew to survive the Nazi attack on the Warsaw Ghetto
e. None of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 47 OBJ: LO5
21. M. Scott Peck believes that evil people are best defined:
a. By the “consistency of their sins”
b. By the illegality of their actions
c. As golems
d. As Satan worshippers
e. All of the above
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p.48OBJ: LO5
22. The epitome of narcissism may well be the:
a. Total domination of oneself
b. Eventual act of self-destruction
c. Total domination of others
d. Sum total of personality disorders
e. c & d
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p.48OBJ: LO5
23. This 15th century figure was known as “Drakul” (Dragon). He was particularly known to be avicious and depraved sadist who enjoyed torturing and murdering peasants who lived within his jurisdiction. Stories circulated about the secret horror chambers in the depths of his castle and how he was believedto be the devil or at least one of his emissaries. His name is:
a. Ivan the Great
b. Jack the Ripper
c. Bram Stoker
d. Vlad Tepes
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 40OBJ: LO2
24. According to your author most serial killers have followers or “groupies”. They tend to be mostly:
a. Criminals themselves
b. Women
c. Teenagers
d. Those on the fringes of society
e. a & d
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p.52OBJ: LO7
25. According to M. Scott Peck, “people of the lie” are:
a. Thieves
b. Murderers
c. Evil
d. Liars
e. Violent
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p.48OBJ: LO5
TRUE/FALSE:
1. Demonic possession was a widely agreed upon reason for the actions ofserial killers and mass murderers of times past.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.37 OBJ: LO1
2. Lycanthropy is a state of being referring to the ability to transform into a part-wolf,part-human entity.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.38 OBJ: LO2
3. Folk lore pertaining to zombies, werewolves, vampires, etc. is found amongmultiple cultures.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 37 OBJ: LO1
4. The Jewish legend of the “golem” typifies the kind of remorselessness foundin many serial killers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p. 41 OBJ: LO3
5. Satanic cults officially provide a large population of serial killers.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p.45 OBJ: LO4
6. Josef Mengele was seen to be eccentric, strange, and somewhat antisocialin his day to day dealings with the world outside Auschwitz.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p.46 OBJ: LO5
7. The nature and definition of “evil” is universal and agreed upon.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p.45 OBJ: LO5
8. Erich Fromm considered evil a state and not a process.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p.46 OBJ: LO5
9. Evil may be fairly characterized as both the individual and the behaviors of theindividual.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.48 OBJ: LO5
10. “Malignant narcissism” refers to a tremendous will to promote one’s ownwants and needs over everyone else’s.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.48 OBJ: LO5
11. It is not clear whether or not embracing religion is a productive action for serial killers.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.51 OBJ: LO5
12. Incarcerated serial killers very frequently have a following of people (i.e.
“fan club”).
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.52 OBJ: LO7
13. Kenneth Bianchi suffered from multiple personality disorder.
ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: p.38 OBJ: LO1
14. David Berkowitz contended that a neighbor’s dog had commanded him to kill
and later admitted that no such thing occurred.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.37 OBJ: LO1
15. Anthropophagy refers to the enjoyment of eating human flesh.
ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: p.38 OBJ: LO2
ESSAY:
1. Discuss the role of lycanthropy in the culture of 16th and 17th century Europe.
REF: 38 OBJ: LO2
2. What is a golem and how does it play a role in the development of medieval monsters?
REF: 41 OBJ: LO3
3. Explain the role of Satanic cults and voodooism in serial murder.
REF: 42-43 OBJ: LO4
4. Who was Josef Mengele? What role, if any, does he play in the expressionof evil?
REF: 47 OBJ: LO5
5. Apply the notion of evil to the case of Gerard Schaefer. Does evil helpexplain his criminal behavior? Why or why not?
REF: 50-51 OBJ: LO5