Chapter 21 Self-Quiz

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. According to the Harm to Others Argument

If any activity is rightly outlawed, then it must ordinarily impose serious and wrongful harm on others. correct incorrect

If an activity ordinarily imposes serious and wrongful harm on others, then it is rightly outlawed. correct incorrect

Drug use occasionally results in harming others. correct incorrect

Drug use always imposes wrongful harm on others. correct incorrect

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. In which of these scenarios would it be true that use of a drug ordinarily imposes wrongful harm on others?

A person reliably fails to meet personal goals when taking a drug. correct incorrect

A drug makes a person work less hard at his job. correct incorrect

A drug reliably causes its users to become violent toward others. correct incorrect

Having a drug with dinner makes a person relax more than they usually would. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a reason why consequentialists might reject the paternalism argument?

They doubt that criminalization really is the most effective way to reduce the harms associated with drug use. correct incorrect

They believe risking one's own life, as long as it does not affect others, is an inalienable human right. correct incorrect

They doubt that criminalization is the most virtuous drug policy. correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not an argument for the legalization of drug use?

the Tobacco-Alcohol Argument correct incorrect

the Paternalism Argument correct incorrect

the Efficiency Argument correct incorrect

the Legal Punishment Requires Immorality Argument correct incorrect

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. One prominent criticism of the idea that drug use is not immoral is that drug use

wrongfully harms others. correct incorrect

is against the law. correct incorrect

harms drug users themselves. correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. According to the Rights Argument, in __________ cases, punishing people for taking drugs is __________.

most; just. correct incorrect

most; unjust. correct incorrect

all; unjust. correct incorrect

all; just. correct incorrect

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. One argument for the legalization of drugs relies on the claim that if the use of __________ and __________ should be legal, then other recreational drug use should be legal.

heroin; fentanyl correct incorrect

tobacco; alcohol correct incorrect

medically necessary drugs; medically beneficial drugs correct incorrect

antidepressants; marijuana correct incorrect

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. According to the Social Harm Argument,

drug use, drug manufacturing, and drug sale should all remain illegal. correct incorrect

drug use, drug manufacturing, and drug sale should all be decriminalized. correct incorrect

drug manufacture and sale should be decriminalized, but drug use should remain illegal. correct incorrect

drug use ought to be decriminalized, but drug manufacture and sale should remain illegal. correct incorrect

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. On what grounds might selling cigarettes, alcohol, or other drugs to minors be understood as violating minors' rights?

They may suffer serious harm without being able to adequately understand the risks. correct incorrect

They may experience significant benefits without experiencing any risks. correct incorrect

Minors are capable of making informed decisions about whether to use these drugs. correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. The __________Argument is an argument for the decriminalization of drug use.

Paternalism correct incorrect

Harm to Others correct incorrect

Social Harm correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect