"Whether from Reason or Prejudice" Self-Quiz

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. Which of the following is a reply Nussbaum gives to the argument that prostitution should not be decriminalized because it involves health risks and risks of violence?

Prostitutes do not take on significant risks to their well-being. correct incorrect

It is not the government's job to protect people from risk. correct incorrect

Prostitution is within the limits of legally acceptable risk. correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is incompatible with consensual prostitution, according to Nussbaum?

being under the age of legal consent correct incorrect

being kidnapped correct incorrect

being enticed with false promises correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Nussbaum argues that prostitution is not alone in reinforcing male dominance of women. For example, she claims that male dominance is also reinforced by

reality television correct incorrect

monogamy correct incorrect

marriage dowries correct incorrect

same-sex marriage correct incorrect

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. Nussbaum considers which of the following arguments against the legalization of prostitution?

The prostitute has no autonomy; her activities are controlled by others. correct incorrect

The prostitute alienates her sexuality on the market; she turns her sexual organs and acts into commodities. correct incorrect

Prostitution is a trade that people do not enter by choice; therefore, the bargains people make within it should not be regarded as real bargains. correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. According to Nussbaum, there is nothing per se wrong with

taking money for the use of one's body. correct incorrect

criminalizing boxing. correct incorrect

imposing a limit on someone's autonomy. correct incorrect

male dominance. correct incorrect