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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Crime: The Logical Choice, 83-101.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What programs administer treatment if the psychopath is judged to be crazy?
(a) Mental health facilities.
(b) Correctional facilities.
(c) Universities.
(d) Research hospitals.

3. What is the difficulty in using empathy, egocentricity, or guilt as determinants in a diagnosis?
(a) Clinicians are often prejudiced in favor of their clients.
(b) The average clincian can't reliably assess those traits.
(c) Everyone tested comes out at about the same level.
(d) Participants can lie in reporting.

4. 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.

5. What proportion of psychopaths are serial killers?
(a) Half.
(b) One in a million.
(c) One in fifty.
(d) One out of twenty to thirty thousand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are murderers often given early parole?

3. What characteristics make psychopaths unsuitable for dangerous jobs?

4. Why are most studies of psychopathy done in prisons?

5. What term is often inappropriately applied to psychopaths?

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