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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 do psychopaths tend to view family members?
(a) As enemies.
(b) As competitors.
(c) As a support system.
(d) As possessions, like stereos or automobiles.

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

3. 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) Is the murderer mentally competent to stand trial?
(c) Was there reasonable provocation for the defendant's acts?
(d) Is there a probability that the defendant will commit criminal acts of violence in the future?

4. How did a psychopathic thief believe that his victims were better off?
(a) He hadn't done them any physical harm.
(b) They got to replace their possessions.
(c) They would collect more from insurance than their possessions were worth.
(d) They got to be in the newspaper headlines.

5. What question did Joe McGinniss wrestle with during his relationship with Jeffrey MacDonald?
(a) How could I have understood him?
(b) How could I have misunderstood him?
(c) How could I have missed all the signs?
(d) How could I have liked him?

Short Answer Questions

1. For what career are psychopaths uniquely well-suited?

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

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

4. Why did the Australian Supreme Court pronounce Garry David mentally ill?

5. What did Dr. Jerrold Post predict that Saddam Hussein would do?

(see the answer key)

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