Question 1

The ethical theory most in sympathy with the ethos of Public Health is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kantian ethics 
B)  Emotivism 
C)  Objectivism 
D)  Utilitarianism 
E)  Social contract theory 
A)  Kantian ethics 
B)  Emotivism 
C)  Objectivism 
D)  Utilitarianism 
E)  Social contract theory D

Question 2

A shipwreck has occurred in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and there was no time to radio for help. It is a thousand miles distance to Africa. Rescue may not be coming. A captain has a gun in a lifeboat but too many people want to get in and a storm approaches. If the captain follows utilitarian ethical theory he will choose to include which of the following as those who get to stay inside (and probably, to live)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only those already inside the boat with whom he has developed a caring relationship. 
B)  He would choose by drawing straws (use a lottery). 
C)  He would choose those who were the strongest (best rowers, most endurance). 
D)  He would give up his place to an elderly person in the water who was likely to soon drown. 
E)  He would not make any choice at all. 
A)  Only those already inside the boat with whom he has developed a caring relationship. 
B)  He would choose by drawing straws (use a lottery). 
C)  He would choose those who were the strongest (best rowers, most endurance). 
D)  He would give up his place to an elderly person in the water who was likely to soon drown. 
E)  He would not make any choice at all. C

Question 3

Ancient Greek physicians adopted an ethics best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarian 
B)  Role-based 
C)  Based on the needs of public health 
D)  Based on universalizable maxims 
E)  Based on love 
A)  Utilitarian 
B)  Role-based 
C)  Based on the needs of public health 
D)  Based on universalizable maxims 
E)  Based on love B

Question 4

In describing ethical theories, which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The root of "compassion" comes from a Greek phrase meaning "to compare feelings." 
B)  The Stoics believed in the greatest good for the greatest number, as the basis for morality. 
C)  Augustine quipped that life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." 
D)  Kant believes that autonomy of alcoholic patients is best respected by understanding that alcoholism is a disease over which they have little free will. 
E)  Some forms of utilitarianism consider the suffering of animals in calculating the greatest good for the greatest number. 
A)  The root of "compassion" comes from a Greek phrase meaning "to compare feelings." 
B)  The Stoics believed in the greatest good for the greatest number, as the basis for morality. 
C)  Augustine quipped that life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." 
D)  Kant believes that autonomy of alcoholic patients is best respected by understanding that alcoholism is a disease over which they have little free will. 
E)  Some forms of utilitarianism consider the suffering of animals in calculating the greatest good for the greatest number.

Question 5

Ultimately, Kant tried to equate morality with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Love 
B)  Humanity 
C)  Civility 
D)  Reason 
E)  Feeling 
A)  Love 
B)  Humanity 
C)  Civility 
D)  Reason 
E)  Feeling

Question 6

There is a breakthrough in cancer research and a new drug seems to cure anyone who takes it for a year, but it is very rare and expensive, so there is only enough for a few patients. Kantian ethical theory would favor allocating this drug according to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Who would contribute most to society. 
B)  Who would live the longest. 
C)  Who had the most children dependent on him or her. 
D)  Who was the sickest. 
E)  A lottery. 
A)  Who would contribute most to society. 
B)  Who would live the longest. 
C)  Who had the most children dependent on him or her. 
D)  Who was the sickest. 
E)  A lottery.

Question 7

Which of the following is a false statement about the ethics of triage in medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  A physician at a scene calling for medical triage should not treat those who will die anyway. 
B)  A physician at a scene calling for medical triage should not treat those who will live anyway. 
C)  The ethics of triage owe their philosophical roots to utilitarianism. 
D)  The ethics of triage aims to maximize life. 
E)  Triage ethics owes its philosophical roots to ancient Greek quality-of-life ethics. 
A)  A physician at a scene calling for medical triage should not treat those who will die anyway. 
B)  A physician at a scene calling for medical triage should not treat those who will live anyway. 
C)  The ethics of triage owe their philosophical roots to utilitarianism. 
D)  The ethics of triage aims to maximize life. 
E)  Triage ethics owes its philosophical roots to ancient Greek quality-of-life ethics.

Question 8

The Ethics of Care is most identified with:

Accepted Answer

A)  Kant 
B)  John Stuart Mill 
C)  Bentham 
D)  Feminism 
E)  Aristotle 
A)  Kant 
B)  John Stuart Mill 
C)  Bentham 
D)  Feminism 
E)  Aristotle

Question 9

Which two of these are examples of impartial ethical theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminist ethics and utilitarianism. 
B)  Kantian ethics and feminist ethics. 
C)  Virtue theory and feminist ethics. 
D)  Kantian ethics and utilitarianism. 
E)  Subjectivism and nihilism. 
A)  Feminist ethics and utilitarianism. 
B)  Kantian ethics and feminist ethics. 
C)  Virtue theory and feminist ethics. 
D)  Kantian ethics and utilitarianism. 
E)  Subjectivism and nihilism.

Question 10

Which of these is FALSE about utilitarianism as a moral theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It defines right acts as producing the greatest good for the greatest number. 
B)  The greatest good may include the pain and suffering of animals. 
C)  Consequences matter in this theory. 
D)  The number of beings affected matter in this theory. 
E)  Virtuous character done for the sake of being virtuous matters in this theory. 
A)  It defines right acts as producing the greatest good for the greatest number. 
B)  The greatest good may include the pain and suffering of animals. 
C)  Consequences matter in this theory. 
D)  The number of beings affected matter in this theory. 
E)  Virtuous character done for the sake of being virtuous matters in this theory.

The ethical theory most in sympathy with the ethos of Public Health is:

Ancient Greek physicians adopted an ethics best described as:

In describing ethical theories, which of the following is true?

Ultimately, Kant tried to equate morality with:

There is a breakthrough in cancer research and a new drug seems to cure anyone who takes it for a year, but it is very rare and expensive, so there is only enough for a few patients. Kantian ethical theory would favor allocating this drug according to:

Which of the following is a false statement about the ethics of triage in medicine?

The Ethics of Care is most identified with:

Which two of these are examples of impartial ethical theories?

Which of these is FALSE about utilitarianism as a moral theory?

Requests to Die: Non-Terminal Patients

Requests to Die: Terminal Patients

Comas: Karen Quinlan, Nancy Cruzan, and Terri Schiavo

Abortion: the Trial of Kenneth Edelin

Assisted Reproduction, Multiple Births and Elderly Parents

Embryos, Stem Cells, and Cloning

The Ethics of Treating Impaired Babies

Medical Research on Animals

Medical Research on Vulnerable Human Subjects

Surgeons Desire for Fame and Ethics of First Transplants

Just Distribution of Organs: God Committee and Personal Responsibility

Using One Baby for Another: Babies Fae, Gabriel, Theresa, and Conjoined

Ethical Issues of Intersex and Transgender Persons

Involuntary Psychiatric Commitment the Case of Joyce Brown

Ethical Issues in Testing for Genetic Disease

Ethical Issues in Stopping the Global Spread of Aids

Ethical Issues in Medical Enhancement

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Exam 1: Ethical Reasoning, Moral Theories, Principles, and Bioethics

The ethical theory most in sympathy with the ethos of Public Health is:

Ancient Greek physicians adopted an ethics best described as:

In describing ethical theories, which of the following is true?

Ultimately, Kant tried to equate morality with:

There is a breakthrough in cancer research and a new drug seems to cure anyone who takes it for a year, but it is very rare and expensive, so there is only enough for a few patients. Kantian ethical theory would favor allocating this drug according to:

Which of the following is a false statement about the ethics of triage in medicine?

The Ethics of Care is most identified with:

Which two of these are examples of impartial ethical theories?

Which of these is FALSE about utilitarianism as a moral theory?

Requests to Die: Non-Terminal Patients

Requests to Die: Terminal Patients

Comas: Karen Quinlan, Nancy Cruzan, and Terri Schiavo

Abortion: the Trial of Kenneth Edelin

Assisted Reproduction, Multiple Births and Elderly Parents

Embryos, Stem Cells, and Cloning

The Ethics of Treating Impaired Babies

Medical Research on Animals

Medical Research on Vulnerable Human Subjects

Surgeons Desire for Fame and Ethics of First Transplants

Just Distribution of Organs: God Committee and Personal Responsibility

Using One Baby for Another: Babies Fae, Gabriel, Theresa, and Conjoined

Ethical Issues of Intersex and Transgender Persons

Involuntary Psychiatric Commitment the Case of Joyce Brown

Ethical Issues in Testing for Genetic Disease

Ethical Issues in Stopping the Global Spread of Aids

Ethical Issues in Medical Enhancement

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