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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 the first thing the author noticed about Ray when he met him?
(a) Ray's ease when lying.
(b) Ray's evil aura.
(c) Ray's intense stare.
(d) Ray's relaxed conversation.

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

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

4. What is the most common effect of psychopaths on their victims?
(a) Ecstasy followed by sorrow.
(b) Guilt and regret.
(c) Confusion, disappointment and despair.
(d) Hatred and isolation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is it important for parole boards to understand psychopathy?

4. How did Kenneth Bianchi convince some clinicians that he was not one of the Hillside Stranglers?

5. Why does William March say that good people are rarely suspicious?

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