What Is the Point of the Example from Chapter 11

Multiple Choice

What is the point of the example from Chapter 11 in which you must choose between rescuing your mother or a famous cancer researcher from a burning building?

A) To prove that act utilitarianism is not the correct normative theory.
B) To show that some people are more useful to society than others.
C) To demonstrate a particular kind of mistake that many people make in applying act utilitarianism to particular cases.
D) To illustrate that act utilitarianism sometimes leads to surprising conclusions about what you should do.