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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 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) They don't know they were duped.
(d) It's humiliating to be duped.

2. On what basis do parole boards release prisoners?
(a) If they believe the offender no longer poses a significant threat to society.
(b) The offender has served a significant portion of his time.
(c) The prisons are overcrowded.
(d) The offender has promised to do better.

3. What is the author's term for "successful" psychopaths?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Subcriminal.
(c) Socialized.
(d) Useful.

4. How do psychopaths treat those in positions superior to them?
(a) They con them.
(b) They ingratiate themselves.
(c) They brutalize them.
(d) They mock them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the U.S. Supreme Court say expert testimony, such as Grigson's, is admissible?

2. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?

3. What does the author see as the antidote to inaccurate diagnoses?

4. How did John Grambling make his living?

5. What question did Joe McGinniss wrestle with during his relationship with Jeffrey MacDonald?

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