PHI 110 TEST 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What impact does McMahan think that gun prohibition would have on the right of self-
defense? - Answer- It would eliminate one effective means of self-defense
According to McMahan, the right of self-defense - Answer- is derived from a more
fundamental right.
In what way are guns different from alcohol and drugs, according to McMahan? -
Answer- The desire for alcohol and drugs does not depend on what others do, but the
desire for a gun does depend on what others do.
McMahan claims that if gun ownership had robust deterrent effects, we should expect -
Answer- the United States to have less crime than other developed societies.
According to Marquis, any plausible account of what makes killing wrong must appeal to
the effect it has on - Answer- the person killed.
Marquis claims that killing is wrong primarily because it - Answer- deprives the victim of
a future of value.
In what way is Marquis's criticism of abortion distinct from those that appeal to the
wrongness of killing potential persons? - Answer- Marquis's view does not appeal to the
category of personhood.
According to Marquis's account of the wrongness of killing, active euthanasia is always
wrong. - Answer- False
According to Marquis's account, it is prima facie seriously wrong to kill children and
infants. - Answer- True
Marquis claims that one can have a future like ours only if which of the following: are
human, place value on one's future, understands the idea that one has a future -
Answer- none of the above
Marquis rejects the claim that one's future is valuable only if one values it because -
Answer- it cannot account for the fact that a suicidal young person might have a
valuable future.
, Marquis's account of the wrongness of killing entails that it is wrong to kill what? -
Answer- some humans and some animals.
Many people claim that a fetus is a person from the moment of conception. In her
paper, Thomson - Answer- B. disagrees with this claim. C. grants this claim for the sake
of argument.
According to Thomson, which of the following relationships between the right to life and
the right to decide what happens to one's body: The right to life is always more
important., The right to decide what happens to one's body is always more important.,
The two rights never conflict. - Answer- none of the above
According to Thomson, the right to life is a right to - Answer- not be killed unjustly.
In the case of the violinist, Thomson thinks - Answer- it would be nice of you to remain
attached, but you are not obligated to do so.
The case of the violinist is supposed to show that - Answer- the right to life is not always
more morally important than the right to decide what happens to one's body.
Thomson claims that no one has the right to the use of your body unless - Answer- you
grant him the right to it.
The case of the burglar is supposed to show which of the following: fetuses aren't
always innocent., abortion is morally permissible only in the case of failed
contraception., if you could have prevented some outcome, then you are obligated to
accept that outcome. - Answer- none of the above
When does Thomson think that abortion is morally impermissible? - Answer- when the
woman has given the fetus the right to use her body
According to Thomson, we have a special responsibility to another human only if we
have assumed it, explicitly or implicitly. - Answer- True
Marquis admits that his account would be implausible if it could be shown that - Answer-
his account entails that contraception is wrong.
Which of the following best summarizes McMahan's conclusion(s)? - Answer- The
United States should ban private gun ownership entirely or almost entirely.
Which of the following situations does McMahan think is most desirable? ("Expanded"=
better armed, more numerous, readier to fire)
Most citizens are unarmed, and the police are not Expanded.
Most citizens are armed, and the police are not Expanded.
ANSWERS
What impact does McMahan think that gun prohibition would have on the right of self-
defense? - Answer- It would eliminate one effective means of self-defense
According to McMahan, the right of self-defense - Answer- is derived from a more
fundamental right.
In what way are guns different from alcohol and drugs, according to McMahan? -
Answer- The desire for alcohol and drugs does not depend on what others do, but the
desire for a gun does depend on what others do.
McMahan claims that if gun ownership had robust deterrent effects, we should expect -
Answer- the United States to have less crime than other developed societies.
According to Marquis, any plausible account of what makes killing wrong must appeal to
the effect it has on - Answer- the person killed.
Marquis claims that killing is wrong primarily because it - Answer- deprives the victim of
a future of value.
In what way is Marquis's criticism of abortion distinct from those that appeal to the
wrongness of killing potential persons? - Answer- Marquis's view does not appeal to the
category of personhood.
According to Marquis's account of the wrongness of killing, active euthanasia is always
wrong. - Answer- False
According to Marquis's account, it is prima facie seriously wrong to kill children and
infants. - Answer- True
Marquis claims that one can have a future like ours only if which of the following: are
human, place value on one's future, understands the idea that one has a future -
Answer- none of the above
Marquis rejects the claim that one's future is valuable only if one values it because -
Answer- it cannot account for the fact that a suicidal young person might have a
valuable future.
, Marquis's account of the wrongness of killing entails that it is wrong to kill what? -
Answer- some humans and some animals.
Many people claim that a fetus is a person from the moment of conception. In her
paper, Thomson - Answer- B. disagrees with this claim. C. grants this claim for the sake
of argument.
According to Thomson, which of the following relationships between the right to life and
the right to decide what happens to one's body: The right to life is always more
important., The right to decide what happens to one's body is always more important.,
The two rights never conflict. - Answer- none of the above
According to Thomson, the right to life is a right to - Answer- not be killed unjustly.
In the case of the violinist, Thomson thinks - Answer- it would be nice of you to remain
attached, but you are not obligated to do so.
The case of the violinist is supposed to show that - Answer- the right to life is not always
more morally important than the right to decide what happens to one's body.
Thomson claims that no one has the right to the use of your body unless - Answer- you
grant him the right to it.
The case of the burglar is supposed to show which of the following: fetuses aren't
always innocent., abortion is morally permissible only in the case of failed
contraception., if you could have prevented some outcome, then you are obligated to
accept that outcome. - Answer- none of the above
When does Thomson think that abortion is morally impermissible? - Answer- when the
woman has given the fetus the right to use her body
According to Thomson, we have a special responsibility to another human only if we
have assumed it, explicitly or implicitly. - Answer- True
Marquis admits that his account would be implausible if it could be shown that - Answer-
his account entails that contraception is wrong.
Which of the following best summarizes McMahan's conclusion(s)? - Answer- The
United States should ban private gun ownership entirely or almost entirely.
Which of the following situations does McMahan think is most desirable? ("Expanded"=
better armed, more numerous, readier to fire)
Most citizens are unarmed, and the police are not Expanded.
Most citizens are armed, and the police are not Expanded.
