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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Flies in the Web, pg 144-154.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the victims of psychopaths often have trouble convincing others?
(a) The victims are often wrongdoers themselves.
(b) Psychopaths paint the victims as the real culprits.
(c) The victims are not convincing speakers.
(d) Their stories are too extreme to be believed.

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

3. What population makes up two-thirds of the victims of psychopathic criminals?
(a) Male friends and acquaintances.
(b) Male strangers.
(c) Female strangers.
(d) Female friends and acquaintances.

4. What does the author advise readers not to do with his book?
(a) Diagnose themselves or others.
(b) Share it with friends.
(c) Rely upon it too heavily.
(d) Use it to seek professional help.

5. How do law enforcement officials make use of psychopaths' lack of loyalty?
(a) They will make mistakes.
(b) They can be "turned" to help the state.
(c) They will turn in their friends.
(d) They will work as double agents.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are murderers often given early parole?

3. What proportion of psychopaths are serial killers?

4. What question did Helen and Steve ask themselves about their daughter Alice?

5. How is psychological denial a disadvantage?

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