What is the difference between physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and euthanasia? (Points : 1)
During PAS, patients end their own lives; during euthanasia, the doctor ends patients lives.
During PAS, the doctor ends the patients lives; during euthanasia, patients end their own lives.
During PAS, the doctor injects the drug to end the patients life; during euthanasia, the patient injects the
drug to end their own life.
During PAS, the patient and the doctor cooperate to end the patients life; during euthanasia, patients end
their own lives.
None of the above
Question 2. 2. Hospice care focuses on_____________ (Points : 1)
minimizing patient suffering.
primarily working with those who are going to die.
giving humans a dignified death.
all of the above.
A and B
Question 3. 3. A utilitarian might use which statement in an argument that supports the use of embryos in stem cell
research? (Points : 1)
The harm caused to the embryos outweighs the good that comes from the research.
There would be greater overall happiness from the cures that emerge out of the research than the harm
done to the embryos.
Life is better for women when they have to make decisions about what to do with frozen
embryos.
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Overall happiness is not important in evaluating the issue.
None of the above
Question 4. 4. People who work in the field of mental health__________________ (Points : 1)
may reveal information in cases where the patient intends bodily harm to another person.
may never reveal confidential information.
ought to never reveal any information.
may not reveal information about diseases that could be used to inflict pain on another person.
none of the above
Question 5. 5. The relativist would agree with which statement about stem cell research? (Points : 1)
It should not be practiced.
It should be practiced in places where people believe that life begins when an egg is
fertilized.
It should not be practiced in places where people do not consider fetuses living beings.
The social context and laws determine where and when this research is acceptable.
All of the above
Question 6. 6. Viability is the term used to define a fetus__________ (Points : 1)
first movement.
developed body.
odds of survival outside the womb.
reaction to pain.
birth.
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Question 7. 7. Which company recruited homeless people to test its drugs? (Points : 1)
Pfizer
Eli Lilly
SmithKline Beecham
Merck
None of the above
Question 8. 8. What is one of the most fundamental questions in the issue of whether or not one can ethically use
stem cells from embryos for research? (Points : 1)
How many embryos are there?
What is the dividing time for cells in an embryo?
From whom did the embryo emerge?
When does life begin in an embryo?
None of the above
Question 9. 9. How long was Terri Schiavo in a persistent vegetative state before the decision was made by her
husband to remove her feeding tube? (Points : 1)
1 year
4 years
6 years
8 years
10 years
Question 10. 10. What is the best way to define the word autonomy when it comes to ethical decision making?
(Points : 1)
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Having the freedom to do whatever someone wants to do
Having limitations that prevent one from doing what one wants to do
Having the freedom to make decisions that align with ones desires, goals, and social context
Being determined by fate to act in specific ways
None of the above
