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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. What did one psychopath say made a good liar?
(a) Talking fast.
(b) Being intelligent.
(c) Understanding the social system.
(d) Being a good judge of people.

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

3. What is the typical cause of a psychopath's criminal activity?
(a) Negative social conditions
(b) His upbringing.
(c) His character structure.
(d) Boredom.

4. What is socialization?
(a) Learning to speak the language of those around you.
(b) Learning to live by society's rules.
(c) Learning to make friends.
(d) Learning to network.

5. How is antisocial personality disorder diagnosed?
(a) Emotional triggers.
(b) Reports of family and acquaintances.
(c) Rigorous personality testing.
(d) Antisocial and criminal behaviors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How exactly does psychopathy correspond with troubled childhood?

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

3. Who is vulnerable to the machinations of psychopaths?

4. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?

5. Why do the victims of white-collar psychopaths often fail to report?

(see the answer key)

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