Turning the Trolley Multiple Choice

. In this reading, the case which is most similar to the original trolley problem is

Bystander's Two Options.

Bystander's Three Options.

The First Principle.

The Second Principle.

. In Bystander's Three Options, Thomson argues that choosing option (2), turning the trolley to kill one worker, is

Morally required.

Morally permissible.

Both a and b.

Neither a nor b.

. Thomson compares stealing money to send it to the charity Oxfam to

Refusing to make a moral choice that might save lives.

Letting five workers die to save yourself.

Letting five workers die to save one worker.

Turning the trolley to kill one worker to save five.

. In Bystander's Three Options, Thomson concludes that it is morally permissible for the bystander to choose

To turn the trolley and kill one worker.

To turn the trolley and kill himself or herself.

To NOT turn the trolley and let five people die.

Either b or c would be morally permissible.

. In Thomson's original paper "The Trolley Problem," she presents one view. In "Turning the Trolley," she revisits the trolley problem because she has changed her view on it. How has she changed her mind?

She used to think that it was permissible to push the fat man off the bridge; now she does not.

She used to think it was permissible to turn the trolley to kill yourself; now she does not.

She used to think it was permissible to turn the trolley to kill one worker; now she does not.

She used to think it was permissible to let the trolley kill five workers; now she does not.

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