Which statement best summarizes the central idea of “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt”?

Survivor guilt is an appropriate reflection of our ethical nature.

Survivor guilt is an irrational reaction to events beyond our control.

Survivors often feel guilty about what they have done wrong.

Survivors often feel guilty about those who did not survive.

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” Sherman reports that Captain Bonenberger felt responsible after Specialist Pulaski died back home when Bonenberger was not there to help. Which general idea does this specific detail support?

Survivors take responsibility even when they cannot be held responsible.

Soldiers feel guilty over the mistakes that they make during war.

Survivors feel they must make moral repair by contacting a comrade’s family.

Soldiers are bound together by ties of love, loyalty, and common experiences.

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which types of evidence does the author use to support her reasoning? Choose three options.

the ideas of famous philosophers

real life examples of survivor guilt

scientific studies of survivors

quotes from military psychologists

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following does Sherman offer as evidence for the idea that soldiers experience intense bonds of loyalty?

Service members, especially those higher in rank, routinely talk about unit members as “ my soldiers,” “ my Marines,” “ my sailors.”

In war, standing here rather than there can save your life but cost a buddy his.

… we often take responsibility in a way that goes beyond what we can reasonably be held responsible for.

Prior had become the son who was no longer. “It was [Mayek’s mother’s] way of dealing with the grief,” said Prior.

The word empathy contains the Greek root -path- . Choose the situation that most clearly illustrates the meaning of empathy . Base your answer on your knowledge of the word root -path- .

Beth felt for her friend’s loss.

Erin invested her money wisely.

Ron knew what he had done was wrong.

In which sentence is the colon used correctly?

The soldier used this phrase to describe his feeling: “the bite of conscience.”

Soldiers: at least the ones I have interviewed: feel a bond with their comrades.

Officers feel a duty to save their unit members: feeling guilty if they do not.

Veterans feel guilty about comrades who died: even if they could not save them.

In which sentence is the dash used correctly?

The doctor worked hard—despite the raging battle—to save the wounded.

The soldier felt—guilty because she recovered while others did not.

The soldier felt relieved and proud—when he saved three of his comrades.

The army investigated—and the findings—were that the crash was an accident.

In which sentence is the semicolon used correctly?

The captain looked out for his soldiers; in turn, they looked out for him.

The soldiers bonded for two reasons; similar musical tastes and shared experiences.

The pilot; a friend of the captain’s; quickly brought the wounded back to the military base.

The army decided; eight months after the fact to give the soldier a medal.

In which sentence is the colon used correctly?

She analyzed ethics in terms of three factors: character, action, and emotion.

The philosopher studied: ethics, and her main focus was survivor guilt.

Survivors may know they have done nothing wrong: but they feel guilty anyway.

She clarified the logic of survivor guilt: even though it was hard to unravel.

The Moral Logic of Survivors Guilt Quiz

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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According to “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following is the best definition of survivor guilt?

feeling responsible for a crime one committed when one had no choice

feeling that others blame one for a crime committed by a friend if one could have stopped him or her

feeling bad about living through a disaster or war when others did not

feeling general regret for a comrade’s death, knowing one has done nothing wrong

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which two kinds of guilt does the author contrast?

rational and objective guilt

subjective and irrational guilt

subjective and objective guilt

rational and survivor guilt

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According to the author of “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which idea best helps explain survivor guilt?

Acting morally means doing good, not just avoiding wrong.

Moral character is expressed in feelings, not just actions.

It is possible to make up for a crime, healing the past.

It is wrong to feel regret for the bad outcome of an accident.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following may be an important cause of survivor guilt?

soldiers’ strong feelings of attachment to each other

soldiers’ strong feelings of regret for accidents

soldiers’ efforts to contact the family of a comrade

soldiers’ duties to self, including self-forgiveness

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which of the following most clearly illustrates the meaning of burden?

Tim carried a great weight of sorrow.

Kimbra comforted the soldier’s mother.

Alexa knew a good deal about ethics.

Malik knew how to play a sad song.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which of the following is the best definition of culpability?

innocence; freedom from guilt

obligation; something that is carried with difficulty

blameworthiness; guilt or blame that is deserved

understanding; ability to identify with the feelings or thoughts of others

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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If a captain’s conscience bothers her after a sailor’s death, what is she most clearly feeling? Base your choice on the meaning of conscience.

fear

grief

guilt

anger

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Though Aristotle doesn’t himself talk about guilt, it is the emotion that best expresses that conflict—the desire or obligation to help frustrated by the inability, through no fault of one’s own, to do so. To not feel the guilt is to be numb to those pulls.
Which idea about survivor guilt does Sherman most clearly express in this passage?

Survivor guilt expresses a deep frustration about ethics.

Survivor guilt occurs when we cannot fulfill the desire to do good.

Survivor guilt must be experienced by all truly ethical people.

Survivor guilt pulls us away from conflicts between obligations.

Answer explanation

Support for this can be found in the text: "the inability, through no fault of one’s own, to do so"

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What Prior feels are feelings of guilt, and not simply regret that things didn’t work out differently. He feels the awful weight of self-indictment, the empathy with the victim and survivors, and the need to make moral repair. If he didn’t feel that, we would probably think less of him as a commander.
What point about survivor guilt does this passage support?

It is more reasonable to feel regret, rather than guilt, about events one does not control.

Guilt demonstrates the ethical quality of leadership in a way that regret cannot.

Feelings of guilt can be awful and make being a commander difficult.

The need to make moral repair is the same as a feeling of regret.

Answer explanation

This answer is best supported from the text: "If he didn’t feel that, we would probably think less of him as a commander."

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According to “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following is a positive aspect of guilt?

Subjective guilt lets people see even chaotic events in moral terms.

Subjective guilt is better than agent-regret, or sorrow about an accident.

Subjective guilt is the best way of coping with “imperfect duties.”

Subjective guilt can heal if one talks with others who also feel it.

Answer explanation

This answer is best supported through this quote from the text: "[We] might say guilt, subjective guilt, has a redemptive side. It is a way that soldiers impose moral order on the chaos and awful randomness of war’s violence."

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The Moral Logic of Survivors Guilt

20 questions

According to “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following is the best definition of survivor guilt?

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which two kinds of guilt does the author contrast?

According to the author of “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which idea best helps explain survivor guilt?

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following may be an important cause of survivor guilt?

Which of the following most clearly illustrates the meaning of burden?

Which of the following is the best definition of culpability?

If a captain’s conscience bothers her after a sailor’s death, what is she most clearly feeling? Base your choice on the meaning of conscience.

Support for this can be found in the text: "the inability, through no fault of one’s own, to do so"

This answer is best supported from the text: "If he didn’t feel that, we would probably think less of him as a commander."

According to “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following is a positive aspect of guilt?

This answer is best supported through this quote from the text: "[We] might say guilt, subjective guilt, has a redemptive side. It is a way that soldiers impose moral order on the chaos and awful randomness of war’s violence."

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