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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 does William March say that good people are rarely suspicious?
(a) They don't understand psychopathy.
(b) They aren't very intelligent.
(c) They cannot imagine others doing things good people would not do.
(d) They don't pay attention to warning signs.

2. What does Hervey Cleckley see as the main difference between psychopaths who are not incarcerated and those who are?
(a) A better education.
(b) A more engaging line of talk.
(c) A better physical appearance.
(d) A more consistent appearance of normality.

3. What does a preschool psychopath understand about right and wrong?
(a) It's wrong if I don't get caught; it's right if I do.
(b) It's wrong if my mother says, no.
(c) It's right if my mother says, okay.
(d) It's wrong if I get caught; it's right if I don't.

4. How did Ray trap the author by showing him a knife?
(a) Ray made the author a conspirator in his stabbing.
(b) Ray established that the author would not turn him in.
(c) Ray coerced the author into pleading his case.
(d) Ray forced the author to obey him.

5. How do psychopaths tend to view family members?
(a) As possessions, like stereos or automobiles.
(b) As enemies.
(c) As a support system.
(d) As competitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ronald Markman account for the public fascination with remorseless psychopaths?

2. How did John Grambling make his living?

3. When is the best period for changing the behavior or psychopaths?

4. What does the author advise readers not to do with his book?

5. What is the typical motivation for a psychopath's act of violence?

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