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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Ethics of Labeling, pg 180-191.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many psychopaths are estimated to be in North America?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) One million.
(c) Two hundred thousand.
(d) Two million.

2. On what basis do parole boards release prisoners?
(a) The offender has served a significant portion of his time.
(b) The prisons are overcrowded.
(c) The offender has promised to do better.
(d) If they believe the offender no longer poses a significant threat to society.

3. Which part of the brain is more analytical and sequential?
(a) The right hemisphere.
(b) Neither: both sides work together.
(c) The left hemisphere.
(d) The frontal lobe.

4. What proportion of psychopaths are serial killers?
(a) One out of twenty to thirty thousand.
(b) One in a million.
(c) Half.
(d) One in fifty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did one psychologist run off with her psychopathic patient?

2. Why is Hannibal Lecter not an accurate portrayal of a psychopath?

3. What is the author's term for "successful" psychopaths?

4. What group is a frequent source of victims for psychopaths?

5. What is the two-pronged question clinicians face in dealing with psychopathic children?

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