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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did a psychopathic thief believe that his victims were better off?
(a) They got to replace their possessions.
(b) They got to be in the newspaper headlines.
(c) He hadn't done them any physical harm.
(d) They would collect more from insurance than their possessions were worth.

2. What is the typical motivation for a psychopath's act of violence?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Revenge.

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

4. What have laboratory experiments using biomedical recorders shown about psychopaths?
(a) They lack the physiological responses normally associated with fear.
(b) They suffer from tumbling insecurity.
(c) They suffer from excessive fear.
(d) They fake good humor.

5. What characteristics make psychopaths unsuitable for dangerous jobs?
(a) Unpredictability and carelessness.
(b) Perfectionism and attention to detail.
(c) Fear and trepidation.
(d) Adrenaline addiction.

6. How many psychopaths are estimated to be in North America?
(a) One million.
(b) One hundred thousand.
(c) Two million.
(d) Two hundred thousand.

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

8. What do obligations and commitments mean to psychopaths?
(a) Everything.
(b) A way to cover up evil intentions.
(c) A way to confuse victims.
(d) Nothing.

9. Why did Gary Gilmore claim that he was not a great thief.
(a) He was too impulsive.
(b) He was too sympathetic.
(c) He was not intelligent enough.
(d) He was not interested in thievery.

10. What prerequisite for love does a psychopath lack?
(a) Empathy.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Attractiveness.
(d) Charm.

11. How do psychopaths tend to view their own aggression?
(a) As a natural response to provocation.
(b) As uncontrollable.
(c) As non-existent.
(d) As supernatural.

12. What is the typical cause of a psychopath's criminal activity?
(a) Boredom.
(b) His upbringing.
(c) Negative social conditions
(d) His character structure.

13. What opened Elyse's eyes to Jeffrey's true character?
(a) The psychiatrist was taken in by Jeffrey's charm.
(b) He had sexual encounters with her roommates.
(c) Elyse's parents warned her about him.
(d) He stole from her.

14. What attitude toward children is a common theme among psychopaths?
(a) A sincere interest.
(b) Violence.
(c) An indifference to their welfare.
(d) An emotional attachment.

15. How exactly does psychopathy correspond with troubled childhood?
(a) There is 100% correspondence.
(b) There is a 65% correspondence.
(c) There is no correspondence.
(d) There is 75% correspondence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what do today's young criminals have less?

3. Why does William March say that good people are rarely suspicious?

4. How does the author feel about films that allow identification with psychopaths?

5. How are psychopaths unlike psychotics?

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