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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Focusing the Picture, pg 21-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does William March say that good people are rarely suspicious?
(a) They cannot imagine others doing things good people would not do.
(b) They don't understand psychopathy.
(c) They don't pay attention to warning signs.
(d) They aren't very intelligent.

2. What was incongruous about the red button in the psychologist's office in British Columbia Penitentiary?
(a) You could push it in an emergency, but it did not work.
(b) It was designed to simulate a real call button.
(c) You could push it, but it indicated weakness on your part.
(d) You could push it in an emergency but not expect help.

3. What form of mental illness has about the same prevalence in North America as psychopathy?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Paranoia.
(c) Oppositional-Defiant disorder.
(d) Bipolar syndrome.

4. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?
(a) They fool the authorities.
(b) They are not deranged.
(c) They are unusually intelligent.
(d) They suffer from mental illness.

5. What does Hervey Cleckley say the psychopath is incapable of understanding?
(a) Society's rules.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Other people's behavior.
(d) Personal values.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are psychopaths unlike psychotics?

2. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?

3. How did Clifford Olson become rich?

4. What was the verdict in the case of Ted Bundy?

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

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