Multiple Choice Quiz

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In Foot's case of the Judge's Two Options, most people say that:

the judge is permitted to let the rioters kill the five hostages. correct incorrect

the judge is permitted, but not required, to frame an innocent person to save the hostages. correct incorrect

the judges is required to frame an innocent person to save the hostages. correct incorrect

neither of the options is morally permissible. correct incorrect

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Thomson concludes that it is permissible to turn the trolley so that it kills fewer people:

when one is the driver. correct incorrect

when one is a bystander. correct incorrect

both a and b. correct incorrect

neither a nor b. correct incorrect

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Foot suggested that the difference in our verdicts about the Judge's Two Options case and the Driver's Two Options case can be explained by appeal to what Thomson calls:

the Letting Five Die Vs. Killing One Principle. correct incorrect

the Killing Five Vs. Killing One Principle. correct incorrect

both a and b. correct incorrect

neither a nor b.. correct incorrect

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Thomson claims that in the case of the fat man:

we are required to let five people die. correct incorrect

we are required to let one person die. correct incorrect

we are required to kill one person. correct incorrect

we are required to kill five people. correct incorrect

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Which of the following is not one of Bystander's Three Options:

do nothing, letting five die. correct incorrect

throw the switch to the right, killing one. correct incorrect

throw the switch to the left, killing himself. correct incorrect

throw the fat man on the track, killing him but stopping the trolley. correct incorrect

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Thomson claims that the willingness to give up one's life simply to save five strangers is:

morally required. correct incorrect

morally very good, but not required. correct incorrect

neither morally good nor morally bad. correct incorrect

a sign of a serious moral defect in a person. correct incorrect

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Thomson claims that in the case of the runaway trolley, the driver __________, and a bystander __________.

may permissibly do nothing; may permissibly do nothing correct incorrect

may permissibly do nothing; morally ought to do something correct incorrect

morally ought to do something; may permissibly do nothing correct incorrect

morally ought to do something; morally ought to do something correct incorrect

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Thomson concludes that Foot's two principles are:

correct. correct incorrect

in need of revision, but mostly correct. correct incorrect

consistent, but completely wrong. correct incorrect

inconsistent. correct incorrect