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

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

3. What physician who murdered his family was portrayed in the movie Fatal Vision?
(a) Gary Tison.
(b) John Wayne Gacy.
(c) Jeffrey MacDonald.
(d) Kenneth Bianchi.

4. What question did Helen and Steve ask themselves about their daughter Alice?
(a) Where is she?
(b) Can she be cured?
(c) Is she coming home again?
(d) Is she crazy or just plain bad?

5. How did Ray take revenge on the author for not getting him work in his father's firm?
(a) He stalked the author's family.
(b) He vandalized his car.
(c) He wrote hate mail to the author.
(d) He told prison officials about the knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. How exactly does psychopathy correspond with troubled childhood?

2. What does the author say is the hallmark of a psychopath?

3. What form of mental illness has about the same prevalence in North America as psychopathy?

4. What was the first thing the author noticed about Ray when he met him?

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

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