NKU Healthcare Ethics PHI 220 Mid Term EXAM 2026-2027
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In the example, given in class, of the nurse who led an elderly woman
to believe that she was present at the moment of her husband's death,
which Utilitarian strategy is least likely to approve of what the nurse
did?
A. Act Utilitarianism
B. Rule Utilitarianism
C. Both would disapprove, Utilitarians would never tell a lie.
ANSWERS: Rule Utilitarianism
According to Walters in "Reproductive Technologies and Genetics,"
background assumptions concerning artificiality and sexuality are
A. Very important to determining attitudes toward reproductive
technologies
B. Not important in determining attitudes toward reproductive
technologies
ANSWERS: Very important to determining attitudes toward reproductive
technologies
Which view would most likely argue that test tube babies are not a
human means of reproduction?
A. Do nothing artificial view
B. The more the better view
C. Some but not all artificiality is justified view
ANSWERS: Do nothing artificial view
,Which view would most likely argue that test tube babies are a more
human means of reproduction precisely because it involves
technology, artificiality and rational choice?
A. Do nothing artificial view
B. The more the better view
C. Some but not all artificiality is justified view
ANSWERS: The more the better view
According to Walters in "Reproductive Technologies and Genetics,"
when we speak of the moral status of the embryo we mean to ask
about what duties we have to it or what rights does it possess.
A. True
B. False
ANSWERS: True
Which of the 3 principle viewpoints on the moral status of the embryo
argues on the basis that embryos are not sentient:
A. Same status as human from moment of fertilization view.
B. No moral status view.
C. Some status but can be out-weighed by other moral considerations
view.
ANSWERS: No moral status view.
Which of the 3 principle viewpoints on the moral status of the embryo
argues on the basis that only 30 to 40% of the embryos come to term:
A. Same status as human from moment of fertilization view.
B. No moral status view.
C. Some status but can be out-weighed by other moral considerations
view.
ANSWERS: No moral status view.
,Which of the 3 principle viewpoints on the moral status of the embryo
argues on the basis during the first 14 days embryos can become twins
and triplets or sometimes two embryos combine to become a hybrid,
embryos have no status:
A. Same status as human from moment of fertilization view.
B. No moral status view.
C. Some status but can be out-weighed by other moral considerations
view.
ANSWERS: No moral status view.
The C position (Some status ,but..) agrees with A (human from
conception) but may believe that this status can be overridden by an
important moral consideration such as helping infertile couples.
A. True
B. False
ANSWERS: True
Some believe that reproductive technology should be restricted to the
family.
A. True
B. False
ANSWERS: True
, What was the case (mentioned in lecture) Reynolds vs The United
States about?
A. Should laws against sodomy be enforced?
B. Should Mormons be allowed to have plural wives?
C. Does the Reynolds Aluminum Company hold the exclusive rights to
freezing frozen embryos?
D. Should a Kentucky man be charged with the death of fetus he ripped
from the womb of his girlfriend.?
ANSWERS: Should Mormons be allowed to have plural wives?
Who is associated with the book titled, The Enforcement of Morals?
A. John Stuart Mill
B. Sir David Ross
C. Lord Patrick Devlin
D. Simon Leis
E. Joseph Fletcher
ANSWERS: Lord Patrick Devlin
Who is associated with the idea that the Government has no authority
to interfere with the actions of others unless there is harm to others?
a. John Stuart Mill
b. Sir David Ross
c. Lord Patrick Devlin
d. Simon Leis
e. Joseph Fletcher
ANSWERS: John Stuart Mill
ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND WITH REAL WELL
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NEW!! Northern Kentucky University - Philosophy 220
In the example, given in class, of the nurse who led an elderly woman
to believe that she was present at the moment of her husband's death,
which Utilitarian strategy is least likely to approve of what the nurse
did?
A. Act Utilitarianism
B. Rule Utilitarianism
C. Both would disapprove, Utilitarians would never tell a lie.
ANSWERS: Rule Utilitarianism
According to Walters in "Reproductive Technologies and Genetics,"
background assumptions concerning artificiality and sexuality are
A. Very important to determining attitudes toward reproductive
technologies
B. Not important in determining attitudes toward reproductive
technologies
ANSWERS: Very important to determining attitudes toward reproductive
technologies
Which view would most likely argue that test tube babies are not a
human means of reproduction?
A. Do nothing artificial view
B. The more the better view
C. Some but not all artificiality is justified view
ANSWERS: Do nothing artificial view
,Which view would most likely argue that test tube babies are a more
human means of reproduction precisely because it involves
technology, artificiality and rational choice?
A. Do nothing artificial view
B. The more the better view
C. Some but not all artificiality is justified view
ANSWERS: The more the better view
According to Walters in "Reproductive Technologies and Genetics,"
when we speak of the moral status of the embryo we mean to ask
about what duties we have to it or what rights does it possess.
A. True
B. False
ANSWERS: True
Which of the 3 principle viewpoints on the moral status of the embryo
argues on the basis that embryos are not sentient:
A. Same status as human from moment of fertilization view.
B. No moral status view.
C. Some status but can be out-weighed by other moral considerations
view.
ANSWERS: No moral status view.
Which of the 3 principle viewpoints on the moral status of the embryo
argues on the basis that only 30 to 40% of the embryos come to term:
A. Same status as human from moment of fertilization view.
B. No moral status view.
C. Some status but can be out-weighed by other moral considerations
view.
ANSWERS: No moral status view.
,Which of the 3 principle viewpoints on the moral status of the embryo
argues on the basis during the first 14 days embryos can become twins
and triplets or sometimes two embryos combine to become a hybrid,
embryos have no status:
A. Same status as human from moment of fertilization view.
B. No moral status view.
C. Some status but can be out-weighed by other moral considerations
view.
ANSWERS: No moral status view.
The C position (Some status ,but..) agrees with A (human from
conception) but may believe that this status can be overridden by an
important moral consideration such as helping infertile couples.
A. True
B. False
ANSWERS: True
Some believe that reproductive technology should be restricted to the
family.
A. True
B. False
ANSWERS: True
, What was the case (mentioned in lecture) Reynolds vs The United
States about?
A. Should laws against sodomy be enforced?
B. Should Mormons be allowed to have plural wives?
C. Does the Reynolds Aluminum Company hold the exclusive rights to
freezing frozen embryos?
D. Should a Kentucky man be charged with the death of fetus he ripped
from the womb of his girlfriend.?
ANSWERS: Should Mormons be allowed to have plural wives?
Who is associated with the book titled, The Enforcement of Morals?
A. John Stuart Mill
B. Sir David Ross
C. Lord Patrick Devlin
D. Simon Leis
E. Joseph Fletcher
ANSWERS: Lord Patrick Devlin
Who is associated with the idea that the Government has no authority
to interfere with the actions of others unless there is harm to others?
a. John Stuart Mill
b. Sir David Ross
c. Lord Patrick Devlin
d. Simon Leis
e. Joseph Fletcher
ANSWERS: John Stuart Mill
