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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Crime: The Logical Choice, 83-101.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do psychopaths commit twice as often as other criminal offenders?
(a) Acts of violence.
(b) Acts of robbery.
(c) Acts of deception.
(d) Acts of embezzlement.

2. What was the first thing the author noticed about Ray when he met him?
(a) Ray's evil aura.
(b) Ray's intense stare.
(c) Ray's relaxed conversation.
(d) Ray's ease when lying.

3. What need is sometimes satisfied for the psychopath by taking drugs?
(a) The need for relaxation.
(b) The need for excitement.
(c) The need to forget.
(d) The need for belonging.

4. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?
(a) They fake good humor.
(b) They suffer from tumbling insecurity.
(c) They lack the physiological responses normally associated with fear.
(d) They suffer from excessive fear.

5. Why were second-degree murder charges against Roxanne Murray dropped?
(a) The court agreed that she had to kill her husband.
(b) The charge was bumped up to first degree murder.
(c) She was found to be insane.
(d) She was remanded to a mental hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is often inappropriately applied to psychopaths?

2. What percentage of serious crimes are committed by psychopaths?

3. What question first raised by Ray has stayed with the doctor throughout his career?

4. What characteristics make psychopaths unsuitable for dangerous jobs?

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

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