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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Can Anything Be Done?, pg 192-206.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "desperado junkie"?
(a) Someone who feels sorry for criminals.
(b) Someone attracted to criminals.
(c) Someone who wishes to be a criminal.
(d) Someone in love with a criminal.

2. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?
(a) "She was impulsive."
(b) "She was unpredictable."
(c) "Something was off."
(d) "She was mean."

3. How many psychopaths are estimated to be in North America?
(a) One hundred thousand.
(b) Two million.
(c) One million.
(d) Two hundred thousand.

4. What percentage of prison inmates are psychopathic?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Fifty.

5. 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 offered them chocolate.
(c) He pretended to know a mutual acquaintance.
(d) He used crutches and asked for help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do psychopaths typically blame when punished for their misconduct?

2. How do psychopaths tend to view therapists?

3. When does the U.S. Supreme Court say expert testimony, such as Grigson's, is admissible?

4. How do psychopaths get into therapy?

5. What is the "cycle of violence"?

(see the answer key)

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