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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Words from an Overcoat Pocket, pg 124-143.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Elsa's first clue to Dan's criminal activity?
(a) He had an unusual amount of money.
(b) He had cases of unwrapped tape recorders and TVs.
(c) He confessed to minor thievery.
(d) She saw his picture in the post office.

2. How well do psychopaths get along with one another?
(a) They often admire one another.
(b) Comfortably.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Well.

3. What might be learned about psychopaths from brain imaging technology?
(a) How to cure them.
(b) How to make them happier.
(c) How their brain processes differ from others.
(d) What their physical problem is.

4. What was incongruous about the red button in the psychologist's office in British Columbia Penitentiary?
(a) It was designed to simulate a real call button.
(b) You could push it in an emergency but not expect help.
(c) You could push it, but it indicated weakness on your part.
(d) You could push it in an emergency, but it did not work.

5. What was the first thing the author noticed about Ray when he met him?
(a) Ray's ease when lying.
(b) Ray's intense stare.
(c) Ray's evil aura.
(d) Ray's relaxed conversation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do psychopaths often react to perceived insults?

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

3. What percentage of offenders who kill law enforcement officers are psychopathic?

4. How do the criminal activities of psychopaths compare with those of other criminals?

5. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?

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