Deck 8: Biotech and Genetic Engineering

Question 1

Who wrote Brave New World?

A) Huxley
B) Thoreau
C) Asimov
D) Heinlein

Answer 1

A
Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World.

Question 2

Who proposed a "genetic supermarket"?

A) Norman Daniels
B) Dan Brock
C) Allen Buchanan
D) Robert Nozick

Answer 2

D
The libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick proposed a "genetic supermarket."

Question 3

When was the first cloned sheep born?

A) 1992
B) 1995
C) 1997
D) 1999

Answer 3

C
Dolly,the first cloned sheep,was born in 1997.

Question 4

When was Brave New World published?

A) 1925
B) 1932
C) 1945
D) 1952

Question 5

What does MicroSort do?

A) Allows one to choose the sex of a child before it is conceived
B) Allows one to choose the height of a child before it is conceived
C) Allows one to identify genetically defective embryos in utero
D) Allows one to perform gene sequencing on embryos in utero

Question 6

What,according to Nicholas Agar,is the distinguishing mark of the new liberal eugenics?

A) State neutrality
B) Government involvement
C) Fairness
D) Inclusivity

Question 7

Who introduced the phrase "openness to the unbidden"?

A) Michael Sandel
B) William F. May
C) Leon Kass
D) Lawrence Diller

Question 8

What is the name given to the form of reproduction producing individuals who are genetically identical to an already existing individual?

A) In vitro fertilization
B) Cloning
C) Xeroxing
D) Blastocisim

Question 9

Who discovered the structure of DNA?

A) Watson and Crick
B) Watson and Diller
C) Diller and Crick
D) Diller and James

Question 10

What type of theory does Rawls develop?

A) A social contract theory
B) A social conscience theory
C) A utilitarian theory
D) A virtue theory

Question 11

What is Bokanovskification?

A) A fictious form of reproduction
B) A type of sedation
C) A decentered approach to computing
D) The first stage of nuclear transfer cloning

Question 12

Kass suggests that now would be the best time to avoid a post-human world by gaining control of what industry that as of now has quite limited commercial interests?

A) Surveillance technology
B) Human cloning
C) Biometrics
D) Cryotechnology

Question 13

What are nonreproductive cells called?

A) Somatic cells
B) Transfer cells
C) Totipotent cells
D) Blastopheric cells

Question 14

What value is appealed to by those who oppose cloning on the grounds that it violates a child's right to an open future?

A) Well-being
B) Fairness
C) Autonomy
D) Humanity

Question 15

Which movie depicts a future in which children are screened for sex,height,immunity to disease,and IQ?

A) The Matrix
B) Splice
C) Gattaca
D) The Truman Show

Question 16

Why does Francis Fukuyama think biotechnology should be regulated by the government?

A) It presents both potential benefits and threats
B) Deviant science may undermine society's values
C) It will be the only future source of reliable tax revenue
D) It presents only threats and no tangible benefits to society.

Question 17

Who wrote Running on Ritalin?

A) Michael Sandel
B) William F. May
C) Leon Kass
D) Lawrence Diller

Question 18

Who held that "repugnance is the emotional expression of deep wisdom"?

A) Kass
B) Huxley
C) Asimov
D) Kant

Question 19

As of November 2001,how many countries had banned reproductive cloning?

A) 24
B) 23
C) 1
D) 12

Question 20

Who said that "what the public wants is not to be sick"?

A) Leon Kass
B) John Searle
C) James Watson
D) Aldus Huxley