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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. What is the author's objective in writing this book?
(a) To help people escape from psychopathic interaction.
(b) To help people diagnose the psychopaths they may know.
(c) To help people better understand psychopathy.
(d) To help mislabelled psychopaths get out of prison.

2. What impression do astute observers sometimes get about psychopaths?
(a) They are unusually altruistic.
(b) They are not talkative.
(c) They seem to be play-acting.
(d) They are not easily angered.

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

4. What does the author say is the hallmark of a psychopath?
(a) A stunning lack of conscience.
(b) Delusions.
(c) Hallucinations.
(d) Mental anguish.

5. Why are most studies of psychopathy done in prisons?
(a) Psychopaths and information about them are readily available.
(b) Prisoners are willing guinea pigs for examination.
(c) All prisoners are psychopathic.
(d) Prison contributes to the creation of psychopathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What need is sometimes satisfied for the psychopath by taking drugs?

2. What did Philippe Pinel call psychopathy?

3. How do psychopaths tend to feel about the future?

4. Why does William March say that good people are rarely suspicious?

5. What is the most common effect of psychopaths on their victims?

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