Chapter 14 Self-Quiz

. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the industrial model that dominates our nation's agriculture and makes US farms susceptible to climate impacts?

It neglects soils.

It reduces diversity.

It produces too many different types of plants.

It relies too heavily on fertilizers and pesticides.

. People who don't eat meat because they believe it is wrong to do so are called

social vegetarians.

moral vegetarians.

pescatarians.

climate activists.

. Salatin writes "Those who say they've achieved a spiritual Nirvana by being at one with the animals are only showing just how _______ real life cycles."

appreciative they are of

connected they are with

understanding they are of

disconnected they are from

. Norcross points out that due to vigorous publicity campaigns waged by animal welfare groups, far fewer people have the excuse of _______ when it comes to the suffering of animals on factory farms.

ignorance

being indirectly involved

not being responsible

not caring

. Norcross writes that the distinction between what is intended, either as a means or as an end in itself, and what is "merely" foreseen is central to

the claim of causal impotence.

any argument about meat-eating.

animal rights laws.

the Doctrine of Double Effect.

. One may claim that the suffering of animals counts less than the suffering of humans because humans are_______, and animals are not.

moral

rational

emotional

productive

. The defender of a higher moral status for humans needs to find some property or properties possessed by humans

as well as by other animals.

more than by other animals.

to a lesser degree than by other animals.

but not by other animals.

. McPherson argues that it is

wrong to kill animals but not wrong to eat them.

not wrong to kill animals and not wrong to eat them.

wrong to be a vegan.

wrong to kill animals and wrong to eat them.

. According to McPherson, eating meat is wrong because in doing so, one is complicit with an industry that causes animal suffering on a massive scale.

True

False

. Salatin agrees that eating horse meat should be illegal in the US.

True

False

. Norcross says the majority of people would suffer damaging health effects if they eliminated meat from their diets.

True

False

. One may claim that the suffering of animals counts less than the suffering of humans because humans are rational, and animals are not.

True

False

. The defender of a higher moral status for humans needs to find some property or properties possessed by humans as well as by other animals.

True

False

. According to Norcross, if we base our claims for the moral superiority of humans over animals on the ability for moral reflection, we will then have to exclude many humans, such as infants.

True

False

. In Shooting an Elephant, Orwell is uncertain whether he should shoot the elephant.

True

False

. For Orwell, the incident with the elephant proved that imperialism is not as bad as many think.

True

False

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