untitled

1)      In “The Moral Logic of Survival Guilt,” Nancy Sherman reports that Captain Adrian Bonenberger felt responsible after Specialist Jeremiah Pulaski died after Pulaski returned home, even though Bonenberger was still serving overseas.  What inference can you make from this?

• a.       Survivors fell regret about the mistakes they made during war.

• b.   Survivors tend to take responsibility even when they have done nothing wrong.

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

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

Lying to a loved one can be a heavy burden to carry mentally, so it's better just to tell the truth.

The word BURDEN most likely means...

• Miracle

• Load

• Headache

• Misfortune

After she ate the stolen cupcake, she felt a great amount of culpability, so she went back to the store to pay for it.

The word CULPABILITY most likely means...

• Guilt

• Satisfaction

• Hate

• Sadness

Her friend told her to cheat, but she couldn't handle having that guilt on her conscience.

The word CONSCIENCE most likely means...

• Ability to lie

• Study of animals

• Sense of what's right/wrong

• Job resume

Even though they did not get along, Jacqueline felt great remorse for the hurtful words she said to old man.

The word REMORSE most likely means...

• Anger

• Happiness

• Satisfaction

• Regret

The babysitter saw the little girl crying, so she decided to be empathetic and ask what was wrong.

The word EMPATHETIC most likely means...

• Ignorant or Rude

• Hateful or Angry

• Compassionate or Caring

• Silly or Funny

I've been entrusted in getting my sister to her surprise birthday party without ruining the surprise; I think I can handle it.

The word ENTRUSTED most likely means...

• Given responsibility

• Not given permission

• Told to hope for

• Predicted accurately

Survival guilt is feeling that one has done something wrong by surviving a traumatic event when friends or relatives were harmed or killed.

• True

• False

Subjective guilt is rational, because one feels guilty despite the fact that he knows he has done something wrong

• True

• False

Objective guilt is Guilt that is rational and "fitting" to one's actions. It is appropriate because one acted to deliberately harm someone.

• True

• False