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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Lifestyles, pg 57-70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Ray trap the author by showing him a knife?
(a) Ray made the author a conspirator in his stabbing.
(b) Ray forced the author to obey him.
(c) Ray established that the author would not turn him in.
(d) Ray coerced the author into pleading his case.

2. What prerequisite for love does a psychopath lack?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Attractiveness.
(d) Charm.

3. How did Ray take revenge on the author for not getting him work in his father's firm?
(a) He vandalized his car.
(b) He wrote hate mail to the author.
(c) He told prison officials about the knife.
(d) He stalked the author's family.

4. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?
(a) "Something was off."
(b) "She was mean."
(c) "She was unpredictable."
(d) "She was impulsive."

5. What attitude toward children is a common theme among psychopaths?
(a) An emotional attachment.
(b) An indifference to their welfare.
(c) A sincere interest.
(d) Violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's objective in writing this book?

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

3. What does Hervey Cleckley say the psychopath is incapable of understanding?

4. What physician who murdered his family was portrayed in the movie Fatal Vision?

5. Why are most studies of psychopathy done in prisons?

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