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

2. Why was the kitchen an inappropriate placement for Ray?
(a) He had access to poisons.
(b) He had access to the ingredients to make alcohol.
(c) He had access to knives.
(d) He could steal silverware.

3. What opened Elyse's eyes to Jeffrey's true character?
(a) He had sexual encounters with her roommates.
(b) The psychiatrist was taken in by Jeffrey's charm.
(c) He stole from her.
(d) Elyse's parents warned her about him.

4. How do law enforcement officials make use of psychopaths' lack of loyalty?
(a) They will turn in their friends.
(b) They can be "turned" to help the state.
(c) They will make mistakes.
(d) They will work as double agents.

5. How do psychopaths tend to view their own aggression?
(a) As supernatural.
(b) As uncontrollable.
(c) As non-existent.
(d) As a natural response to provocation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What psychopath does the author claim commanded a nation?

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

3. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?

4. How is antisocial personality disorder diagnosed?

5. What question did Helen and Steve ask themselves about their daughter Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William March list as some reasons good people do not readily recognize psychopathy?

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

3. Why is it important to determine whether a psychopath is mentally ill or simply a wrongdoer?

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

5. What early behavior problems are sometimes symptomatic of psychopathy?

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

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

8. Why has the author mistrusted the results of psychological testing to identify psychopaths?

9. How has the term "psychopath" contributed to confusion about its meaning?

10. How do psychopaths tend to view themselves in relation to others?

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