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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) .
| 301. |
Ultrasound studies have shown that fetuses do in fact start moving as -------- ---- weeks after fertilization |
| A. | early as six |
| B. | early as seven |
| C. | early as ten |
| D. | early as fourteen |
| Answer» A. early as six | |
| 302. |
In any case, the capacity for physical motion – or the lack of it – has nothing to do with the seriousness of one’s claim for continued life – Who holds this position? |
| A. | liberalists |
| B. | conservatives |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. conservatives | |
| 303. |
‘Silent scream’ is related with: |
| A. | Abortion |
| B. | Euthanasia |
| C. | IVF |
| D. | Embryo banking |
| Answer» A. Abortion | |
| 304. |
Liberalist argued that----------------------- is the morally crucial dividing line between the newborn baby and the fetus. |
| A. | intellect |
| B. | quickening |
| C. | birth |
| D. | consciousness |
| Answer» D. consciousness | |
| 305. |
--------------- argued that consciousness is the morally crucial dividing line between the newborn baby and the fetus. |
| A. | liberalists |
| B. | conservatives |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. liberalists | |
| 306. |
Opponents of abortion really want to uphold the right to life of the human being from ------------------, irrespective of whether it is conscious or not. |
| A. | quickening |
| B. | six month of pregnancy |
| C. | conception |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. conception | |
| 307. |
----------------- of abortion really want to uphold the right to life of the human being from conception, irrespective of whether it is conscious or not. |
| A. | liberalists |
| B. | opponents |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. opponents | |
| 308. |
The conservative is insisting that the development from the embryo to the infants is a: |
| A. | accidental |
| B. | immediate process |
| C. | divine process |
| D. | gradual process |
| Answer» D. gradual process | |
| 309. |
Who is insisting that the development from the embryo to the infants is a gradual process? |
| A. | liberalists |
| B. | conservatives |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. conservatives | |
| 310. |
‘The laws prohibiting abortion do not stop abortions, but merely drive them underground’. – Who argues this position? |
| A. | liberalists |
| B. | conservatives |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | Canadian Royal Commission |
| Answer» D. Canadian Royal Commission | |
| 311. |
‘A law that has more bad effects than good ones is a bad law’ – This statement is related with: |
| A. | Restricted laws of abortion |
| B. | Restricted laws of child labour |
| C. | Restricted laws of Euthanasia |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Restricted laws of abortion | |
| 312. |
A law that has more bad effects than good ones is a bad law – Who suggested this view? |
| A. | liberalists |
| B. | conservatives |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. liberalists | |
| 313. |
Conservative claim that --------------is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being, and in the same ethical category as murder. |
| A. | euthanasia |
| B. | abortion |
| C. | genocide |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. abortion | |
| 314. |
Who claim that ‘abortion is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being’? |
| A. | liberalists |
| B. | conservatives |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. conservatives | |
| 315. |
Conservatives argued that abortion is as same as: |
| A. | violence |
| B. | sin |
| C. | murder |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. murder | |
| 316. |
Who is the author of the book On Liberty? |
| A. | Kant |
| B. | J.S. Mill |
| C. | Bentham |
| D. | G.E. Moor |
| Answer» B. J.S. Mill | |
| 317. |
John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty give support to the ------------------ feminist argument related with abortion. |
| A. | fourth |
| B. | first |
| C. | third |
| D. | second |
| Answer» D. second | |
| 318. |
‘There must remain a realm of private morality and immorality that is, in brief and crude terms, not the law’s business.’ This view is widely accepted among -------------- |
| A. | conservative thinkers |
| B. | liberal thinkers |
| C. | philosophers |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. liberal thinkers | |
| 319. |
Peter Singer put ------------ as the criteria for antiabortion stand point instead of the criteria of ho*mo sapiens. |
| A. | exentric value |
| B. | intrinsic value |
| C. | instrumental value |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. intrinsic value | |
| 320. |
‘Not the law’s business’- is: |
| A. | Liberalist argument |
| B. | Conservative argument |
| C. | Feminist argument |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Liberalist argument | |
| 321. |
The Greek term Euthanasia means : |
| A. | painless death |
| B. | slow death |
| C. | calm death |
| D. | good death. |
| Answer» D. good death. | |
| 322. |
According to the dictionary, ‘Euthanasia’ means: |
| A. | a painless and calm death |
| B. | a gentle and easy death . |
| C. | a calm and slow death |
| D. | a good and painless death. |
| Answer» B. a gentle and easy death . | |
| 323. |
The term euthanasia normally implies -------------------------of life by another at the explicit request of the person who wishes to die. |
| A. | an intentional termination |
| B. | a general termination |
| C. | a slow termination |
| D. | a good death. |
| Answer» A. an intentional termination | |
| 324. |
Now Euthanasia is generally defined as the act of killing an -----------------out of concern and compassion for that person’s suffering. |
| A. | ill person |
| B. | person |
| C. | incurably ill person |
| D. | genetically ill person. |
| Answer» C. incurably ill person | |
| 325. |
Euthanasia is sometimes called : |
| A. | soft killing |
| B. | killing |
| C. | slow killing |
| D. | mercy killing. |
| Answer» D. mercy killing. | |
| 326. |
Assisting suicide is not against the law in --------- |
| A. | Denmark |
| B. | America |
| C. | Michigan |
| D. | Poland |
| Answer» C. Michigan | |
| 327. |
-------------is not against the law in Michigan. |
| A. | Suicide |
| B. | Killing |
| C. | involuntary euthanasia |
| D. | Assisting suicide |
| Answer» D. Assisting suicide | |
| 328. |
--------------- built a ‘suicide machine’ |
| A. | Dr. Nancy Morrison |
| B. | Dr. Jack Kevorkian |
| C. | Dr. Arthur Jensen |
| D. | Dr. Maccoby |
| Answer» B. Dr. Jack Kevorkian | |
| 329. |
Dr. Jack Kevorkian built a ----------- |
| A. | suicide machine |
| B. | life support machine |
| C. | pain relief machine |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» A. suicide machine | |
| 330. |
Which country legalised voluntary euthanasia? |
| A. | Denmark |
| B. | America |
| C. | Michigan |
| D. | Netherlands |
| Answer» D. Netherlands | |
| 331. |
It has been estimated that about -------------each year result from euthanasia in Netherlands |
| A. | 2,300 deaths |
| B. | 300 deaths |
| C. | 5,300 deaths |
| D. | 1,300 deaths. |
| Answer» A. 2,300 deaths | |
| 332. |
Euthanasia as -------------- when the person killed is capable of consenting to her own death, but does not do so, either because she is not asked, or because she is asked and chooses to go on living |
| A. | involuntary |
| B. | non-voluntary |
| C. | voluntary |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. involuntary | |
| 333. |
If a human being is not capable of understanding the choice between life and death, euthanasia would be : |
| A. | involuntary |
| B. | non-voluntary |
| C. | voluntary |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. non-voluntary | |
| 334. |
The case of Louis Repouille is an example for: |
| A. | involuntary |
| B. | non- voluntary |
| C. | voluntary |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. non- voluntary | |
| 335. |
According to the -------------- Euthanasia is usually separated into two categories: |
| A. | methods |
| B. | consent |
| C. | person |
| D. | illnes |
| Answer» A. methods | |
| 336. |
In many jurisdictions, active euthanasia can be considered: |
| A. | assisted suicide |
| B. | suicide |
| C. | murder |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. murder | |
| 337. |
In many jurisdictions, ---------------can be considered Manslaughter |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» D. active euthanasia | |
| 338. |
---------------------is accepted by professional medical societies, and by the law under certain circumstances. |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» C. passive euthanasia | |
| 339. |
--------------- occurs when the medical professionals, or another person, deliberately do something that causes the patient to die. |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» D. active euthanasia | |
| 340. |
Active euthanasia occurs when the medical professionals --------do something that causes the patient to die. |
| A. | deliberately. |
| B. | passively |
| C. | without intentionally |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. deliberately. | |
| 341. |
Withholding or withdrawing certain treatment and letting a patient to die is called: |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» C. passive euthanasia | |
| 342. |
Injecting morphine to kill a incurably ill person is a: |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» D. active euthanasia | |
| 343. |
Switch off life-support machines- is related with |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» C. passive euthanasia | |
| 344. |
Disconnect a feeding tube- is related with |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» C. passive euthanasia | |
| 345. |
Don't carry out a life-extending operation - is related with |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» C. passive euthanasia | |
| 346. |
Don't give life-extending drugs- is related with |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» C. passive euthanasia | |
| 347. |
The standard ways of distinguishing between active and passive euthanasia |
| A. | act versus passion |
| B. | act versus omission |
| C. | act versus commission |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. act versus omission | |
| 348. |
The CMA supports ------------is morally permissible in certain circumstances |
| A. | practical euthanasia |
| B. | voluntary euthanasia |
| C. | passive euthanasia |
| D. | active euthanasia |
| Answer» C. passive euthanasia | |
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