| Question 1. 1. Rachels concludes that: (Points : 1) |
[removed] active euthanasia is always worse than passive euthanasia.
[removed] passive euthanasia is always worse than active euthanasia.
[removed] active euthanasia is always morally permissible.
[removed] none of the above. |
| Question 2. 2. Glaukon begins by claiming that “those who practice justice” do so (Points : 1) |
[removed] Because they know it is the right thing to do.
[removed] Because they are compelled by their conscience.
[removed] Because they are incapable of doing otherwise.
[removed] Because all of the parts of their character are harmoniously oriented toward the good. |
| Question 3. 3. According to Rachels, the case of Smith and Jones shows that: (Points : 1) |
[removed] killing is intrinsically worse than letting die.
[removed] there is no intrinsic moral difference between killing and letting die.
[removed] letting die is morally worse than killing.
[removed] it is never permissible either to let someone die or to kill them. |
| Question 4. 4. According to Rachels, many people accept the conventional doctrine because they believe: (Points : 1) |
[removed] killing is intrinsically worse than letting die.
[removed] there is no intrinsic moral difference between killing and letting die.
[removed] letting die is morally worse than killing.
[removed] it is never permissible either to let someone die or to kill them. |
| Question 5. 5. If the Ring of Gyges really existed, (Points : 1) |
[removed] Just people would use it for justice.
[removed] Just people would not use it at all.
[removed] Unjust people would use it differently than just people.
[removed] Everyone would use it the same. |
| Question 6. 6. Kass argues that there is an important difference between withdrawing treatment and active, direct mercy killing, and this difference lies in the (Points : 1) |
[removed] primary intention of the doctor.
[removed] ultimate outcome of the actions.
[removed] Constitution of the United States.
[removed] sympathy that we feel for the patient’s suffering. |
| Question 7. 7. Midgely concludes that (Points : 1) |
[removed] If we accept a value in another culture, we can still reject that value in our culture.
[removed] If we accept a value in another culture, we must accept that value in our culture.
[removed] If we reject a value in another culture, we must reject that value in our culture.
[removed] B and C. |
| Question 8. 8. According to Rachels, active euthanasia is currently: (Points : 1) |
[removed] forbidden by law, and conventionally considered immoral.
[removed] forbidden by law, but conventionally considered permissible.
[removed] permitted by law, but conventionally considered immoral.
[removed] permitted by law, and conventionally considered permissible. |
| Question 9. 9. According to the videos, in which is it legal to commit assisted suicide? (Points : 1) |
[removed] Canada
[removed] Mexico
[removed] Germany
[removed] Switzerland
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| Question 10. 10. The Ring of Gyges gave the shepherd who found it (Points : 1) |
[removed] Intelligence
[removed] Invincibility
[removed] Invisibility
[removed] Wisdom |
| Question 11. 11. Rachels claims that once it has been decided that euthanasia is desirable in a case: (Points : 1) |
[removed] a moral error has already been made.
[removed] it has been decided that death is no greater an evil than the patient’s continued existence.
[removed] it has been decided that the patient does not have a right to life.
[removed] the amount of suffering of the patient becomes irrelevant. |
| Question 12. 12. Rachels claims that when infants with Down’s syndrome are denied necessary operations, this is typically because: (Points : 1) |
[removed] the infants have Down’s syndrome.
[removed] the surgery would be too expensive.
[removed] the surgery would be too risky.
[removed] all of the above. |
| Question 13. 13. Rachels argues that the conventional doctrine: (Points : 1) |
[removed] is self-evidently correct.
[removed] is not what most people believe, but can be supported by strong arguments.
[removed] leads to decisions concerning life and death made on morally irrelevant grounds.
[removed] leads to patients being euthanized against their will. |
| Question 14. 14. Glaukon thinks that deep in our hearts we all believe that (Points : 1) |
[removed] Injustice is more profitable than justice.
[removed] We will have a clearer conscience if we always stick to the laws of justice.
[removed] To be unjust is to be a fool.
[removed] Both B and C. |
| Question 15. 15. Midgley thinks that although we can understand or appreciate other societies, (Points : 1) |
[removed] We should never judge the values of other societies.
[removed] We must always respect the values of other societies.
[removed] We have the right to judge other societies.
[removed] We cannot understand them well enough to judge them. |
| Question 16. 16. In the excerpt from Plato’s Republic, Glaukon suggests that people are good (Points : 1) |
[removed] only because they are powerless to commit injustice and get away with it.
[removed] because their conscience tells them to be.
[removed] out of reverence for the law.
[removed] because living justly is objectively the best sort of life. |
| Question 17. 17. Why is it hard for physicians to understand palliative care? (Points : 1) |
[removed] They do not care about their patients enough.
[removed] They are well-educated in palliative care.
[removed] They did not pay attention in medical school.
[removed] They are focused on healing rather than helping die. |
| Question 18. 18. Rachels claims that: (Points : 1) |
[removed] there is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia, considered in themselves.
[removed] there is always a moral difference between the consequences of active and passive euthanasia.
[removed] both a and b.
[removed] neither a nor b. |
| Question 19. 19. Rachels claims that most actual cases of killing: (Points : 1) |
[removed] are morally worse than most actual cases of letting die.
[removed] are morally the same most actual cases of letting die.
[removed] are morally less bad than most actual cases of letting die.
[removed] are morally required. |
| Question 20. 20. James Rachels points out that when passive euthanasia is employed on infants, they typically die of: (Points : 1) |
[removed] poisoning.
[removed] SARS.
[removed] suffocation.
[removed] dehydration and infection. |
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