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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. How did Ted Bundy trick his victims into accompanying him when he was a stranger to them?
(a) He pretended to know a mutual acquaintance.
(b) He had a cute dog.
(c) He used crutches and asked for help.
(d) He offered them chocolate.

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

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

4. What often impresses people about psychopaths' discussion of technical subjects?
(a) Multiple university degrees.
(b) Concern about being revealed as phony.
(c) Confident use of technical jargon and concepts.
(d) Wide-ranging interests.

5. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?
(a) They lack the physiological responses normally associated with fear.
(b) They suffer from tumbling insecurity.
(c) They fake good humor.
(d) They suffer from excessive fear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the victims of psychopaths often have trouble convincing others?

3. For the psychopath, crime is a natural result of what?

4. What does the author advise readers not to do with his book?

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

(see the answer key)

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