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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. What population makes up two-thirds of the victims of psychopathic criminals?
(a) Female friends and acquaintances.
(b) Female strangers.
(c) Male friends and acquaintances.
(d) Male strangers.

2. Why are psychopathic killers sometimes judged sane?
(a) They are unusually intelligent.
(b) They fool the authorities.
(c) They are not deranged.
(d) They suffer from mental illness.

3. How do psychopaths tend to feel about the future?
(a) They look forward to better days.
(b) They live in an imagined future.
(c) They plan constantly.
(d) They give it little thought.

4. What percentage of serious crimes are committed by psychopaths?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Twenty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the victims of psychopaths often have trouble convincing others?

2. What programs administer treatment if the psychopath is judged to be crazy?

3. What group is a frequent source of victims for psychopaths?

4. What is a typical sign of psychopathic conversation?

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

(see the answer key)

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