BIOETHICS PRACTICE EXAM 2024/25 LATEST
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS!!
When considering the duty not to lie to a patient and the duty to not cause
needless suffering to the patient, which method would W.D. Ross use to decide
the more stringent duty?
1. Intuition
2. Deductive Logic
3. Inductive Reasoning
4. Scientific Method Answer - 1. Intuition
Ross is generally regarded as the father of the intuitionist school of ethics.
To maintain the integrity of a clinical study, investigators do not tell participants
if the participants are receiving treatment of a placebo, thus creating a conflict
with the usual requirements for informed consent. Which moral principle
would validate this action?
1. Principle of utility
2. Principle of justice
3. Principle of non maleficence
4. Principle of respect for autonomy. Answer - 1. Principle of utility.
,The purpose of withholding information is to maximize the value of the study
for future patients. This is the focus of the principle of utility.
Tom Anderson, the new administrator of City Hospital, is about to conduct his
first meeting with the hospital's Board of Ethics. The other members of the 4-
member board are physician Brown, nurse Carter, and professional ethicist
Dillon. Today's order of buisiness is to determine the end-of-life treatment for
four patients. Each board member has one vote and three of four votes are
necessary to justify euthanasia, so, before the meeting, Anderson decides to
vote to discontinue all life-suppport measures for all four patients.
The first case discussed concerns an older female patient, Easterly, for whom
medical intervention, both quantitative and qualitative, appears futile. Three of
the four Board members vote to disconnect Easterly's respirator. Only Brown
votes no, arguing for transferring her to a hospice.
The outcome of the next vote is also three to one in favor of discontinuing life-
support measures for the Answer - 1. The move to a hospice would cause
more pain.
This uses a utilitarian principle to minimize the pain that results from our
actions.
The children of a patient who is in a persistent vegetative state and dependent
on a ventilator want the ventilator removed because the patient's condition is
causing them great distress. Which course of action could best be supported by
Kantian ethics?
1. It is not permissible to remove the ventilator only to benefit the patient's
children.
,2. It is not permissible to remove the ventilator for the purpose of respecting
patient autonomy.
3. It is permissible to remove the ventilator if it can be used to treat more
worthy patients.
4. It is permissible to remove the ventilator if the patient's children will greatly
benefit from it. Answer - 1. It is not permissible to remove the ventilator only
to benefit the patient's children.
Removing the ventilator to benefit the children would be unacceptable to a
Kantian because it would be using the patient as a means.
A physician discreetly moves his mother to the top of the list to receive a
vaccine that is in short supply. How is this action best described?
1. Displaying the virtue of honesty
2. Fulfilling his moral duty of fairness
3. Showing compassion for his patient
4. Experiencing a conflict among virtues Answer - 4. Experiencing a conflict
among virtues.
The physician is in a conflict between caring for his mother and for his other
patients who also require a vaccine.
Which patters of distribution of wealth would conform to Rawls's difference
principle?
Distribution on the basis of promoting
1. Merit
, 2. Effort
3. Potential contribution to society
4. The welfare of the least advantaged Answer - 4. The welfare of the least
advantaged
This describes Rawls's difference principle.
How can treatment for AIDS be best improved for the African American
community?
1. Improve the availability of medications
2. Establish greater credibility of the medical establishment
3. Improve AIDS testing for the community
4. Expand clinical trials for AIDS in the community Answer - 2. Establish greater
credibility of the medical establishment
This is the best way to encourage African Americans to be tested, take the
appropriate medications, and participate in clinical trials. This may happen
through education and producing more African American physicians.
In which Philosopher's ethical theory would the deceptive use of placebos
always be considered morally wrong?
1. Kant
2. MIll
3. John Rawls
4. W.D. Ross Answer - 1. Kant
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS!!
When considering the duty not to lie to a patient and the duty to not cause
needless suffering to the patient, which method would W.D. Ross use to decide
the more stringent duty?
1. Intuition
2. Deductive Logic
3. Inductive Reasoning
4. Scientific Method Answer - 1. Intuition
Ross is generally regarded as the father of the intuitionist school of ethics.
To maintain the integrity of a clinical study, investigators do not tell participants
if the participants are receiving treatment of a placebo, thus creating a conflict
with the usual requirements for informed consent. Which moral principle
would validate this action?
1. Principle of utility
2. Principle of justice
3. Principle of non maleficence
4. Principle of respect for autonomy. Answer - 1. Principle of utility.
,The purpose of withholding information is to maximize the value of the study
for future patients. This is the focus of the principle of utility.
Tom Anderson, the new administrator of City Hospital, is about to conduct his
first meeting with the hospital's Board of Ethics. The other members of the 4-
member board are physician Brown, nurse Carter, and professional ethicist
Dillon. Today's order of buisiness is to determine the end-of-life treatment for
four patients. Each board member has one vote and three of four votes are
necessary to justify euthanasia, so, before the meeting, Anderson decides to
vote to discontinue all life-suppport measures for all four patients.
The first case discussed concerns an older female patient, Easterly, for whom
medical intervention, both quantitative and qualitative, appears futile. Three of
the four Board members vote to disconnect Easterly's respirator. Only Brown
votes no, arguing for transferring her to a hospice.
The outcome of the next vote is also three to one in favor of discontinuing life-
support measures for the Answer - 1. The move to a hospice would cause
more pain.
This uses a utilitarian principle to minimize the pain that results from our
actions.
The children of a patient who is in a persistent vegetative state and dependent
on a ventilator want the ventilator removed because the patient's condition is
causing them great distress. Which course of action could best be supported by
Kantian ethics?
1. It is not permissible to remove the ventilator only to benefit the patient's
children.
,2. It is not permissible to remove the ventilator for the purpose of respecting
patient autonomy.
3. It is permissible to remove the ventilator if it can be used to treat more
worthy patients.
4. It is permissible to remove the ventilator if the patient's children will greatly
benefit from it. Answer - 1. It is not permissible to remove the ventilator only
to benefit the patient's children.
Removing the ventilator to benefit the children would be unacceptable to a
Kantian because it would be using the patient as a means.
A physician discreetly moves his mother to the top of the list to receive a
vaccine that is in short supply. How is this action best described?
1. Displaying the virtue of honesty
2. Fulfilling his moral duty of fairness
3. Showing compassion for his patient
4. Experiencing a conflict among virtues Answer - 4. Experiencing a conflict
among virtues.
The physician is in a conflict between caring for his mother and for his other
patients who also require a vaccine.
Which patters of distribution of wealth would conform to Rawls's difference
principle?
Distribution on the basis of promoting
1. Merit
, 2. Effort
3. Potential contribution to society
4. The welfare of the least advantaged Answer - 4. The welfare of the least
advantaged
This describes Rawls's difference principle.
How can treatment for AIDS be best improved for the African American
community?
1. Improve the availability of medications
2. Establish greater credibility of the medical establishment
3. Improve AIDS testing for the community
4. Expand clinical trials for AIDS in the community Answer - 2. Establish greater
credibility of the medical establishment
This is the best way to encourage African Americans to be tested, take the
appropriate medications, and participate in clinical trials. This may happen
through education and producing more African American physicians.
In which Philosopher's ethical theory would the deceptive use of placebos
always be considered morally wrong?
1. Kant
2. MIll
3. John Rawls
4. W.D. Ross Answer - 1. Kant
