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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. How did the congregation of Ed Lopes react to discovering he was actually a thief and murderer?
(a) They were disillusioned.
(b) They rallied to support him.
(c) They were heartbroken.
(d) They were not surprised.

2. What did Dr. Jerrold Post predict that Saddam Hussein would do?
(a) Back down from confrontation with the U.S.
(b) Publically apologize.
(c) Escalate the conflict with the U.S.
(d) Commit suicide.

3. What did people remember most about Gary Tison, the murderer?
(a) His cold, hard eyes.
(b) His interest in them.
(c) His ready laugh.
(d) His amiable disposition.

4. Why was Jeffrey Dahmer able to convince policemen that he was not committing crimes?
(a) He had friends on the police force.
(b) He had believable excuses.
(c) He talked fast.
(d) He was cool and calm.

5. How did a psychopath flatter forensic psychologist J. Reid Meloy?
(a) By quoting from Meloy's published work.
(b) By offering to work for Meloy without pay.
(c) By telling Meloy how impressed he was with his writing.
(d) By telling Meloy he was handsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do psychopaths tend to view therapists?

2. In how many cases did Dr. Grigson's expert testimony result in the death of defendants?

3. Who normally serves on parole boards?

4. For the psychopath, crime is a natural result of what?

5. How do psychopaths know what emotions to display to others?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are nurturing, kind-hearted women ideal victims for psychopaths?

2. Why is the typical advice to quit indulging misbehaving youth and get them into therapy considered by the author to be doomed to failure?

3. What is the danger of inaccurate diagnosis of psychopathy?

4. What kinds of professions are likely choices for white-collar psychopaths?

5. What is a hypothetical, and why is it dangerous in arriving at a diagnosis of psychopathy?

6. What "uncanny" ability of psychopaths helps them find potential victims?

7. What is it about the speech of psychopaths that may reveal the condition to an astute observer?

8. What does the Psychopathy checklist provide to clinicians that they are lacking?

9. What are the reasons that psychotherapy is ineffective for psychopaths?

10. What benefits came from public exposure to the man who claimed to be a Berkeley Ph.D. in psychology and was discovered by a local reporter to have faked his resume when he ran for the school board?

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