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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. Why is it important for parole boards to understand psychopathy?
(a) All psychopaths will lie at parole hearings.
(b) Psychopathy is a strong predictor of recidivism.
(c) Most criminals are psychopathic.
(d) Psychopaths will eventually kill someone.

2. How did Kenneth Bianchi convince some clinicians that he was not one of the Hillside Stranglers?
(a) He claimed multiple personalities.
(b) He turned in his friend Steve.
(c) He demonstrated a firm alibi.
(d) He proved it was his cousin, Angelo Buono.

3. How does the author describe the psychopath's typical lifestyle?
(a) Unstable and aimless.
(b) Focused and intense.
(c) Driven.
(d) Planned and organized.

4. What was Elsa's first clue to Dan's criminal activity?
(a) He confessed to minor thievery.
(b) He had an unusual amount of money.
(c) She saw his picture in the post office.
(d) He had cases of unwrapped tape recorders and TVs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hannibal Lecter not an accurate portrayal of a psychopath?

2. Why did Gary Gilmore claim that he was not a great thief.

3. How did Ray trap the author by showing him a knife?

4. What was incongruous about the red button in the psychologist's office in British Columbia Penitentiary?

5. What is the author's objective in writing this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author claim it is not surprising that psychopaths commit more violent acts than other criminals?

2. How do normal criminals become involved in a criminal lifestyle?

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

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

5. How did psychopaths fare as fighter pilots during World War II?

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

7. Why are psychopathic killers often judged legally sane?

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

9. What distinguishes psychopaths from the mentally ill?

10. Why has the author decided that it's important to write about the technical topic of psychopathy at a level that the public can understand?

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