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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. How do psychopaths tend to view family members?
(a) As a support system.
(b) As possessions, like stereos or automobiles.
(c) As enemies.
(d) As competitors.

2. What is the difficulty in using empathy, egocentricity, or guilt as determinants in a diagnosis?
(a) Participants can lie in reporting.
(b) The average clincian can't reliably assess those traits.
(c) Clinicians are often prejudiced in favor of their clients.
(d) Everyone tested comes out at about the same level.

3. Why was the kitchen an inappropriate placement for Ray?
(a) He could steal silverware.
(b) He had access to the ingredients to make alcohol.
(c) He had access to knives.
(d) He had access to poisons.

4. What question did Joe McGinniss wrestle with during his relationship with Jeffrey MacDonald?
(a) How could I have misunderstood him?
(b) How could I have understood him?
(c) How could I have missed all the signs?
(d) How could I have liked him?

5. How did Kenneth Bianchi convince some clinicians that he was not one of the Hillside Stranglers?
(a) He turned in his friend Steve.
(b) He proved it was his cousin, Angelo Buono.
(c) He claimed multiple personalities.
(d) He demonstrated a firm alibi.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are psychopaths unlike psychotics?

2. What was Elsa's first clue to Dan's criminal activity?

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

4. How did Clifford Olson become rich?

5. How did Ray take revenge on the author for not getting him work in his father's firm?

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