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

2. What is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?
(a) Hostile, aggressive behavior.
(b) Unremitting truancy.
(c) Developmentally inappropriate inattention and impulsiveness.
(d) Major violations of society's rules.

3. How did Ted Bundy trick his victims into accompanying him when he was a stranger to them?
(a) He offered them chocolate.
(b) He pretended to know a mutual acquaintance.
(c) He had a cute dog.
(d) He used crutches and asked for help.

4. How do psychopaths perceive the world?
(a) The world is waiting to be plundered.
(b) The world is a garden of opportunity.
(c) The world is a paradise.
(d) The world is a hostile place.

5. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?
(a) They are unusually intelligent.
(b) They fool the authorities.
(c) They suffer from mental illness.
(d) They are not deranged.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author advise readers not to do with his book?

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

4. What characteristics make psychopaths unsuitable for dangerous jobs?

5. What programs administer treatment if the psychopath is judged to be crazy?

(see the answer key)

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