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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Ted Bundy's opinion of guilt?
(a) It's an unhealthy mechanism to control people.
(b) It helps keep society functional.
(c) It's just a dream.
(d) There is no better way to control behavior.

2. Why are most studies of psychopathy done in prisons?
(a) Psychopaths and information about them are readily available.
(b) Prisoners are willing guinea pigs for examination.
(c) Prison contributes to the creation of psychopathy.
(d) All prisoners are psychopathic.

3. What effect did Jeffrey have on Elyse's future relationships with men?
(a) She was promiscuous.
(b) She was on guard.
(c) She felt unworthy of a wholesome relationship.
(d) She was angry and hostile.

4. What question did Helen and Steve ask themselves about their daughter Alice?
(a) Is she coming home again?
(b) Is she crazy or just plain bad?
(c) Can she be cured?
(d) Where is she?

5. Why does William March say that good people are rarely suspicious?
(a) They aren't very intelligent.
(b) They don't pay attention to warning signs.
(c) They cannot imagine others doing things good people would not do.
(d) They don't understand psychopathy.

6. How do psychopaths often react to perceived insults?
(a) With long-term planned revenge.
(b) With faked forgiveness.
(c) With extreme but short-lived outbursts.
(d) With rigid self-control.

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

8. Upon what two abilities does conscience depend?
(a) The ability to obey and reason.
(b) The ability to overrule foolish desires.
(c) The ability to comprehend society's priorities and live by them.
(d) The ability to imagine consequences and talk to oneself.

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

10. Why are murderers often given early parole?
(a) Homicide is typically unlikely to be repeated.
(b) Murderers can fake remorse.
(c) Murderers can demonstrate good behavior.
(d) Murderers can con parole boards.

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

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

13. What often impresses people about psychopaths' discussion of technical subjects?
(a) Wide-ranging interests.
(b) Multiple university degrees.
(c) Concern about being revealed as phony.
(d) Confident use of technical jargon and concepts.

14. What is the typical motivation for a psychopath's act of violence?
(a) Fear.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Revenge.

15. What was the verdict in the case of Edward Gein?
(a) He was found to be marginally accountable.
(b) He was found to be psychotic.
(c) He was found to be psychopathic.
(d) He was found to be legally sane.

Short Answer Questions

1. How exactly does psychopathy correspond with troubled childhood?

2. How are psychopaths unlike psychotics?

3. For what does Robert Lindner claim psychopaths strive?

4. How do psychopaths tend to view family members?

5. How did Ted Bundy trick his victims into accompanying him when he was a stranger to them?

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