ETHC 101 QUIZ 8 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

ETHC 101 QUIZ 8 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY • Question 1 The book Christian Ethics affirms which of the following: Selected Answer: That abortion is safer than childbirth for the mother. • Question 2 “Physician Assisted Suicide” is which of the following: Selected Answer: A form of voluntary euthanasia. • Question 3 5 out of 5 points 5 out of 5 points 5 out of 5 points Since 1869 the Roman Catholic Church has been strongly opposed to abortion. However, there are certain situations in which actions that indirectly result in the loss of fetal life are permitted. Here Roman Catholics are utilizing what principle that we learned about in the chapter in Moral Reasoning that deals with Natural Law ethics? Selected Answer: The Principle of Double Effect • Question 4 5 out of 5 points According to one of our textbooks, the Greek word for “euthanasia” literally means: Selected Answer: A good death. • Question 5 “Passive euthanasia” refers to which of the following: Selected Answer: Allowing death to occur without intervening. 5 out of 5 points • Question 6 5 out of 5 points Toward the end of the reading on abortion in our book Christian Ethics, a third option in addition to the sometimes difficult choice between unwanted motherhood and abortion is briefly discussed. What is that option? Selected Answer: *Adoptio n • Question 7 The term “quickening” refers to: Selected Answer: The first fetal movement. • Question 8 The term “ensoulment” refers to which of the following: Selected Answer: The infusion of the human spirit into the developing body. • Question 9 5 out of 5 points 5 out of 5 points 5 out of 5 points The “slippery slope” argument that is often used against legalizing physician-assisted suicide asserts which of the following: Selected Answer: Permitting physician-assisted suicide is the first step toward involuntary euthanasia of persons who are in one way or another a burden on society. • Question 10 5 out of 5 points Voluntary euthanasia involves which of the following: Selected Answer: A conscious person decides to take action to hasten the end his