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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do psychopaths often react to perceived insults?
(a) With long-term planned revenge.
(b) With faked forgiveness.
(c) With extreme but short-lived outbursts.
(d) With rigid self-control.

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

3. What phrase did Alice's parents use to describe her behavior as a child?
(a) "She was impulsive."
(b) "She was unpredictable."
(c) "Something was off."
(d) "She was mean."

4. How are psychopaths unlike psychotics?
(a) Unlike psychotics, psychopaths are intelligent.
(b) Unlike psychotics, psychopaths are distressed.
(c) Unlike psychotics, psychopaths are emotional.
(d) Unlike psychotics, psychopaths are rational.

5. What was Ted Bundy's opinion of guilt?
(a) It's an unhealthy mechanism to control people.
(b) It helps keep society functional.
(c) It's just a dream.
(d) There is no better way to control behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ted Bundy claim was responsible for his murders?

2. What proportion of psychopaths are serial killers?

3. How do law enforcement officials make use of psychopaths' lack of loyalty?

4. What is the typical cause of a psychopath's criminal activity?

5. What percentage of offenders who kill law enforcement officers are psychopathic?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has the author decided that it's important to write about the technical topic of psychopathy at a level that the public can understand?

2. How was Jeffrey able to override any suspicions Elyse should have had about him?

3. What motivates most people to abide by the rules of society?

4. Why doesn't the psychopath's need for change and excitement make him a good candidate for dangerous jobs?

5. What early behavior problems are sometimes symptomatic of psychopathy?

6. How did psychopaths fare as fighter pilots during World War II?

7. In what ways are psychopaths compared to science fiction androids by the author?

8. What signs did Helen have that her preadolescent daughter, Alice, was "off"?

9. How do normal criminals become involved in a criminal lifestyle?

10. How are psychopaths often able to pass themselves off as experts?

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