Quiz 3: Chapters 8 and 9

Question 1

Euthanasia is literally defined as:

Answer 1

Good death

Question 2

This provides a vehicle by which individuals make their intentions known concerning the withholding of medical treatment

Answer 2

Living will

Question 3

Suicide gestures are motivated by a need for aid and support from others, while completed suicides are acts of resignation. (T/F)

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The suicide rate is lowest for:

Answer 4

Married persons

Question 5

The “quality of life” perspective would contend that all “natural” life has intrinsic meaning and should be appreciated as a divine gift. (T/F)

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Situation ethics suggests that it is ethical to treat humans in different ways. (T/F)

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The right of patients to refuse or discontinue treatment is now an acknowledged aspect of American medicine. (T/F)

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The most frequent method of completed suicide is:

Answer 8

Firearms

Question 9

Suicide rates tend to be lowest at both extremes of the socioeconomic ladder. (T/F)

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Until the middle of the 20th century, the Roman Catholic Church denied Catholic ritual and burial to those who took their own lives. (T/F)

Answer 10

True