Multiple Choice Quiz

One worry Regan raises about modern crop production centers on its:

productivity.

chemical use.

profitability.

all of the above.

In addition to leaving potentially dangerous residue in food, pesticides can also:

contaminate water supplies.

cause acid rain.

create "dead" lakes.

all of the above.

Among the causes of acid rain are:

sulfur oxide emissions.

coal-burning power plants.

nitrogen oxide emissions.

all of the above.

Because it puts people in general at the risk of harm, Regan refers to pollution as a:

public evils problem.

threat to the common good.

public nuisance.

public emergency.

According to Regan, factory farms are inefficient because:

they kill animals unnecessarily.

much of the meat they produce goes unsold.

they consume more protein than the produce.

they cost more in upkeep than they make in profit.

According to the philosopher Rene Descartes, animals like pigs, chickens, and cows are:

naturally inquisitive

aware of their surroundings

capable of experiencing pleasure and pain.

none of the above.

One principal contributing cause of endangering species Regan identifies is:

urban growth.

hunting.

climate change.

all of the above.

According to economic theories of value, endangered animal species:

are completely without value.

have no value in themselves.

must be saved from extinction.

none of the above.

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