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

2. What did John Wayne Gacy say about his career murdering thirty-three people?
(a) "It was another person inside of me."
(b) "They all deserved to die."
(c) "I don't know what came over me."
(d) "I was the victim."

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 told prison officials about the knife.
(c) He wrote hate mail to the author.
(d) He stalked the author's family.

4. What form of mental illness has about the same prevalence in North America as psychopathy?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Oppositional-Defiant disorder.
(d) Bipolar syndrome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How exactly does psychopathy correspond with troubled childhood?

2. What programs administer treatment if the psychopath is judged to be sane but evil?

3. What often impresses people about psychopaths' discussion of technical subjects?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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