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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Ethics of Labeling, pg 180-191.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Hannibal Lecter not an accurate portrayal of a psychopath?
(a) He is modest.
(b) He is intelligent.
(c) He is crazy.
(d) He is sympathetic.

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

3. Why do the victims of psychopaths often have trouble convincing others?
(a) Psychopaths paint the victims as the real culprits.
(b) Their stories are too extreme to be believed.
(c) The victims are not convincing speakers.
(d) The victims are often wrongdoers themselves.

4. Why do the victims of white-collar psychopaths often fail to report?
(a) They didn't lose enough to bother about.
(b) It's humiliating to be duped.
(c) Their own wrongdoing was part of the crime.
(d) They don't know they were duped.

5. What percentage of offenders who kill law enforcement officers are psychopathic?
(a) Forty-four.
(b) Sixty-two.
(c) Ninety-eight.
(d) Seventy-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are psychopaths seldom embarrassed about legal, financial or personal problems?

2. What does the author see as the antidote to inaccurate diagnoses?

3. What question did Helen and Steve ask themselves about their daughter Alice?

4. What emotions are the mainsprings of conscience for most people?

5. What question first raised by Ray has stayed with the doctor throughout his career?

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