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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 does the author say is the hallmark of a psychopath?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Delusions.
(c) Mental anguish.
(d) A stunning lack of conscience.

2. What is the "cycle of violence"?
(a) Victims become perpetrators.
(b) Violent people interact with other violent people.
(c) Violent people commit escalating crimes.
(d) Violence causes revenge.

3. What prerequisite for love does a psychopath lack?
(a) Attractiveness.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Charm.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do concrete rewards override negative future consequences in the psychopath's mind?

2. Of what do today's young criminals have less?

3. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?

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

5. How do law enforcement officials make use of psychopaths' lack of loyalty?

(see the answer key)

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