View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do concrete rewards override negative future consequences in the psychopath's mind?
(a) Future consequences may not come to pass.
(b) Future consequences are distant.
(c) Future consequences are vague.
(d) Future consequences are unimportant.

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

3. What effect does parental behavior have on psychopathy?
(a) It is the primary cause of psychopathy.
(b) It has no relationship to the psychopath's behavior.
(c) It can ameliorate or exacerbate but not cause psychopathy.
(d) It can cause psychopathy but not ameliorate or exacerbate.

4. Of what do today's young criminals have less?
(a) Education.
(b) Strategic planning.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Intelligence.

5. How did Clifford Olson become rich?
(a) Authorities paid him to show the burial places of his victims.
(b) He created a Ponzi scheme and bilked investors.
(c) He married a rich woman and murdered her.
(d) He embezzled from the firm where he worked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What proportion of psychopaths are serial killers?

2. What did Ted Bundy claim was responsible for his murders?

3. What do psychopaths often miss?

4. How do psychopaths treat those in positions superior to them?

5. How do the criminal activities of psychopaths compare with those of other criminals?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 279 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample