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

2. What did Dr. Jerrold Post predict that Saddam Hussein would do?
(a) Escalate the conflict with the U.S.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Back down from confrontation with the U.S.
(d) Publically apologize.

3. Why did Jack Abbott reject the word "remorse" in his case?
(a) Remorse is unhealthy.
(b) His victim was better off.
(c) Remorse implies that you did something wrong.
(d) Remorse is a waste of time.

4. Why did one psychologist run off with her psychopathic patient?
(a) She was studying his case.
(b) She wanted to do field work on his methods.
(c) She believed his promises.
(d) She was trapping him into revealing himself.

5. How do the criminal activities of psychopaths compare with those of other criminals?
(a) Psychopaths' crimes are harder to detect.
(b) Psychopaths' crimes are more violent.
(c) Psychopaths' crimes are more varied and frequent.
(d) Psychopaths' crimes are more specialized.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?

2. How does Ronald Markman account for the public fascination with remorseless psychopaths?

3. What does the author believe Grigson's approach lacks?

4. How did Clifford Olson see himself during his trial?

5. What opened Elyse's eyes to Jeffrey's true character?

(see the answer key)

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