Question 1

Talk about:
-Legal moralism

Accepted Answer

the doctrine that we can legal

Question 2

Which of the following is an objection to the Playing God Argument discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  God intended us to exercise our autonomy over small issues. 
B)  It is not clear why an all-loving God would require a person to experience agony that is unlikely to foster character development. 
C)  Suffering builds moral character. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  God intended us to exercise our autonomy over small issues. 
B)  It is not clear why an all-loving God would require a person to experience agony that is unlikely to foster character development. 
C)  Suffering builds moral character. 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

Talk about:
-Passive euthanasia

Accepted Answer

euthanasia that occurs when we "let natu

Question 4

In which of the following respects does Kass think legalizing euthanasia would harm the doctor-patient relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vulnerable patients will lose trust in their doctors. 
B)  Doctors will not be able to care wholeheartedly for patients. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  Vulnerable patients will lose trust in their doctors. 
B)  Doctors will not be able to care wholeheartedly for patients. 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 5

Why does Rachels think that euthanasia is sometimes morally permissible? What do you think is the strongest objection to his view? Can he overcome this objection? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

Rachels believes that euthanasia is some

Question 6

Why, according to Harris, can doctors not defend inaction by arguing that neither law nor convention requires them to kill in order to save lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because doing so begs the question 
B)  Because such an argument is an appeal to custom or authority 
C)  Because such an argument is an expression of moral squeamishness 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Because doing so begs the question 
B)  Because such an argument is an appeal to custom or authority 
C)  Because such an argument is an expression of moral squeamishness 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

Proponents of the Impossibility of Voluntary Euthanasia Argument argue that

Accepted Answer

A)  patients can never choose to end their lives voluntarily. 
B)  it is not possible for the end of someone's life to be good for them. 
C)  only some people who are eligible for euthanasia can be choosing voluntarily. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  patients can never choose to end their lives voluntarily. 
B)  it is not possible for the end of someone's life to be good for them. 
C)  only some people who are eligible for euthanasia can be choosing voluntarily. 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

According to the Equivalence Argument, there is no moral difference between which two things?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involuntary euthanasia and non-voluntary euthanasia 
B)  Active euthanasia and passive euthanasia 
C)  Justified euthanasia and unjustified euthanasia 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Involuntary euthanasia and non-voluntary euthanasia 
B)  Active euthanasia and passive euthanasia 
C)  Justified euthanasia and unjustified euthanasia 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

What is the case of Smith, Jones, and the child supposed to show?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no moral difference between killing and letting die. 
B)  Active euthanasia is compassionate and prevents needless suffering. 
C)  Legalizing active euthanasia would eventually lead to terrible abuse. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  There is no moral difference between killing and letting die. 
B)  Active euthanasia is compassionate and prevents needless suffering. 
C)  Legalizing active euthanasia would eventually lead to terrible abuse. 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Talk about:
-Legal paternalism

Accepted Answer

the doctrine that we can legal

Question 11

The claim that we can legally prohibit a person's behavior for their own good, even if that behavior is autonomous and violates no one's rights is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the doctrine of double effect. 
B)  libertarianism. 
C)  legal moralism. 
D)  legal paternalism. 
A)  the doctrine of double effect. 
B)  libertarianism. 
C)  legal moralism. 
D)  legal paternalism.

Question 12

One argument that active euthanasia is morally permissible begins with the premise that if an act is _______ and prevents needless suffering, then it is morally acceptable.

Accepted Answer

A)  socially efficient 
B)  compassionate 
C)  morally justified 
D)  retributivist 
A)  socially efficient 
B)  compassionate 
C)  morally justified 
D)  retributivist

Question 13

Kass argues that doctors should

Accepted Answer

A)  only be permitted to kill their patients if their patients request it. 
B)  only be permitted to kill their patients if it is in the patient's best interest. 
C)  never be allowed to kill their patients. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  only be permitted to kill their patients if their patients request it. 
B)  only be permitted to kill their patients if it is in the patient's best interest. 
C)  never be allowed to kill their patients. 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

People who favor legal moralism have proposed legislation that

Accepted Answer

A)  bans indecent books. 
B)  criminalizes homosexual sex. 
C)  forbids the sale of liquor on Sundays. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  bans indecent books. 
B)  criminalizes homosexual sex. 
C)  forbids the sale of liquor on Sundays. 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following does Rachels think is a good objection to utilitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It doesn't consider the variety of things that people derive pleasure from. 
B)  In some circumstances, it would justify killing innocent people who do not want to be killed. 
C)  It doesn't account for the fact that human capacities are different from those of animals. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  It doesn't consider the variety of things that people derive pleasure from. 
B)  In some circumstances, it would justify killing innocent people who do not want to be killed. 
C)  It doesn't account for the fact that human capacities are different from those of animals. 
D)  None of the above

Question 16

Which of these terms describes the capacity to determine for ourselves how we are going to live our life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paternalism 
B)  Compassion 
C)  Autonomy 
D)  Moralism 
A)  Paternalism 
B)  Compassion 
C)  Autonomy 
D)  Moralism

Question 17

As an example of the ills of legalizing euthanasia, Kass references which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Netherlands 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Canada 
D)  Sweden 
A)  The Netherlands 
B)  Mexico 
C)  Canada 
D)  Sweden

Question 18

Harris's survival lottery is a scheme where a computerized lottery is used to

Accepted Answer

A)  select dying patients to be actively euthanized. 
B)  determine the order in which patients will receive organ transplants. 
C)  select which dying patients will receive organ transplants at all. 
D)  choose a healthy person to be killed so that their organs can be transplanted to dying patients. 
A)  select dying patients to be actively euthanized. 
B)  determine the order in which patients will receive organ transplants. 
C)  select which dying patients will receive organ transplants at all. 
D)  choose a healthy person to be killed so that their organs can be transplanted to dying patients.

Question 19

According to Kass, what do the dying most need?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medical management of pain 
B)  Company and care 
C)  Technological assistance 
D)  The option for physician assistant suicide 
A)  Medical management of pain 
B)  Company and care 
C)  Technological assistance 
D)  The option for physician assistant suicide

Question 20

In the case of Jack, the cancer patient, Rachels claims that Jack's suffering is

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of poor medical care. 
B)  preventable without resorting to euthanasia. 
C)  the inevitable product of his disease. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  the result of poor medical care. 
B)  preventable without resorting to euthanasia. 
C)  the inevitable product of his disease. 
D)  None of the above

Exam 15: Euthanasia

Talk about: -Legal moralism

Which of the following is an objection to the Playing God Argument discussed in the text?

Talk about: -Passive euthanasia

In which of the following respects does Kass think legalizing euthanasia would harm the doctor-patient relationship?

Why does Rachels think that euthanasia is sometimes morally permissible? What do you think is the strongest objection to his view? Can he overcome this objection? Defend your answer.

Why, according to Harris, can doctors not defend inaction by arguing that neither law nor convention requires them to kill in order to save lives?

Proponents of the Impossibility of Voluntary Euthanasia Argument argue that

According to the Equivalence Argument, there is no moral difference between which two things?

What is the case of Smith, Jones, and the child supposed to show?

Talk about: -Legal paternalism

The claim that we can legally prohibit a person's behavior for their own good, even if that behavior is autonomous and violates no one's rights is called

One argument that active euthanasia is morally permissible begins with the premise that if an act is _______ and prevents needless suffering, then it is morally acceptable.

Kass argues that doctors should

People who favor legal moralism have proposed legislation that

Which of the following does Rachels think is a good objection to utilitarianism?

Which of these terms describes the capacity to determine for ourselves how we are going to live our life?

As an example of the ills of legalizing euthanasia, Kass references which country?

Harris's survival lottery is a scheme where a computerized lottery is used to

According to Kass, what do the dying most need?

In the case of Jack, the cancer patient, Rachels claims that Jack's suffering is

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