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1. Judith Jarvis Thomson’s essay on abortion (as discussed in…
1. Judith Jarvis Thomson’s essay on abortion (as discussed in lecture), is full of analogies. Which of the following did she spend time discussing?
A. a Nazi knocking on your door.
B. a Trolley that is about to run over five people.
C. a burglar in your house.
D. All of the above.
2. Judith Jarvis Thomson thinks that, in order to solve the abortion debate, we need to first figure out whether the fetus is a person.
A. This statement is true.
B. This statement is false.
C. Thomson says nothing, one way or the other, on this matter.
3. According to Don Marquis, his argument explains why it is wrong to kill which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Fetuses
B. Adult humans
C. Sophisticated primates
D. Aliens E. Plants F. Infants
4. I (Matt, your professor) made a point of emphasizing the importance of acknowledging which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Everything that is a human being is a person
B. Everything that is a person is a human being. Page 2 of 5
C. It’s possible for something to be a human being without being a person
D. It’s possible for something to be a person without being a human being
5. In his essay on IVF, Peter Singer lists 7 common objections to the practice. (You can find these on page 412 of our text.) I suggested that one of these objections is guilty of committing the naturalistic fallacy. Which objection was that (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7)? __________________
6. In his essay on genetic enhancement, Julian Savulescu claims that there is a moral difference between (a) neglecting to give our children a proper diet and (b) neglecting to give our children genetic enhancement.
A. This statement is true
B. This statement is false
7. In class, I explained that there are nine different kinds of euthanasia (they are listed below). Of those nine kinds, I claimed that (regardless of what you think about the morality of certain kinds of euthanasia) one of them is an uncontroversial case of murder. What kind of euthanasia is that?
A. Voluntary passive (withdrawing) euthanasia
B. Voluntary passive (withholding) euthanasia
C. Voluntary active euthanasia
D. Involuntary passive (withdrawing) euthanasia
E. Involuntary passive (withholding) euthanasia
F. Involuntary active euthanasia
G. Nonvoluntary passive (withdrawing) euthanasia
H. Nonvoluntary passive (withholding) euthanasia
I. Nonvoluntary active euthanasia
8. Imagine that a patient has not expressed a wish to die one way or another (suppose they are in a coma and left no advanced directive). Suppose also that a feeding tube is removed to bring about their death. This would be a case of:
A. Voluntary passive (withdrawing) euthanasia
B. Voluntary passive (withholding) euthanasia
C. Voluntary active euthanasia
D. Involuntary passive (withdrawing) euthanasia
E. Involuntary passive (withholding) euthanasia
F. Involuntary active euthanasia
G. Nonvoluntary passive (withdrawing) euthanasia
H. Nonvoluntary passive (withholding) euthanasia
I. Nonvoluntary active euthanasia
9. James Rachels believes that active euthanasia and passive euthanasia are on a moral par. He argues for this claim, in part, by arguing that there is no morally significant difference between _____________ and _____________.
10. One of the authors we read in our several-class-long Module on euthanasia and physicianassisted suicide argued that some people have an obligation to die.
A. This statement is true
B. This statement is false
