Chapter 20 Self-Quiz

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. Which of the following is not a primary justification for punishment?

retributivism correct incorrect

redistribution correct incorrect

rehabilitation correct incorrect

deterrence correct incorrect

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. Which of these theories of punishment is not used to defend the death penalty?

deterrence correct incorrect

retributivism correct incorrect

rehabilitation correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a retributivist justification for the death penalty?

We should give people what they deserve, and murderers deserve to die. correct incorrect

If we execute murderers, they will become better people. correct incorrect

Potential murderers will choose not to murder if the death penalty is in place. correct incorrect

Law-abiding people will benefit from the death penalty being instituted. correct incorrect

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. According to the text, the incoherence argument against capital punishment fails because

its premises contradict each other. correct incorrect

its premises are only justified by its conclusion. correct incorrect

one of its premises is true by definition. correct incorrect

one of its premises is just another way of stating its conclusion. correct incorrect

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. Which of these arguments rests on the claim that the legal system is bound to be error-prone?

the Argument from Discrimination correct incorrect

the Killing Innocents Argument correct incorrect

the Absolutist Argument correct incorrect

the Basic Deterrence Argument correct incorrect

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. Which of these practices appears to be a counterexample to the claim that if we know that a social practice will result in killing innocents, then it is immoral and ought to be abolished?

manufacturing prescription drugs correct incorrect

building bridges correct incorrect

driving cars correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. According to lex talionis, torturers should be punished with

death. correct incorrect

rehabilitation. correct incorrect

jail. correct incorrect

torture. correct incorrect

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. A punishment that will hurt the criminal no more than is necessary to get the beneficial effect of crime prevention is what kind of punishment?

efficient correct incorrect

utilitarian correct incorrect

deterrent correct incorrect

retributivist correct incorrect

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. The claim that no one deserves to suffer challenges which of these arguments?

the Absolutist Argument correct incorrect

the Argument from Just Deserts correct incorrect

the Incoherence Argument correct incorrect

the Argument from Discrimination correct incorrect

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. Lex talionis is a principle commonly invoked by proponents of which theory of punishment?

rehabilitation correct incorrect

retributivism correct incorrect

deterrence correct incorrect

redistribution correct incorrect