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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. Why do socio-biologists claim that the number of psychopaths must be increasing?
(a) Psychopaths are being more accurately diagnosed.
(b) Psychopaths produce large numbers of children.
(c) Social problems that lead to psychopathy are increasing.
(d) Psychopaths make other people psychopathic.

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

3. What form of mental illness has about the same prevalence in North America as psychopathy?
(a) Oppositional-Defiant disorder.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Schizophrenia.
(d) Bipolar syndrome.

4. What physician who murdered his family was portrayed in the movie Fatal Vision?
(a) John Wayne Gacy.
(b) Jeffrey MacDonald.
(c) Kenneth Bianchi.
(d) Gary Tison.

5. What is the typical motivation for a psychopath's act of violence?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is antisocial personality disorder diagnosed?

3. What percentage of offenders who kill law enforcement officers are psychopathic?

4. What impression do astute observers sometimes get about psychopaths?

5. How did Ray trap the author by showing him a knife?

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