Chapter 9 Self-Quiz

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. According to the text, which of the following groups is not straightforwardly innocent?

politicians who support wrongful oppression correct incorrect

victims of terrorists who imagine a deep grievance that has no foundation in reality correct incorrect

citizens who protest oppressive practices correct incorrect

children in countries that practices oppressive practices correct incorrect

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. A __________ can never qualify as an act of terrorism.

bombing correct incorrect

chemical weapon attack correct incorrect

political assassination correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. According to the __________, it is never morally permissible to engage in terrorism.

War-Terrorism Argument correct incorrect

Argument from Disaster Prevention correct incorrect

Absolutist Argument correct incorrect

Argument from Irrationality correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a consequentialist argument?

the Ineffectiveness Argument correct incorrect

the Slippery Slope Argument correct incorrect

the Argument from Disaster Prevention correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following theories has trouble making sense of an absolute ban on terrorism?

Kantian ethics correct incorrect

consequentialism correct incorrect

virtue ethics correct incorrect

contractarianism correct incorrect

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. According to the Argument from Disaster Prevention,

there are no absolute moral rules. correct incorrect

we are permitted to break absolute moral rules. correct incorrect

terrorism is always morally wrong. correct incorrect

terrorism is morally wrong because it is impossible for it to prevent a disaster. correct incorrect

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. Defenders of an absolute ban on terrorism often deny that terrorism

can advance a group's political goals. correct incorrect

involves killing innocents. correct incorrect

is truly morally wrong in every possible scenario. correct incorrect

can ever be an effective means of achieving morally good goals. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a premise in the Slippery Slope Argument?

There is always an alternative to terrorism that will bring about a better result. correct incorrect

It is rarely permissible to intend to violently harm innocent people. correct incorrect

If an action sets a dangerous precedent that is likely to lead to terrible long-term consequences, then it is immoral. correct incorrect

If there are any absolute moral rules, then we are never permitted to break them. correct incorrect

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. A key premise in an argument against an absolute ban on terrorism is that if perfect obedience to a rule can frustrate the underlying purpose of the rule, then that rule is

immoral. correct incorrect

irrational. correct incorrect

virtuous. correct incorrect

impractical. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following argument forms is reflected by the War-Terrorism Argument?

slippery slope argument correct incorrect

reductio ad absurdum argument correct incorrect

argument from analogy correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect