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Question 1: How would deontologists think about the morality of procreation? A.Everyone has the right to procreation, and so there is nothing morally wrong with it. B.No one has the *right* to procreation, and so it depends on the society one lives in. C.Procreation is morally permitted only if it doesn't violate the rights of others.

Question 2: Which moral theory offers the best support for the moral permissibility of the survival lottery? A.Consequentialism B.Something else entirely C.Deontology

Question 3: Why does Harris believe there is no moral difference between . killing and letting die? A.Doctors have sworn an oath to do no harm, and that includes saving lives too. B.Professionals, like doctors, should be held to a higher moral standard in our society. C.Refusing to save someone's life will result in their death as easily as killing them.

Question 4: Why does Rulli think some people--those who want children because they value the parent/child relationship-have a moral obligation to adopt, instead of procreating? A.She doesn't, but thinks that a reason to *have* children biological. B.One has a duty to society to care for children in need, not to produce more children. C.Procreation is morally risky, and many children need a good home.

Question 5: Traditionally, ethicists distinguish between passive and active euthanasia: while the former practice can be morally justified in some cases, the latter is viewed as never justified. True 2 or False?

Question 6: Why does Rachels reject that killing is morally worse than letting die? A.Sometimes, to less suffering, killing (active euthanasia) is better than letting die (passive euthanasia)
B.Killing and letting die result in the same thing, namely someone's death. C. He doesn't. Rachels
thinks that killing is far worse, morally, than letting die.

Question 7: people are tied to a trolley track. An out-of-control trolley is coming down the track. The trolley can't be stopped, unless one pulls a lever to divert the trolley, saving five but killing one. What would a consequentialist think morality requires us to do? A.One should pull the lever, it would have the best consequences. B.Don't throw the lever; the consequences of throwing the lever could be dire. C.One should just leave; we don't know what the right thing to do is.