Death and Dying

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The book defines suicide as:

A.the intentional termination of one’s own life

B.the termination of one’s own lifeC.the cognizant termination of one’s own lifeD.killing oneself or allowing oneself to be

killedE.refusing to fight for one’s own life

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When folks decide to kill themselves, or to allow themselves to be killed or die, the book evaluates the morality of their decision by:

A.its own valuesB.proportionate reasonsC.the categorical imperativeD.hypothetical imperativesE.the principle of utility

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According to the “God owns your life” argument, God can tell you what to do with your life because:

A.God can do anythingB.God created youC.God knows what’s bestD.God bought you from the devilE.God’s commands make it right

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Which is a reply to the “Life is too precious” argument against permitting suicide?

A.The term “precious” in the argument is undefined

B.Life does not always form the basis on which all other goods depend

C.Who is to say what is precious and what is not precious?

D.“Preciousness” is a monetary notion, and it is wrong to put a price on life

E.None of the above

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“If lazy freeloaders, bums, and drug addicts commit suicide, it’s no great loss for society,” is a response to which argument to ban suicide?

A.God owns your lifeB.Long life is the highest goodC.Human life is preciousD.Suicide harms the communityE.Suicide harms others

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If we use ‘proportionate reasons’ in calculating when it’s okay to commit suicide, we are, in essence, rejecting whose normative ethical view?

A.Mill’s.B.Aristotle’s.C.Kant’s.D.Aquinas’s.E.God’s.

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What is wrong with punishing folks who commit suicide?

A.They deserve sympathy, not condemnation

B.It is impossible to punish the deadC.It looks ridiculousD.Preventing intended suicides is more

practicalE.Nothing’s wrong with it

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In 1984 Bartling found that,

A.we all have a right to control our own bodies

B.we all have an inalienable right to suicideC.we all have a right to risk our livesD.we all have a right to refuse life-supportE.we all have a duty to prevent suicides

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The main advantage of a Durable Powers of Attorney (DPA) over a Living Will is,

A.A judge cannot invalidate a DPAB.DPAs are effective in all statesC.DPAs are free, living wills are expensiveD.DPAs are issued by the governmentE.DPAs can adapt to unanticipated

situations

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A No-Code Order is:

A.A directive to not record the cause of death

B.A directive to not resuscitate someoneC.A directive to not notify next of kinD.An order of nondenominational clergyE.An order to use standard English on a

chart

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2. A3. B4. B5. B6. D7. C8. D9. D10. E11. B

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