Chapter 41 Self Quiz

. Marquis argues that the anti-abortionist’s moral principles regarding killing are often too __________ whereas the pro-choicer’s principles are often too __________.

broad; narrow

narrow; broad

concrete; abstract

abstract; concrete

. According to Marquis, murder is wrong because

it brutalizes the murderer.

it inflicts a terrible loss on the victim’s loved ones.

it violates the sanctity of human life.

it deprives the victim of a valuable future.

. Which of the following implications does Marquis cite to make his theory of the wrongness of killing seem more plausible?

It is compatible with the belief that killing certain kinds of nonhuman beings is wrong.

It fits well with the attitudes of the dying.

It justifies the belief that infanticide is immoral.

all of the above

. Marquis believes his argument establishes

that killing is prima facie seriously wrong.

that human personhood begins at conception.

that abortion should be made illegal.

that abortion is always immoral.

. Marquis believes that abortion’s moral status can be resolved without establishing whether a fetus is a human person.

True

False

. Marquis’s analysis begins with the assumption that murder is wrong.

True

False

. Marquis’s theory of the wrongness of killing entails that abortion and active euthanasia are both inherently immoral.

True

False

. Marquis argues that, because it is wrong to kill persons, it is also wrong to kill potential persons.

True

False

. In Marquis’s view, that a being would be denied a valuable future provides compelling reason not to end its life.

True

False

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