Catholic Bio Ethics

Which statement best defines the concept of “ethics”?

• Ethics is the ability to tell the difference in right and wrong behavior.
• Ethics is trying to judge people by what they believe and do.
• Ethics is a society’s standards of conduct based on moral values and principles of its members.
• Characteristics that bring people praise and admiration.

What is the difference between ethics and moral values?

• Ethics means society's concept of right and wrong, Morals are personal beliefs.
• Ethics are personal beliefs. Morals are society's concept of right and wrong.
• Ethics are society's concept of personal beliefs. Morals are society's concept of right and wrong.
• Ethics are personal concepts. Morals are right and wrong through society.

What does the word 'euthanasia' mean?

• Good death

• Sad death

• Bad death

• I don't know

What is meant by active, voluntary euthanasia?

• Withdrawal of medical treatment that is keeping a person alive.

• When someone is helped to die, but cannot ask for help.

• When a person asks for help to die and something is done to bring about death.

• I don't know

Which of the following is the most typical reason why a person may wish to choose euthanasia?

• For no particular reason than they are just bored of living.

• They have a very poor quality of life because of illness or injury.

• They don't like their neighbours.

• I don't know.

What is meant by the Sanctity of Life?

• Life is holy precious and given by God and so only God has the right to take life.

• Life is only worthwhile if it has a minimum quality.

• A person who is sancitmonious.

• I don't know.

Why do Christians and Muslims believe in the Sanctity of Life?

• Because they think that life should have a minimum quality.

• Because the Bhagavad Gita mentions it.

• Because the Bible says humans were created by God in His image and the Qur'an says that God created humans from clay.

• I don't know.

What is meant by "quality of life"?

• I don't know

• That life is holy and sacred.

• That life is perfect.

• That life must have a minimum quality in order for it to be worthwhile.

Which is the country with the most executions annually?

• U.S.A.

• CHINA

• JAPAN

• GERMANY

The Death Penalty is also known as...

• Capital Punishment
• Death Squads
• Execution Methods
• Habeas Corpus