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

2. 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) Multiple university degrees.
(d) Wide-ranging interests.

3. What term is often inappropriately applied to psychopaths?
(a) Psychological.
(b) Psychotic.
(c) Schizophrenic.
(d) Paranoid.

4. What does Hervey Cleckley say the psychopath is incapable of understanding?
(a) Other people's behavior.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Personal values.
(d) Society's rules.

5. What was incongruous about the red button in the psychologist's office in British Columbia Penitentiary?
(a) You could push it, but it indicated weakness on your part.
(b) You could push it in an emergency but not expect help.
(c) It was designed to simulate a real call button.
(d) You could push it in an emergency, but it did not work.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is antisocial personality disorder diagnosed?

2. How did a psychopathic thief believe that his victims were better off?

3. How many psychopaths are estimated to be in North America?

4. What was the verdict in the case of Edward Gein?

5. What does the author say is the hallmark of a psychopath?

(see the answer key)

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