Chapter 22 Self Quiz

. What does Singer believe those who live in relatively affluent countries have a duty to sacrifice to protect people in poor countries from preventable evils?

One-tenth of their incomes

As much as they can afford without radically altering their lifestyles

As much as they can afford without sacrificing something of comparable moral worth to what the poor are lacking

As much as it would take to eradicate the evils if everyone else in that economic situation gave an equal amount

. According to Singer, the fact that many other people are in a position to donate to famine relief makes

both a psychological difference and a difference to our moral obligations.

a psychological difference but no difference to our moral obligations.

no psychological difference but a difference to our moral obligations.

neither a psychological difference nor a difference to our moral obligations.

. Some writers cited by Singer have feared that promoting radically demanding moral standards will

lead to a general breakdown in morality.

lead people to sacrifice more than is good for them.

lead to widespread, paralyzing guilt.

undermine our tolerance of cultures with moral standards different from our own.

. What does Singer think about the view that overpopulation will lead to mass starvation in the future?

There is no good evidence to support it.

It mitigates our obligation to do what we can to prevent famine now.

If we accept it, our duty to prevent famine should lead us to support organizations working for population control.

Because it is too difficult to predict, the future is not relevant to our moral considerations in the present.

. Singer believes that our duties to those who live on the other side of the world are lesser than our duties to our neighbors.

True

False

. Singer believes that my duty to do something about an evil that I alone can prevent is greater than my duty to do something about an evil that millions of others are in a position to alleviate.

True

False

. Singer's proposal would require a dramatic alteration of the way we think about moral issues.

True

False

. Singer believes that we should be working full-time to relieve the great suffering common in many parts of the world.

True

False

. Singer's stated task in this article is to properly describe how people make moral judgments, not urge readers to revise their beliefs and practices.

True

False

. Singer considers the moderate version of his position to be more reasonable than the strong version.

True

False

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