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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Internal Controls: The Missing Peice, pg 71-82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What psychopath does the author claim commanded a nation?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Pol Pot.
(c) Idi Amin.
(d) Hitler.

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

3. What did John Wayne Gacy say about his career murdering thirty-three people?
(a) "It was another person inside of me."
(b) "I was the victim."
(c) "I don't know what came over me."
(d) "They all deserved to die."

4. What emotions are the mainsprings of conscience for most people?
(a) Shame and embarrassment.
(b) Fear and anxiety.
(c) Love and hope.
(d) Altruism and kindness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are psychopaths unlike psychotics?

2. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?

3. What prerequisite for love does a psychopath lack?

4. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?

5. How do psychopaths often react to perceived insults?

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