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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Can Anything Be Done?, pg 192-206.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do wives often put up with psychopathic behaviors longer than they should?
(a) They feel unworthy of a better life.
(b) They feel insecure.
(c) They feel they must maintain the integrity of the home.
(d) They feel they have nowhere else to go.

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

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

5. How did Clifford Olson become rich?
(a) He created a Ponzi scheme and bilked investors.
(b) Authorities paid him to show the burial places of his victims.
(c) He embezzled from the firm where he worked.
(d) He married a rich woman and murdered her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the brain is more emotional and processes events simultaneously?

2. What attitude toward children is a common theme among psychopaths?

3. How secure are psychopaths in their own worldview?

4. Why do clinicians hesitate to label a child psychopathic?

5. Why is it important for parole boards to understand psychopathy?

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