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Assignment:
1. Which philosophical school is most closely associated with Epicurus?
- Hedonism
- Stoicism
- Pyrrhonism
- Cynicism
2. Which of the following statements most accurately describes Mill's utilitarianism?
- There is no such thing as higher- or lower-quality pleasures
- Good actions maximize both the quantity and quality of the consequent utility
- Utility provides a better ethical standard than pleasure or happiness
- Morally praiseworthy actions are products of a good will
3. With which of the following statements about self-sacrifice would Mill disagree?
- It is the highest virtue found in human beings
- It is wasted if it does not increase the sum of happiness
- It is ethically praiseworthy regardless of the utility it produces
- It is made necessary by the imperfection of the world
4. What is a true source of happiness for the people of Omelas, according to the narrator?
- Their acceptance of their helplessness
- Their principled utilitarianism
- Their king
- Drugs
5. Whose judgment about the relative quality of different pleasures is best, according to Mill?
- Philosophers
- Artists
- Priests
- Anyone familiar with the different pleasures
6. Is it worse to kidnap a human or a duck from a public park, according to Singer?
- A duck, since the park is the duck's natural habitat (not the human's)
- A human, because the human can experience dread (unlike the duck)
- A human, since the human can experience suffering (unlike the duck)
- Neither, since both are worthy of equal consideration
7. Who does Singer cite as one of the few modern philosophers to consider the interests of non-human animals?
- J.S. Mill
- Immanuel Kant
- Mary Wollstonecraft
- Jeremy Bentham
8. What two main examples of speciesism does Singer address in Animal Liberation?
- Media representation and labor practices
- Experimentation and farming
- Zoos and circuses
- Pests and pets
9. What does Singer think of the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
- He supports it because making sick children happy generated the most utility
- He supports it because it brings together thousands of caring supporters and family who all feel a pleasurable "warm glow"
- He rejects it because it gives children false hope
- He rejects it because the money would be better spent saving lives
10. Which of the following is least consistent with effective altruism, according to Singer?
- Donating blood
- Supporting the arts
- Researching charities
- Pursuing high-earning jobs