Question 1

In the United States mercy killing is considered murder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Active,voluntary euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands,Belgium,France,and Hungary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The quality-of-life perspective would contend that all "natural" life has intrinsic meaning and should be appreciated as a divine gift.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Euthanasia is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a good death. 
B) a mercy killing. 
C) a natural death without medical technologies that extend life and prolong death. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above. 
A) a good death. 
B) a mercy killing. 
C) a natural death without medical technologies that extend life and prolong death. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is True?

Accepted Answer

A) Compassion and Choices considers suicide and self-deliverance to be the same. 
B) Compassion and Choices supports the right of active,rational,and voluntary euthanasia for all terminal patients. 
C) Compassion and Choices supports the right of any individual to take his or her own life through suicide regardless of motivation. 
D) The former name of the Compassion and Choices was the British Voluntary Euthanasia Society. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Compassion and Choices considers suicide and self-deliverance to be the same. 
B) Compassion and Choices supports the right of active,rational,and voluntary euthanasia for all terminal patients. 
C) Compassion and Choices supports the right of any individual to take his or her own life through suicide regardless of motivation. 
D) The former name of the Compassion and Choices was the British Voluntary Euthanasia Society. 
E) None of the above.

Question 6

Presently,the number one reason for nondonation of an organ is denial of consent by the donor's family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Passive euthanasia may hasten the death of a dying patient.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to the sanctity-of-life philosophy,those favoring a quality-of-life philosophy tend to have a built-in bias against the disabled and mentally impaired.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Physician-assisted suicide is legal in the United States only in Oregon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An act of suicide committed by a clinically depressed patient would be supported by

Accepted Answer

A) people who adopt a quality-of-life philosophy. 
B) people who adopt a sanctity-of-life philosophy. 
C) people who favor passive euthanasia. 
D) people who favor active euthanasia. 
E) none of the above. 
A) people who adopt a quality-of-life philosophy. 
B) people who adopt a sanctity-of-life philosophy. 
C) people who favor passive euthanasia. 
D) people who favor active euthanasia. 
E) none of the above.

Question 11

There is currently a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

People favoring a sanctity-of-life philosophy would oppose active euthanasia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

People favoring the quality-of-life position base their perspective on modern medicine's successes,not failures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Physician-assisted death (PAD)is legal in

Accepted Answer

A) Montana. 
B) Washington. 
C) Vermont. 
D) Oregon. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Montana. 
B) Washington. 
C) Vermont. 
D) Oregon. 
E) All of the above.

Question 15

The U.S.euthanasia society is presently called

Accepted Answer

A) USES. 
B) EXIT. 
C) the Hemlock Society. 
D) the American Voluntary Euthanasia Society. 
E) Compassion and Choices 
A) USES. 
B) EXIT. 
C) the Hemlock Society. 
D) the American Voluntary Euthanasia Society. 
E) Compassion and Choices

Question 16

The right of patients to refuse or discontinue treatment is now an acknowledged aspect of American medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Bioethicists have a medical and legal authority to implement medical decisions made by hospital review boards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Willed-body programs with surplus cadavers are not allowed to sell body parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Suicide and self-deliverance are considered to be the same by the U.S.euthanasia society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the United States mercy killing is considered murder.

Active,voluntary euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands,Belgium,France,and Hungary.

The quality-of-life perspective would contend that all "natural" life has intrinsic meaning and should be appreciated as a divine gift.

Euthanasia is defined as

Which of the following statements is True?

Presently,the number one reason for nondonation of an organ is denial of consent by the donor's family.

Passive euthanasia may hasten the death of a dying patient.

According to the sanctity-of-life philosophy,those favoring a quality-of-life philosophy tend to have a built-in bias against the disabled and mentally impaired.

Physician-assisted suicide is legal in the United States only in Oregon.

An act of suicide committed by a clinically depressed patient would be supported by

There is currently a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

People favoring a sanctity-of-life philosophy would oppose active euthanasia.

People favoring the quality-of-life position base their perspective on modern medicine's successes,not failures.

Physician-assisted death (PAD)is legal in

The U.S.euthanasia society is presently called

The right of patients to refuse or discontinue treatment is now an acknowledged aspect of American medicine.

Bioethicists have a medical and legal authority to implement medical decisions made by hospital review boards.

Willed-body programs with surplus cadavers are not allowed to sell body parts.

Suicide and self-deliverance are considered to be the same by the U.S.euthanasia society.

Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Deathgrowing Old With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

The Dying Process

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health Care System

Suicide and Other Sudden, Unnatural Traumatic Deaths

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle

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Exam 8: Biomedical Issues and Euthanasia

In the United States mercy killing is considered murder.

Active,voluntary euthanasia is legal in the Netherlands,Belgium,France,and Hungary.

The quality-of-life perspective would contend that all "natural" life has intrinsic meaning and should be appreciated as a divine gift.

Euthanasia is defined as

Which of the following statements is True?

Presently,the number one reason for nondonation of an organ is denial of consent by the donor's family.

Passive euthanasia may hasten the death of a dying patient.

According to the sanctity-of-life philosophy,those favoring a quality-of-life philosophy tend to have a built-in bias against the disabled and mentally impaired.

Physician-assisted suicide is legal in the United States only in Oregon.

An act of suicide committed by a clinically depressed patient would be supported by

There is currently a ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

People favoring a sanctity-of-life philosophy would oppose active euthanasia.

People favoring the quality-of-life position base their perspective on modern medicine's successes,not failures.

Physician-assisted death (PAD)is legal in

The U.S.euthanasia society is presently called

The right of patients to refuse or discontinue treatment is now an acknowledged aspect of American medicine.

Bioethicists have a medical and legal authority to implement medical decisions made by hospital review boards.

Willed-body programs with surplus cadavers are not allowed to sell body parts.

Suicide and self-deliverance are considered to be the same by the U.S.euthanasia society.

Studying Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The American Experience of Death

Growing up With Deathgrowing Old With Death

Perspectives on Death and Life After Death

The Dying Process

Living With Dying

Dying in the American Health Care System

Suicide and Other Sudden, Unnatural Traumatic Deaths

Diversity in Death Rituals

The Business of Dying

The Legal Aspects of Dying

Coping With Loss

Grieving Throughout the Life Cycle

Filters