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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, pg 219-220.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do psychopaths see themselves in relation to others?
(a) They see themselves as superior beings.
(b) They never think of themselves in relation to others.
(c) They see themselves as inferior beings.
(d) They see themselves as the equal of anyone.

3. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?
(a) They are unusually intelligent.
(b) They fool the authorities.
(c) They suffer from mental illness.
(d) They are not deranged.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare the psychopath's experience of emotion?

2. Where does the author suggest that hope lies for dealing more effectively with psychopathy?

3. Why did Jack Abbott reject the word "remorse" in his case?

4. How much social distress and disruption is caused by psychopathy?

5. What does Hervey Cleckley say the psychopath is incapable of understanding?

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