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Contemporary Moral Issues (PHI 221)
Spring 2020 -- Quiz 2-B (Marnell)
(Special Code 000020)
The readings from Chapter 10 were: “Active and Passive Euthanasia” by Rachels, “The Wrongfulness of
Euthanasia” by Gay-Williams, and “Euthanasia” by Foote.
Mark each of the following true (A) or false (B) on the answer sheet. (1 pt. each)
1) According to Virtue Ethics, philosophers like Aristotle assumed that we are all born with a character that has a
predisposition to either good or evil. False
2) In the video on virtue ethics, it was claimed that a virtue is actually a mean between two extremes, both of which
represent vices which people can fall into. true
3) Virtue ethics claims that virtues are skills that one can learn by practice. true
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4) In the video on the Doctrine of Double Effect, the narrator said that most people were able to identify the doctrine of
er as
double effect as the principle they used to decide why one case was okay and the other was wrong. false
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5) According to our text and class lectures, the Doctrine of Double Effect supports the conclusions of act utilitarianism.
false
o.
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6) Prima facie duty differs from Kantian duty in that prima facie reasoning claims that moral principles are absolute
ou urc
and must always be followed, whereas Kant allows for exceptions to most moral principles. false
7) Rachels believes that removing life-support is the intentional termination of human life by another person and
therefore no different than active voluntary euthanasia. true
o
8) No one in the readings or the videos about euthanasia ever claimed that a doctor should be forced to help kill a
aC s
patient, or even supply drugs for assisted suicide, if this is contrary to the values of the individual doctor. true
vi y re
9) There are currently only two states that allow physician assisted suicide. false
10) In the video on Brittany Maynard, she said she was going to end her life in her own home with a few people with
ed d
her. true
ar stu
11) In the video response to Brittany by another woman with brain cancer, the other woman supported Brittany’s
choice. false
12) Foote supports non-voluntary active euthanasia in case of suffering patients unable to express their wishes. false
is
13) Foote states that there are valid concerns about the wisdom of legalizing active euthanasia due to abuse. true
Th
14) Foote believe sometimes involuntary active euthanasia may be moral in certain cases. false
15) Feminist ethics is a single moral theory. false
sh
16) Feminist ethics narrows the area of moral concern from what we call “public life” to the interconnected and familiar
small group—the people with whom we have close personal relationships. true
17) Unlike Kant, who maintained that reason is all that is necessary for making moral decisions, feminist ethicists insist
that emotion should play a role, too. true
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Contemporary Moral Issues (PHI 221)
Spring 2020 -- Quiz 2-B (Marnell)
(Special Code 000020)
The readings from Chapter 10 were: “Active and Passive Euthanasia” by Rachels, “The Wrongfulness of
Euthanasia” by Gay-Williams, and “Euthanasia” by Foote.
Mark each of the following true (A) or false (B) on the answer sheet. (1 pt. each)
1) According to Virtue Ethics, philosophers like Aristotle assumed that we are all born with a character that has a
predisposition to either good or evil. False
2) In the video on virtue ethics, it was claimed that a virtue is actually a mean between two extremes, both of which
represent vices which people can fall into. true
3) Virtue ethics claims that virtues are skills that one can learn by practice. true
m
4) In the video on the Doctrine of Double Effect, the narrator said that most people were able to identify the doctrine of
er as
double effect as the principle they used to decide why one case was okay and the other was wrong. false
co
eH w
5) According to our text and class lectures, the Doctrine of Double Effect supports the conclusions of act utilitarianism.
false
o.
rs e
6) Prima facie duty differs from Kantian duty in that prima facie reasoning claims that moral principles are absolute
ou urc
and must always be followed, whereas Kant allows for exceptions to most moral principles. false
7) Rachels believes that removing life-support is the intentional termination of human life by another person and
therefore no different than active voluntary euthanasia. true
o
8) No one in the readings or the videos about euthanasia ever claimed that a doctor should be forced to help kill a
aC s
patient, or even supply drugs for assisted suicide, if this is contrary to the values of the individual doctor. true
vi y re
9) There are currently only two states that allow physician assisted suicide. false
10) In the video on Brittany Maynard, she said she was going to end her life in her own home with a few people with
ed d
her. true
ar stu
11) In the video response to Brittany by another woman with brain cancer, the other woman supported Brittany’s
choice. false
12) Foote supports non-voluntary active euthanasia in case of suffering patients unable to express their wishes. false
is
13) Foote states that there are valid concerns about the wisdom of legalizing active euthanasia due to abuse. true
Th
14) Foote believe sometimes involuntary active euthanasia may be moral in certain cases. false
15) Feminist ethics is a single moral theory. false
sh
16) Feminist ethics narrows the area of moral concern from what we call “public life” to the interconnected and familiar
small group—the people with whom we have close personal relationships. true
17) Unlike Kant, who maintained that reason is all that is necessary for making moral decisions, feminist ethicists insist
that emotion should play a role, too. true
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