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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Ethics of Labeling, pg 180-191.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who normally serves on parole boards?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Mental health clinicians.
(c) Political appointees with few relevant qualifications.
(d) Criminal justice professionals.

2. For what career are psychopaths uniquely well-suited?
(a) Imposters.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Financial advisors.
(d) Doctors.

3. Why did the author decline to diagnose Saddam Hussein?
(a) He didn't want to be publically right.
(b) He didn't want to be publically wrong.
(c) He didn't want to offend Hussein.
(d) Long-distance diagnosis is a parody of professional procedure.

4. Why did the Australian Supreme Court pronounce Garry David mentally ill?
(a) David's behavior was clearly anti-social.
(b) David was obviously schizophrenic.
(c) Anyone with David's history must be mentally ill.
(d) No psychopath could possibly be sane.

5. Which "special issue" makes the death penalty difficult to decide for those who must judge murderers in Texas?
(a) Did the murderer deliberately seek the death of his victim?
(b) Was there reasonable provocation for the defendant's acts?
(c) Is the murderer mentally competent to stand trial?
(d) Is there a probability that the defendant will commit criminal acts of violence in the future?

Short Answer Questions

1. What did one psychopath say made a good liar?

2. Why did Jack Abbott reject the word "remorse" in his case?

3. What did John Wayne Gacy say about his career murdering thirty-three people?

4. Why does a prison psychiatrist claim the psychopathy checklist is valuable for parole boards?

5. What is the danger in placing psychopaths in mental hospitals instead of prison settings?

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