Chapter 32 Self Quiz

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. Which of the following does Feinberg note as being offered as justification for the control of pornography?

concern about defamation correct incorrect

concern about incitement correct incorrect

concern about offense correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Feinberg argues that the claim that pornography defames women

warrants extended consideration. correct incorrect

is unlikely to succeed as a justification for control of pornography because its conflict with the freedom of expression. correct incorrect

is unlikely to succeed as a justification for control of pornography because no one believes women are defamed. correct incorrect

provides a welcome starting point for the debate. correct incorrect

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. Feinberg observes that the degrading view of women and the defamatory beliefs about women that pornography is claimed to cause

are caused by the stimulus of the work, in the context, on the expectations, attitudes, and beliefs the viewer brings with him to the work. correct incorrect

are produced in the consumer by explicit statements asserted with the intent to convince the reader or auditor of their truth. correct incorrect

are the result of an authority’s arguments. correct incorrect

are temporary, mild, and not easily quantified. correct incorrect

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. The claim that violent pornography should be controlled because it promotes rape and violence

requires more than evidence of a causal relationship between pornography and violence. correct incorrect

requires evidence of a causal relationship between pornography and violence, but no such evidence has yet been offered. correct incorrect

is inconsistent with the empirical evidence currently available, which demonstrates no causal connection between pornography and violence. correct incorrect

is of legal interest but has no moral import. correct incorrect

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. Feinberg is skeptical that banning pornography will significantly reduce sexual violence because

pornography incites actions that people otherwise would not undertake. correct incorrect

the same degrading attitudes that give rise to violent pornography would be manifest in other forms of artistic expression. correct incorrect

the core of the problem, machismo, will remain. correct incorrect

there is no reason to believe pornography and violence to women are linked at all. correct incorrect

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. Feinberg holds that the law may legitimately be used to restrict the liberty of pornographers to produce and distribute, and their customers to purchase and use, erotic materials that are violently abusive of women.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Feinberg is careful to distinguish between defamation and incitement.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Feinberg agrees that there is a clear link between pornography and violence toward women.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Pornography, Feinberg claims, asserts damaging falsehoods about women.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Feinberg’s position would likely not change even if more evidence were found clearly linking pornography and violence to women.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect