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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Flies in the Web, pg 144-154.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author describe the psychopath's typical lifestyle?
(a) Driven.
(b) Unstable and aimless.
(c) Focused and intense.
(d) Planned and organized.

3. How do psychopaths treat those in positions superior to them?
(a) They brutalize them.
(b) They mock them.
(c) They con them.
(d) They ingratiate themselves.

4. What is the author's term for "successful" psychopaths?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Subcriminal.
(c) Socialized.
(d) Useful.

5. What was the verdict in the case of Ted Bundy?
(a) He was found to be psychopathic.
(b) He was found to be psychotic.
(c) He was found to be marginally accountable.
(d) He was found to be legally sane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impression do astute observers sometimes get about psychopaths?

2. How do psychopaths tend to feel about the future?

3. Why are nurturing women ideal prey for psychopaths?

4. Why did one psychologist run off with her psychopathic patient?

5. How do psychopaths tend to view their own aggression?

(see the answer key)

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