Belmont Report

Question 1

The principle of justice in the Belmont report relates to:

a) Payment to subjects
b) Protection of vulnerable subjects
c) Distribution of burdens and benefits
d) Compensation for injuries

Answer 1

c) Distribution of burdens and benefits

Question 2

Respect for persons in the Belmont report relates to?

a) Decision on the part of subjects to voluntarily participate or not in the research
b) Protection from harms
c) Sharing benefits with others
d) Legal protection in the event of medical injury

Answer 2

a) Decision on the part of subjects to voluntarily participate or not in the research

Question 3

Which of the following is cited as an influence in the Belmont Report?

a) The Milgram study
b) The tea room trade study
c) Nuremberg war crimes trial involving Nazi medical experiments
d) The Guatemala Syphilis study

Answer 3

c) Nuremberg war crimes trial involving Nazi medical experiments

Question 4

Which of the following is cited in the principle of justice as exemplifying an injustice?

a)The Willowbrook study
b) The San Antonio Contraception study
c) The Radiation experiments
d) Tuskegee study

Answer 4

d) Tuskegee study

Question 5

If an investigator does not obtain consent from his subjects the principle in Belmont that is violated is?

a) Respect for persons
b) Principle of justice
c) Beneficence
d) Privacy and confidentiality

Answer 5

a) Respect for persons

Question 6

The three principles in the Belmont report relate to:

a) Privacy, confidentiality, conflict of interest
b) DHHS regulations, IRB procedures, FDA guidances
c) Respect for persons, beneficence, justice
d) Informed consent, Debriefing forms, deception

Answer 6

c) Respect for persons, beneficence, justice

Question 7

The IRB should refer to the principle of beneficence in the Belmont report when it is evaluating:

a) Payment to subjects
b) Study populations
c) Risk benefit ratio
d) Informed consent

Answer 7

c) Risk benefit ratio

Question 8

The Belmont report addresses:

a) Compensation for medical injury
b) Guidelines for conflict of interest
c) Differences between practice and research
d) Disclosure of incidental findings

Answer 8

c) Differences between practice and research

Question 9

The Belmont report was formulated by:

a) The National Commission for the protection of human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research
b) The National Commission for protection of families in biomedical research
c) The National Commission for the medical protection of human subjects in research
d) The National Commission for the study of medical research of human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research

Answer 9

a) The National Commission for the protection of human subjects in biomedical and behavioral research

Question 10

The Commission that formulated the Belmont report was created as a part of:

a) The National Research Act of 1985
b) The Biomedical Research Act of 1977
c) The National Research Act of 1974
d) The National Commission of 1979

Answer 10

c) The National Research Act of 1974