Strayer BUS309 quiz 6

Question 1

One truth about factory farms is
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they rarely inflict any genuine suffering on
animals.

most
animals we eat are from them.

they are necessary to feed the world.

they are run by brutal people.

Question 2

“Pollution permits” are an example of which of the following
methods of achieving our environmental goals?
Answer

pricing
mechanisms

government subsidies

a laissez-faire approach

regulations

Question 3

The “tragedy of the commons” is
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the lack of a commons—a common place where people
can come together.

the failure to appreciate what we have in common
with other species.

that cost-benefit analysis involves value
judgments that we do not share in common.

that individual pursuit of self-interest can
sometimes make everyone worse off.

Question 4

The philosopher Tom Regan
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claims that no impartial morally sensitive person
could approve of the treatment of animals in factory farms if he or she knew
what was going on.

argues against the use of governmental
regulations to control the actions of businesses.

believes that the FTC should be abolished.

denies that non-human animals have any moral
rights.

Question 5

Which of the following is a drawback to the regulatory approach?
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regulation can take away an industry’s incentive
to do more than the minimum

regulation is an incentive to an industry to do
more than the minimum

regulation does not apply to all equally

does not require polluters to use the strongest
most feasible means of pollution control.

Question 6

The moral theorist William T. Blackstone claims that the right to a
livable environment
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would solve the problem of how to conserve
resources.

prevents the use of government regulation to
control the actions of business.

is a fundamental human right.

implies that non-human animals have no genuine
moral rights.

Question 7

Concerning future generations,
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all philosophers today reject the idea that
future people have rights

utilitarianism dictates a radical reduction in
population growth

future people have a right to be born

the social and environmental policies we adopt
can affect who is born in the future

Question 8

According to the philosopher Joel Feinberg,
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future generations of people have a right to be
born.

future generations have no moral rights.

we have no duties to future generations.

the rights of future generations are contingent
upon those people coming into existence.

Question 9

According to Shaw and Barry, utilitarians
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focus on human well-being and ignore animal
welfare.

oppose animal experimentation in principle.

should include nonhuman animal pleasures and
pains in the overall utilitarian calculus.

are likely to favor factory farming.

Question 10

William F. Baxter addresses environmental ethics by noting
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the best ethical position to adopt on
environmental issues is a naturalistic position.

non-human animals have intrinsic value.

judgments about environmental problems ought to
be people-oriented.

damage to geological “marvels” is
inherently wrong and should be prevented.

Question 11

Animal manure
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is not available in sufficient quantities to
replenish agricultural land.

is a large source of pollution.

helps counteract the “greenhouse
effect”.

is potentially more dangerous than nuclear power.

Question 12

According to Holmes Rolston III,
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naturalistic ethics ought to be abandoned.

some natural objects are morally considerable in
their own right, apart from human interests.

all moral rights are derived from the interests
of human beings.

nature has no value apart from human beings.

Question 13

A moral vegetarian
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rejects eating meat based on moral grounds.

only eats animal that were raised humanely.

does not believe animals suffer.

the pleasure we get from eating a hamburger
justifies the price the animals pay.

Question 14

Business has considered the environment to be
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a scarce commodity.

free and nearly limitless.

a limited supply.

costly

Question 15

An ecosystem
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should never be tampered with.

can survive any human intervention.

can be upset by human behavior.

is independent of all other ecosystems.