BIOETHICS Final Exam Questions
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Which of the following theorists would most strongly support a minimal
conception of the state? Robert Nozick
Rawls states the principles of justice in which he believes. Which of these
points is NOT part of his principles?
...
According to Nozick, the subject of justice in holdings consists of three major
topics. Which of the following is NOT one of those major topics?
he appropriation of unheld things
Which of the following is commonly considered as a
negative right? A right to free speech
Rawls maintains that the principles of justice should be chosen behind a
"veil of ignorance". According to your instructor, what best describes what
Rawls means by this?
We must choose the principles as if we did not know our race,
gender, or social class. A "patterned" principle of justice is one that:
Distributes goods depending on people's qualities such as
need or merit Some argue that QALYs are unfair to:
Older people and the disabled
,Norman Daniels believes that a strong right to health care can be derived from
the principle of:
Fair equality of opportunity
(T/F) People's health care needs are nearly boundless, and the supply of
health care resources is limited.
True
A right not to be interfered with in obtaining something is known as a:
Negative right
(T/F) Most wealthy nations can provide the maximum health care for
everyone without jeopardizing their fiscal stability.
False
Why does John Harris think that QALYs are unfair to the disabled?
People with disabilities would have fewer QALYs than a person without
disabilities, and so would not have priority for treatment.
The theory of justice most likely to insist on a system of universal health care
is:
Egalitarianism
(T/F) According to the supplemental course readings, although the United
States spends more on health care than any other country, the quality of the
, care is not obviously better overall than that of other countries.
True
Rationing on the level of the total health care system
is known as: Macroallocation
What is commonly considered a positive right?
A right to a K-12 education
(T/F) The rationing of health care has never been tried in the United States.
False
(T/F) Utilitarian theories of justice affirm that important benefits and
burdens of society should be distributed equally.
False
(T/F) What a right to decent minimum of care involves has been fairly
easy to specify. False
According to the libertarian theory of justice, the role of the government is
.
to protect the rights of individuals to freely pursue their own
interests in the economic marketplace
(T/F) After exploring both the risks and benefits of human cloning, Dan Brock
concludes that the benefits of cloning outweigh the drawbacks, so he finds
cloning to be ethically permissible.
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GRADED A+
Which of the following theorists would most strongly support a minimal
conception of the state? Robert Nozick
Rawls states the principles of justice in which he believes. Which of these
points is NOT part of his principles?
...
According to Nozick, the subject of justice in holdings consists of three major
topics. Which of the following is NOT one of those major topics?
he appropriation of unheld things
Which of the following is commonly considered as a
negative right? A right to free speech
Rawls maintains that the principles of justice should be chosen behind a
"veil of ignorance". According to your instructor, what best describes what
Rawls means by this?
We must choose the principles as if we did not know our race,
gender, or social class. A "patterned" principle of justice is one that:
Distributes goods depending on people's qualities such as
need or merit Some argue that QALYs are unfair to:
Older people and the disabled
,Norman Daniels believes that a strong right to health care can be derived from
the principle of:
Fair equality of opportunity
(T/F) People's health care needs are nearly boundless, and the supply of
health care resources is limited.
True
A right not to be interfered with in obtaining something is known as a:
Negative right
(T/F) Most wealthy nations can provide the maximum health care for
everyone without jeopardizing their fiscal stability.
False
Why does John Harris think that QALYs are unfair to the disabled?
People with disabilities would have fewer QALYs than a person without
disabilities, and so would not have priority for treatment.
The theory of justice most likely to insist on a system of universal health care
is:
Egalitarianism
(T/F) According to the supplemental course readings, although the United
States spends more on health care than any other country, the quality of the
, care is not obviously better overall than that of other countries.
True
Rationing on the level of the total health care system
is known as: Macroallocation
What is commonly considered a positive right?
A right to a K-12 education
(T/F) The rationing of health care has never been tried in the United States.
False
(T/F) Utilitarian theories of justice affirm that important benefits and
burdens of society should be distributed equally.
False
(T/F) What a right to decent minimum of care involves has been fairly
easy to specify. False
According to the libertarian theory of justice, the role of the government is
.
to protect the rights of individuals to freely pursue their own
interests in the economic marketplace
(T/F) After exploring both the risks and benefits of human cloning, Dan Brock
concludes that the benefits of cloning outweigh the drawbacks, so he finds
cloning to be ethically permissible.
