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

2. Why do the victims of psychopaths often have trouble convincing others?
(a) The victims are not convincing speakers.
(b) The victims are often wrongdoers themselves.
(c) Psychopaths paint the victims as the real culprits.
(d) Their stories are too extreme to be believed.

3. Why did Jack Abbott reject the word "remorse" in his case?
(a) Remorse implies that you did something wrong.
(b) Remorse is unhealthy.
(c) Remorse is a waste of time.
(d) His victim was better off.

4. Why do the victims of white-collar psychopaths often fail to report?
(a) Their own wrongdoing was part of the crime.
(b) They didn't lose enough to bother about.
(c) It's humiliating to be duped.
(d) They don't know they were duped.

5. What is the danger in placing psychopaths in mental hospitals instead of prison settings?
(a) Hospital staff may be less alert to symptoms of psychopathy.
(b) The hospitals do not have adequate security.
(c) Misdiagnosis may make psychopaths overconfident.
(d) Misdiagnosis can depress the psychopath.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do psychopaths tend to view family members?

2. How do psychopaths treat those in positions superior to them?

3. What often impresses people about psychopaths' discussion of technical subjects?

4. What did Dave suggest that his boss do?

5. Which "special issue" makes the death penalty difficult to decide for those who must judge murderers in Texas?

(see the answer key)

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