Question 1

Mrs. Old was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 10 years ago. She is now 98 years old, confused, and needing help with activities of daily living. One day, she develops pneumonia,
Which is deliberately not treated. This might be a case of

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A)   active euthanasia
B)   passive euthanasia
C)   voluntary euthanasia
D)   assisted suicide
E)   altruistic suicide

Question 2

In cases of euthanasia

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A)   an individual ends his or her own life
B)   death occurs even though care providers fight against it
C)   a physician offers help that a person uses to end his or her own life
D)   a second individual acts to bring about the death of another person
E)   death results from a medication error

Question 3

Of the five religious perspectives on the morality of euthanasia presented in this chapter,

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A)   only Christianity approves of active euthanasia
B)   all seem to allow for the discontinuing of therapies that only prolong suffering 
C)   Islam demands that heroic measures always be used to maintain someone's life
D)   only Hinduism has a clear statement of the moral appropriateness of ending someone's life
E)   all approve of assisted suicide but disapprove of any form of euthanasia

Question 4

A moral argument maintaining that it is better not to initiate euthanasia practices since it will likely be too difficult to stop once one has begun to act in these ways is

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A)   focused on enhancement of liberty
B)   a "slippery slope" argument
C)   principally concerned with prevention of suffering
D)   emphasizing the preeminent value of life in all instances
E)   dependent on the doctrine of "autonomy"

Question 5

Which of the following is correct?

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A)   Terri Schiavo's husband was her court-appointed guardian
B)   a Florida circuit court judge ruled in February of 2000 that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube could be removed
C)   Terri Schiavo had not signed a living will or a durable power of attorney in health matters
D)   all of these
E)   none of these

Question 6

Assisted suicide

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A)   requires the involvement of a physician
B)   involves only one person, the one who ends his or her life
C)   occurs when at least two persons are present when the suicide takes place
D)   all of these
E)   none of these

Question 7

The Oregon "Death with Dignity Act" stipulates that

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A)   a patient's written request is not required
B)   the patient's death is to be brought about by the direct action of the attending physician
C)   the patient's life can be ended 48 hours after he or she makes an oral request
D)   referral to a second, consulting physician is optional
E)   none of these

Question 8

People opposed to euthanasia practices in the Netherlands maintain that these practices

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A)   still involve underreporting despite the implementation of a formal notification procedure
B)   have led to documented cases in which patients who have not given their consent have had their lives ended by physicians
C)   have permitted the gradual extension of assisted suicide to widening groups of patients after it was legally permitted for patients designated as terminally ill
D)   all of these
E)   none of these

Question 9

"Terri's Law" as passed by the Florida legislature

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A)   permitted round-the-clock vigils outside the hospice where Terri Schiavo was under care
B)   authorized the governor of Florida to remove Terri Schiavo's feeding tube
C)   was declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court
D)   was sustained by the U.S. Supreme Court
E)   settled the legal battle between Terri Schiavo's husband and parents

Question 10

Autonomy arguments favoring assisted suicide and euthanasia are problematic because

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A)   it may not always be clear when someone is acting autonomously
B)   a person's desire to end his or her life may conflict with the desires of an individual whose assistance is desired
C)   the person wishing to die may not have all the information necessary to make an informed decision
D)   all of these
E)   none of these

Question 11

If a dying person's intentions regarding his or her own death remain unknown and then someone else takes action to end the person's life in order to end the person's suffering, and
The person dies, this is an example of

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A)   voluntary euthanasia
B)   involuntary euthanasia
C)   nonvoluntary euthanasia
D)   assisted suicide
E)   homicide

Question 12

The term "euthanasia" literally means

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A)   to kill someone
B)   a "good death"
C)   a malevolent intention is involved
D)   "life is good"
E)   "youth in Asia"

Question 13

In Oregon,

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A)   assisted suicide is illegal
B)   a person requesting assisted suicide need not demonstrate competence
C)   voters twice approved assisted suicide
D)   a single request for assisted suicide must be accepted by health care providers
E)   euthanasia is legal under carefully defined circumstances

Question 14

In assisted suicide

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A)   a physician or other care giver may inject a lethal dose of drugs
B)   only one person, the one who dies, directly acts to end his or her life
C)   one person directly acts to end another person's life
D)   at least two persons must be present when the act is performed which ends a life
E)   the intention to end someone else's life is an essential feature

Question 15

According to the text, which of the following is true about passive euthanasia?

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A)   people in favor of passive euthanasia also favor active euthanasia
B)   passive euthanasia involves withdrawing an intervention that is no longer able to prolong life
C)   passive euthanasia means the person carrying out the euthanasia is ambivalent about his or her involvement
D)   in passive euthanasia, someone commits an action that directly leads to another individual's death
E)   none of these

Question 16

"Autonomy"

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A)   is an irrelevant factor in moral arguments about euthanasia
B)   supports arguments against an individual's right to refuse treatment that is necessary to preserve his or her life
C)   means being able to make law for oneself
D)   means one is morally permitted to override the decisions of others concerning the preservation of his or her life
E)   none of these

Question 17

"Ordinary" means of treatment are those that

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A)   are ineffective
B)   involve unusual risk
C)   are dull and routine
D)   impose undue burden
E)   have expected outcomes

Question 18

Extraordinary means of treatment

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A)   are not morally obligatory
B)   may have side effects that are burdensome on the patient or on care providers
C)   can only be identified in particular situations
D)   all of these
E)   none of these

Question 19

A persistent vegetative state is one in which

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A)   the individual periodically awakens, but then loses consciousness again
B)   there are no spontaneous bodily movements
C)   the individual's eyes never open, even in response to external stimuli
D)   the individual may occasionally grimace, cry, or laugh
E)   the individual retains some cognitive abilities

Question 20

The concept of "passive euthanasia" applies to

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A)   never beginning interventions needed to sustain life
B)   allowing or permitting death to occur
C)   withdrawal of interventions that are sustaining life
D)   all of these
E)   none of these

Exam 18: Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Intentionally Ending a Human Life

In cases of euthanasia

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According to the text, which of the following is true about passive euthanasia?

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"Ordinary" means of treatment are those that

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In assisted suicide

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If a dying person's intentions regarding his or her own death remain unknown and then someone else takes action to end the person's life in order to end the person's suffering, and The person dies, this is an example of

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Autonomy arguments favoring assisted suicide and euthanasia are problematic because

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In Oregon,

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People opposed to euthanasia practices in the Netherlands maintain that these practices

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The Oregon "Death with Dignity Act" stipulates that

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A persistent vegetative state is one in which

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Of the five religious perspectives on the morality of euthanasia presented in this chapter,

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The term "euthanasia" literally means

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"Autonomy"

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Which of the following is correct?

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"Terri's Law" as passed by the Florida legislature

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Extraordinary means of treatment

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A moral argument maintaining that it is better not to initiate euthanasia practices since it will likely be too difficult to stop once one has begun to act in these ways is

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Assisted suicide

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