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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first thing the author noticed about Ray when he met him?
(a) Ray's evil aura.
(b) Ray's ease when lying.
(c) Ray's intense stare.
(d) Ray's relaxed conversation.

2. What did Philippe Pinel call psychopathy?
(a) Remorselessness.
(b) Insanity without delirium.
(c) Diabolical evil.
(d) Moral insanity.

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

4. What do McCord and McCord identify as the distinguishing trait of the psychopath?
(a) Intense staring.
(b) Aggression.
(c) Guiltlessness.
(d) Self-pity.

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

6. What term is often inappropriately applied to psychopaths?
(a) Schizophrenic.
(b) Psychotic.
(c) Psychological.
(d) Paranoid.

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

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

9. What physician who murdered his family was portrayed in the movie Fatal Vision?
(a) Kenneth Bianchi.
(b) Jeffrey MacDonald.
(c) John Wayne Gacy.
(d) Gary Tison.

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

11. What impression do astute observers sometimes get about psychopaths?
(a) They are not easily angered.
(b) They are not talkative.
(c) They are unusually altruistic.
(d) They seem to be play-acting.

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

13. What characteristics make psychopaths unsuitable for dangerous jobs?
(a) Fear and trepidation.
(b) Perfectionism and attention to detail.
(c) Adrenaline addiction.
(d) Unpredictability and carelessness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is antisocial personality disorder diagnosed?

2. What is the most common effect of psychopaths on their victims?

3. What is the difficulty in using empathy, egocentricity, or guilt as determinants in a diagnosis?

4. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?

5. What does the author advise readers not to do with his book?

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