Chapter 24 Self Quiz

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. O'Neill's preferred approach to the problem of world hunger is inspired by

the human rights movement. correct incorrect

Aristotle. correct incorrect

Kant. correct incorrect

utilitarianism. correct incorrect

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. O'Neill argues that the main difficulty facing utilitarianism as an approach to world hunger is that utilitarianism

is too demanding. correct incorrect

lacks precise methods for predicting and calculating happiness. correct incorrect

leads to unjust outcomes. correct incorrect

violates human rights. correct incorrect

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. According to O'Neill, the human rights approach interprets the central issues of world hunger as a matter of

justice. correct incorrect

charity. correct incorrect

beneficence. correct incorrect

economics. correct incorrect

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. Rights to food or basic health care are examples of _______ rights.

liberty correct incorrect

welfare correct incorrect

civil correct incorrect

political correct incorrect

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. O'Neill argues that we have a(n) _______ to the world's poor that requires us to avoid making "offers they cannot refuse."

imperfect obligation correct incorrect

duty of charity correct incorrect

obligation of noncoercion correct incorrect

duty of benevolence correct incorrect

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. According to O'Neill, utilitarianism assigns no special importance to human needs.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. According to Kant, human obligations are obligations never to act in ways in which others cannot in principle also act.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. According to O'Neill, the rights perspective undercuts the moral status of charity by treating it as a matter of supererogation rather than obligation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect