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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most common effect of psychopaths on their victims?
(a) Guilt and regret.
(b) Ecstasy followed by sorrow.
(c) Confusion, disappointment and despair.
(d) Hatred and isolation.

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

3. How did Ted Bundy trick his victims into accompanying him when he was a stranger to them?
(a) He had a cute dog.
(b) He used crutches and asked for help.
(c) He pretended to know a mutual acquaintance.
(d) He offered them chocolate.

4. How did a psychopathic thief believe that his victims were better off?
(a) They would collect more from insurance than their possessions were worth.
(b) They got to be in the newspaper headlines.
(c) He hadn't done them any physical harm.
(d) They got to replace their possessions.

5. What do obligations and commitments mean to psychopaths?
(a) Everything.
(b) A way to cover up evil intentions.
(c) A way to confuse victims.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question did Joe McGinniss wrestle with during his relationship with Jeffrey MacDonald?

2. How does the author feel about films that allow identification with psychopaths?

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

4. How do psychopaths tend to view family members?

5. What is the typical cause of a psychopath's criminal activity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the author determined not to devote much of his book to psychodynamic, unconscious processes of psychopathy?

2. What factor in Ray's behavior puzzled the author and led him to further study?

3. What distinguishes psychopaths who become criminals?

4. In what ways are psychopaths compared to science fiction androids by the author?

5. Why doesn't the psychopath's need for change and excitement make him a good candidate for dangerous jobs?

6. Why are psychopathic killers often judged legally sane?

7. How do psychopaths typically speak of the harm they have caused to others?

8. How do psychopaths come to be involved in crime?

9. What distinguishes psychopaths from the mentally ill?

10. How are psychopaths often able to pass themselves off as experts?

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