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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 did one psychopath say made a good liar?
(a) Talking fast.
(b) Being intelligent.
(c) Being a good judge of people.
(d) Understanding the social system.

2. What is a typical sign of psychopathic conversation?
(a) Entertaining stories.
(b) Self-contradiction.
(c) Flattery.
(d) Interest in the listener.

3. What percentage of serious crimes are committed by psychopaths?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighty.

4. How does Ronald Markman account for the public fascination with remorseless psychopaths?
(a) We envy them.
(b) We have something of them in us and we want to know what it is.
(c) We admire them.
(d) We feel sorry for them.

5. Who do psychopaths typically blame when punished for their misconduct?
(a) Their intimate friends.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Society as a whole.
(d) Someone else.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do McCord and McCord identify as the distinguishing trait of the psychopath?

3. Which traditional forms of treatment are successful with psychopaths?

4. What effect did Jeffrey have on Elyse's future relationships with men?

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

(see the answer key)

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