Active and Passive Euthanasia Multiple-Choice Quiz

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. According to Rachels, the conventional doctrine adopted by the American Medical Association is that

passive euthanasia and active euthanasia are both impermissible. correct incorrect

passive euthanasia and active euthanasia are both permissible. correct incorrect

passive euthanasia is permissible and active euthanasia is impermissible. correct incorrect

passive euthanasia is impermissible and active euthanasia is permissible. correct incorrect

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. Rachels' view regarding the difference between killing and letting die can be described as follows:

killing is always morally worse than letting die. correct incorrect

letting die is always morally worse than killing. correct incorrect

letting die is never morally wrong. correct incorrect

there is no moral difference between killing and letting die. correct incorrect

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. Rachels' view regarding euthanasia can be described as follows:

Passive euthanasia is always morally preferable to active euthanasia. correct incorrect

Active euthanasia is always morally preferable to passive euthanasia. correct incorrect

Active euthanasia and passive euthanasia are both always morally wrong. correct incorrect

There is no moral difference between active and passive euthanasia. correct incorrect

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. Rachels juxtaposes two cases, one in which Smith drowns his cousin in order to receive an inheritance and one in which

Jones drowns his cousin for no reason. correct incorrect

Jones allows his cousin to drown in order to receive an inheritance. correct incorrect

Jones saves his cousin from drowning in order to receive a reward. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect