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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Profile: Feelings and Relationships , pg 33-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What was the verdict in the case of Edward Gein?
(a) He was found to be psychopathic.
(b) He was found to be legally sane.
(c) He was found to be psychotic.
(d) He was found to be marginally accountable.

4. Why did Jack Abbott reject the word "remorse" in his case?
(a) Remorse is unhealthy.
(b) His victim was better off.
(c) Remorse implies that you did something wrong.
(d) Remorse is a waste of time.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the difficulty in using empathy, egocentricity, or guilt as determinants in a diagnosis?

3. Why are psychopaths seldom embarrassed about legal, financial or personal problems?

4. What was incongruous about the red button in the psychologist's office in British Columbia Penitentiary?

5. What prerequisite for love does a psychopath lack?

(see the answer key)

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