Question 1

Which of the following is not an objection that Kass makes against cloning?

Accepted Answer

A)  It constitutes unethical experimentation. 
B)  It threatens identity and individuality. 
C)  It will produce harmful biological mutations as clones produce further clones. 
D)  It perverts our values concerning parenthood and the raising of children. 
A)  It constitutes unethical experimentation. 
B)  It threatens identity and individuality. 
C)  It will produce harmful biological mutations as clones produce further clones. 
D)  It perverts our values concerning parenthood and the raising of children.

Question 2

What does Pence think is an appropriate standard for the safety of SCNT before it should be allowed?

Accepted Answer

A)  There should be no standards for safety. 
B)  SCNT should not be allowed unless a healthy baby could be guaranteed. 
C)  SCNT should be allowed when it falls within the range of risks that is accepted by ordinary people in sexual reproduction. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  There should be no standards for safety. 
B)  SCNT should not be allowed unless a healthy baby could be guaranteed. 
C)  SCNT should be allowed when it falls within the range of risks that is accepted by ordinary people in sexual reproduction. 
D)  none of the above

Question 3

Kamm maintains that if an individual is designed in detail by other persons, then that individual is still entitled to respect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_________ cloning is cloning whose main purpose is to produce an individual member of a species.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ cloning is cloning whose main purpose...

Question 5

Suppose two athletes, A and B, are equally skilled. Suppose also that A naturally inherited certain traits from her father that made playing the sport easier for her, and thus she didn't have to train as hard as B. According to the ethic of willfulness,

Accepted Answer

A)  A is a better athlete. 
B)  B is a better athlete. 
C)  B doesn't count as an athlete because training precludes athleticism. 
D)  A and B are equally good athletes. 
A)  A is a better athlete. 
B)  B is a better athlete. 
C)  B doesn't count as an athlete because training precludes athleticism. 
D)  A and B are equally good athletes.

Question 6

According to Kass, determining whether human cloning is feasible would itself require unethical experimentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Kass's view, cloning "turns procreation into _________" because "the total genetic blueprint of the cloned individual is selected and determined by the human artisans."

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Kass's view, cloning "turns procreation into...

Question 8

According to Sandel, eugenics and genetic enhancement can be seen to be wrong from a secular perspective because they would produce unwelcome changes in

Accepted Answer

A)  humility 
B)  responsibility 
C)  solidarity 
D)  all of the above 
A)  humility 
B)  responsibility 
C)  solidarity 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Pence argues that human cloning through SCNT, given its current level of safety, is morally permissible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

he focuses on the social harms of genetic enhancement, Singer can be thought of as applying the ethical theory known as _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of he focuses on the social harms of...

Question 11

Which of the following is a premise of Kass's despotism argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cloning is inherently morally wrong. 
B)  In reproductive cloning, one seeks to impose one's will on a child's future. 
C)  The permissibility of cloning depends on the parent's intent to raise the child. 
D)  We have a good reason not to clone. 
A)  Cloning is inherently morally wrong. 
B)  In reproductive cloning, one seeks to impose one's will on a child's future. 
C)  The permissibility of cloning depends on the parent's intent to raise the child. 
D)  We have a good reason not to clone.

Question 12

According to Pence, embryos cannot be harmed or benefitted because they are not _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Pence, embryos cannot be harmed...

Question 13

SCNT individuals are offspring produced by reproductive cloning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Sandel argues, "The real problem with genetically altered athletes is that they corrupt athletic competition as a human activity that honors the cultivation and display of natural _________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sandel argues, "The real problem with genetically...

Question 15

Frances Kamm objects to Sandel's argument that the desire for _________ is a bad disposition and that genetic enhancement is wrong because it expresses this disposition.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Frances Kamm objects to Sandel's argument that...

Question 16

_________ is the project of "improving" humanity by bringing about genetic changes in future generations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ is the project of "improving" humanity...

Question 17

In therapeutic cloning, the goal is to

Accepted Answer

A)  produce and raise a child. 
B)  go down a slippery slope. 
C)  treat disease. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  produce and raise a child. 
B)  go down a slippery slope. 
C)  treat disease. 
D)  none of the above

Question 18

Kass claims that in some cases _________ is "the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason's power to completely articulate it."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kass claims that in some cases _________...

Question 19

Of the following social problems that could result from a genetic supermarket, which does Singer think is the least serious?

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of human diversity 
B)  the effects of engineering children to have positional goods 
C)  loss of equality of opportunity 
D)  increased disparity between the rich and the poor 
A)  loss of human diversity 
B)  the effects of engineering children to have positional goods 
C)  loss of equality of opportunity 
D)  increased disparity between the rich and the poor

Question 20

What assumption does Pence think people who object to SCNT make when they say that SCNT is not best for the child?

Accepted Answer

A)  The parents have good motives. 
B)  We can't tell what the motives of the parents are. 
C)  The parents have bad motives. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  The parents have good motives. 
B)  We can't tell what the motives of the parents are. 
C)  The parents have bad motives. 
D)  none of the above

Which of the following is not an objection that Kass makes against cloning?

What does Pence think is an appropriate standard for the safety of SCNT before it should be allowed?

Kamm maintains that if an individual is designed in detail by other persons, then that individual is still entitled to respect.

_________ cloning is cloning whose main purpose is to produce an individual member of a species.

Suppose two athletes, A and B, are equally skilled. Suppose also that A naturally inherited certain traits from her father that made playing the sport easier for her, and thus she didn't have to train as hard as B. According to the ethic of willfulness,

According to Kass, determining whether human cloning is feasible would itself require unethical experimentation.

In Kass's view, cloning "turns procreation into _________" because "the total genetic blueprint of the cloned individual is selected and determined by the human artisans."

According to Sandel, eugenics and genetic enhancement can be seen to be wrong from a secular perspective because they would produce unwelcome changes in

Pence argues that human cloning through SCNT, given its current level of safety, is morally permissible.

he focuses on the social harms of genetic enhancement, Singer can be thought of as applying the ethical theory known as _________.

Which of the following is a premise of Kass's despotism argument?

According to Pence, embryos cannot be harmed or benefitted because they are not _________.

SCNT individuals are offspring produced by reproductive cloning.

Sandel argues, "The real problem with genetically altered athletes is that they corrupt athletic competition as a human activity that honors the cultivation and display of natural _________."

Frances Kamm objects to Sandel's argument that the desire for _________ is a bad disposition and that genetic enhancement is wrong because it expresses this disposition.

_________ is the project of "improving" humanity by bringing about genetic changes in future generations.

In therapeutic cloning, the goal is to

Kass claims that in some cases _________ is "the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason's power to completely articulate it."

Of the following social problems that could result from a genetic supermarket, which does Singer think is the least serious?

What assumption does Pence think people who object to SCNT make when they say that SCNT is not best for the child?

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Exam 10: Cloning and Genetic Enhancement

Which of the following is not an objection that Kass makes against cloning?

What does Pence think is an appropriate standard for the safety of SCNT before it should be allowed?

Kamm maintains that if an individual is designed in detail by other persons, then that individual is still entitled to respect.

_________ cloning is cloning whose main purpose is to produce an individual member of a species.

Suppose two athletes, A and B, are equally skilled. Suppose also that A naturally inherited certain traits from her father that made playing the sport easier for her, and thus she didn't have to train as hard as B. According to the ethic of willfulness,

According to Kass, determining whether human cloning is feasible would itself require unethical experimentation.

In Kass's view, cloning "turns procreation into _________" because "the total genetic blueprint of the cloned individual is selected and determined by the human artisans."

According to Sandel, eugenics and genetic enhancement can be seen to be wrong from a secular perspective because they would produce unwelcome changes in

Pence argues that human cloning through SCNT, given its current level of safety, is morally permissible.

he focuses on the social harms of genetic enhancement, Singer can be thought of as applying the ethical theory known as _________.

Which of the following is a premise of Kass's despotism argument?

According to Pence, embryos cannot be harmed or benefitted because they are not _________.

SCNT individuals are offspring produced by reproductive cloning.

Sandel argues, "The real problem with genetically altered athletes is that they corrupt athletic competition as a human activity that honors the cultivation and display of natural _________."

Frances Kamm objects to Sandel's argument that the desire for _________ is a bad disposition and that genetic enhancement is wrong because it expresses this disposition.

_________ is the project of "improving" humanity by bringing about genetic changes in future generations.

In therapeutic cloning, the goal is to

Kass claims that in some cases _________ is "the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason's power to completely articulate it."

Of the following social problems that could result from a genetic supermarket, which does Singer think is the least serious?

What assumption does Pence think people who object to SCNT make when they say that SCNT is not best for the child?

A Moral Theory Primer

Moral Theory Selections

Sex

Freedom of Speech

Drugs and Addiction

Sexism and Racism

The Ethics of Immigration

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide

Abortion

The Death Penalty

War, Terrorism, and Torture

Global Economic Justice

The Ethical Treatment of Animals

The Environment, Consumption, and Climate Change

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