Ethics RTD Chapters 15/16 Animal Rights

What widespread practice does Norcross argue is morally
equivalent to Fred's torture of puppies?


A. Dog fighting.
B. Eating factory-farmedmeat.
C. Medical research.
D. Keeping animals in zoos.

Which of the following objections does Norcross not
consider?


a. Some people don't
know about the treatment of animals on factory farms.
b. Humans are superior to
animals because they are created in God's image.
c. Humans are superior to animals because they are rational.
d. Agribusiness is too large to respond to the behavior of one consumer.

What trait did Aristotle believe grants humans higher
moral status than animals?


A. Consciousness.
B. An immaterial soul.
C. Sentience.
D. Rationality.

What is a moral patient?


a. An individual who
consistently acts morally.
b. An individual who is capable of acting morally.
c. An individual whose
interests are morally considerable.
d. An individual who is incapable of acting morally.

What does Norcross think is the relationship between
being a moral agent and being a moral patient?


a. All moral agents are moral patients, but not all moral
patients are moral agents.
b. All moral patients are moral agents, but not all moral agents are moral
patients.
c. All moral agents are moral patients, and all moral patients are moral
agents.
d. Nothing can be both a moral agent and a moral patient.