Question 1

Autonomy arguments favoring assisted suicide and euthanasia are problematic because

Accepted Answer

A)  it may not always be clear when someone is acting autonomously 
B)  a person's desire to end his or her life may conflict with the desires of an individual whose assistance is desired 
C)  the person wishing to die may not have all the information necessary to make an informed decision 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  it may not always be clear when someone is acting autonomously 
B)  a person's desire to end his or her life may conflict with the desires of an individual whose assistance is desired 
C)  the person wishing to die may not have all the information necessary to make an informed decision 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 2

Mrs. Old was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 10 years ago. She is now 98 years old, confused, and needing help with activities of daily living. One day, she develops pneumonia,
Which is deliberately not treated. This might be a case of

Accepted Answer

A)  active euthanasia 
B)  passive euthanasia 
C)  voluntary euthanasia 
D)  assisted suicide 
E)  altruistic suicide 
A)  active euthanasia 
B)  passive euthanasia 
C)  voluntary euthanasia 
D)  assisted suicide 
E)  altruistic suicide

Question 3

Assisted suicide

Accepted Answer

A)  requires the involvement of a physician 
B)  involves only one person, the one who ends his or her life 
C)  occurs when at least two persons are present when the suicide takes place 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  requires the involvement of a physician 
B)  involves only one person, the one who ends his or her life 
C)  occurs when at least two persons are present when the suicide takes place 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 4

If a dying person's intentions regarding his or her own death remain unknown and then someone else takes action to end the person's life in order to end the person's suffering, and
The person dies, this is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntary euthanasia 
B)  involuntary euthanasia 
C)  nonvoluntary euthanasia 
D)  assisted suicide 
E)  homicide 
A)  voluntary euthanasia 
B)  involuntary euthanasia 
C)  nonvoluntary euthanasia 
D)  assisted suicide 
E)  homicide

Question 5

In assisted suicide

Accepted Answer

A)  a physician or other care giver may inject a lethal dose of drugs 
B)  only one person, the one who dies, directly acts to end his or her life 
C)  one person directly acts to end another person's life 
D)  at least two persons must be present when the act is performed which ends a life 
E)  the intention to end someone else's life is an essential feature 
A)  a physician or other care giver may inject a lethal dose of drugs 
B)  only one person, the one who dies, directly acts to end his or her life 
C)  one person directly acts to end another person's life 
D)  at least two persons must be present when the act is performed which ends a life 
E)  the intention to end someone else's life is an essential feature

Question 6

A persistent vegetative state is one in which

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual periodically awakens, but then loses consciousness again 
B)  there are no spontaneous bodily movements 
C)  the individual's eyes never open, even in response to external stimuli 
D)  the individual may occasionally grimace, cry, or laugh 
E)  the individual retains some cognitive abilities 
A)  the individual periodically awakens, but then loses consciousness again 
B)  there are no spontaneous bodily movements 
C)  the individual's eyes never open, even in response to external stimuli 
D)  the individual may occasionally grimace, cry, or laugh 
E)  the individual retains some cognitive abilities

Question 7

According to the text, which of the following is true about passive euthanasia?

Accepted Answer

A)  people in favor of passive euthanasia also favor active euthanasia 
B)  passive euthanasia involves withdrawing an intervention that is no longer able to prolong life 
C)  passive euthanasia means the person carrying out the euthanasia is ambivalent about his or her involvement 
D)  in passive euthanasia, someone commits an action that directly leads to another individual's death 
E)  none of these 
A)  people in favor of passive euthanasia also favor active euthanasia 
B)  passive euthanasia involves withdrawing an intervention that is no longer able to prolong life 
C)  passive euthanasia means the person carrying out the euthanasia is ambivalent about his or her involvement 
D)  in passive euthanasia, someone commits an action that directly leads to another individual's death 
E)  none of these

Question 8

Which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terri Schiavo's husband was her court-appointed guardian 
B)  a Florida circuit court judge ruled in February of 2000 that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube could be removed 
C)  Terri Schiavo had not signed a living will or a durable power of attorney in health matters 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  Terri Schiavo's husband was her court-appointed guardian 
B)  a Florida circuit court judge ruled in February of 2000 that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube could be removed 
C)  Terri Schiavo had not signed a living will or a durable power of attorney in health matters 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 9

The term "euthanasia" literally means

Accepted Answer

A)  to kill someone 
B)  a "good death" 
C)  a malevolent intention is involved 
D)  "life is good" 
E)  "youth in Asia" 
A)  to kill someone 
B)  a "good death" 
C)  a malevolent intention is involved 
D)  "life is good" 
E)  "youth in Asia"

Question 10

Of the five religious perspectives on the morality of euthanasia presented in this chapter,

Accepted Answer

A)  only Christianity approves of active euthanasia 
B)  all seem to allow for the discontinuing of therapies that only prolong suffering 
C)  Islam demands that heroic measures always be used to maintain someone's life 
D)  only Hinduism has a clear statement of the moral appropriateness of ending someone's life 
E)  all approve of assisted suicide but disapprove of any form of euthanasia 
A)  only Christianity approves of active euthanasia 
B)  all seem to allow for the discontinuing of therapies that only prolong suffering 
C)  Islam demands that heroic measures always be used to maintain someone's life 
D)  only Hinduism has a clear statement of the moral appropriateness of ending someone's life 
E)  all approve of assisted suicide but disapprove of any form of euthanasia

Question 11

The Oregon "Death with Dignity Act" stipulates that

Accepted Answer

A)  a patient's written request is not required 
B)  the patient's death is to be brought about by the direct action of the attending physician 
C)  the patient's life can be ended 48 hours after he or she makes an oral request 
D)  referral to a second, consulting physician is optional 
E)  none of these 
A)  a patient's written request is not required 
B)  the patient's death is to be brought about by the direct action of the attending physician 
C)  the patient's life can be ended 48 hours after he or she makes an oral request 
D)  referral to a second, consulting physician is optional 
E)  none of these

Question 12

People opposed to euthanasia practices in the Netherlands maintain that these practices

Accepted Answer

A)  still involve underreporting despite the implementation of a formal notification procedure 
B)  have led to documented cases in which patients who have not given their consent have had their lives ended by physicians 
C)  have permitted the gradual extension of assisted suicide to widening groups of patients after it was legally permitted for patients designated as terminally ill 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  still involve underreporting despite the implementation of a formal notification procedure 
B)  have led to documented cases in which patients who have not given their consent have had their lives ended by physicians 
C)  have permitted the gradual extension of assisted suicide to widening groups of patients after it was legally permitted for patients designated as terminally ill 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 13

A moral argument maintaining that it is better not to initiate euthanasia practices since it will likely be too difficult to stop once one has begun to act in these ways is

Accepted Answer

A)  focused on enhancement of liberty 
B)  a "slippery slope" argument 
C)  principally concerned with prevention of suffering 
D)  emphasizing the preeminent value of life in all instances 
E)  dependent on the doctrine of "autonomy" 
A)  focused on enhancement of liberty 
B)  a "slippery slope" argument 
C)  principally concerned with prevention of suffering 
D)  emphasizing the preeminent value of life in all instances 
E)  dependent on the doctrine of "autonomy"

Question 14

In cases of euthanasia

Accepted Answer

A)  an individual ends his or her own life 
B)  death occurs even though care providers fight against it 
C)  a physician offers help that a person uses to end his or her own life 
D)  a second individual acts to bring about the death of another person 
E)  death results from a medication error 
A)  an individual ends his or her own life 
B)  death occurs even though care providers fight against it 
C)  a physician offers help that a person uses to end his or her own life 
D)  a second individual acts to bring about the death of another person 
E)  death results from a medication error

Question 15

Extraordinary means of treatment

Accepted Answer

A)  are not morally obligatory 
B)  may have side effects that are burdensome on the patient or on care providers 
C)  can only be identified in particular situations 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  are not morally obligatory 
B)  may have side effects that are burdensome on the patient or on care providers 
C)  can only be identified in particular situations 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 16

In Oregon,

Accepted Answer

A)  assisted suicide is illegal 
B)  a person requesting assisted suicide need not demonstrate competence 
C)  voters twice approved assisted suicide 
D)  a single request for assisted suicide must be accepted by health care providers 
E)  euthanasia is legal under carefully defined circumstances 
A)  assisted suicide is illegal 
B)  a person requesting assisted suicide need not demonstrate competence 
C)  voters twice approved assisted suicide 
D)  a single request for assisted suicide must be accepted by health care providers 
E)  euthanasia is legal under carefully defined circumstances

Question 17

"Terri's Law" as passed by the Florida legislature

Accepted Answer

A)  permitted round-the-clock vigils outside the hospice where Terri Schiavo was under care 
B)  authorized the governor of Florida to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube 
C)  was declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court 
D)  was sustained by the U.S. Supreme Court 
E)  settled the legal battle between Terri Schiavo's husband and parents 
A)  permitted round-the-clock vigils outside the hospice where Terri Schiavo was under care 
B)  authorized the governor of Florida to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube 
C)  was declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court 
D)  was sustained by the U.S. Supreme Court 
E)  settled the legal battle between Terri Schiavo's husband and parents

Question 18

"Ordinary" means of treatment are those that

Accepted Answer

A)  are ineffective 
B)  involve unusual risk 
C)  are dull and routine 
D)  impose undue burden 
E)  have expected outcomes 
A)  are ineffective 
B)  involve unusual risk 
C)  are dull and routine 
D)  impose undue burden 
E)  have expected outcomes

Question 19

The concept of "passive euthanasia" applies to

Accepted Answer

A)  never beginning interventions needed to sustain life 
B)  allowing or permitting death to occur 
C)  withdrawal of interventions that are sustaining life 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these 
A)  never beginning interventions needed to sustain life 
B)  allowing or permitting death to occur 
C)  withdrawal of interventions that are sustaining life 
D)  all of these 
E)  none of these

Question 20

"Autonomy"

Accepted Answer

A)  is an irrelevant factor in moral arguments about euthanasia 
B)  supports arguments against an individual's right to refuse treatment that is necessary to preserve his or her life 
C)  means being able to make law for oneself 
D)  means one is morally permitted to override the decisions of others concerning the preservation of his or her life 
E)  none of these 
A)  is an irrelevant factor in moral arguments about euthanasia 
B)  supports arguments against an individual's right to refuse treatment that is necessary to preserve his or her life 
C)  means being able to make law for oneself 
D)  means one is morally permitted to override the decisions of others concerning the preservation of his or her life 
E)  none of these

Autonomy arguments favoring assisted suicide and euthanasia are problematic because

Mrs. Old was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 10 years ago. She is now 98 years old, confused, and needing help with activities of daily living. One day, she develops pneumonia, Which is deliberately not treated. This might be a case of

Assisted suicide

If a dying person's intentions regarding his or her own death remain unknown and then someone else takes action to end the person's life in order to end the person's suffering, and The person dies, this is an example of

In assisted suicide

A persistent vegetative state is one in which

According to the text, which of the following is true about passive euthanasia?

Which of the following is correct?

The term "euthanasia" literally means

Of the five religious perspectives on the morality of euthanasia presented in this chapter,

The Oregon "Death with Dignity Act" stipulates that

People opposed to euthanasia practices in the Netherlands maintain that these practices

A moral argument maintaining that it is better not to initiate euthanasia practices since it will likely be too difficult to stop once one has begun to act in these ways is

In cases of euthanasia

Extraordinary means of treatment

In Oregon,

"Terri's Law" as passed by the Florida legislature

"Ordinary" means of treatment are those that

The concept of "passive euthanasia" applies to

"Autonomy"

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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Exam 18: Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

Autonomy arguments favoring assisted suicide and euthanasia are problematic because

Mrs. Old was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 10 years ago. She is now 98 years old, confused, and needing help with activities of daily living. One day, she develops pneumonia, Which is deliberately not treated. This might be a case of

Assisted suicide

If a dying person's intentions regarding his or her own death remain unknown and then someone else takes action to end the person's life in order to end the person's suffering, and The person dies, this is an example of

In assisted suicide

A persistent vegetative state is one in which

According to the text, which of the following is true about passive euthanasia?

Which of the following is correct?

The term "euthanasia" literally means

Of the five religious perspectives on the morality of euthanasia presented in this chapter,

The Oregon "Death with Dignity Act" stipulates that

People opposed to euthanasia practices in the Netherlands maintain that these practices

A moral argument maintaining that it is better not to initiate euthanasia practices since it will likely be too difficult to stop once one has begun to act in these ways is

In cases of euthanasia

Extraordinary means of treatment

In Oregon,

"Terri's Law" as passed by the Florida legislature

"Ordinary" means of treatment are those that

The concept of "passive euthanasia" applies to

"Autonomy"

Learning About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease

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