Animal Ethics Quiz

What are ethics?

• Legal rules that govern society

• Moral principles or rules that form the basis of how people make decisions

• Scientific laws that explain natural phenomena

• Personal feelings that guide individual behavior

Which factor listed in the diagram is related to the systematic study of the natural world?

• Religion

• Science

• Social practices

• Personal feelings

What do different cultures have regarding animal welfare?

• The same social practices

• Different social practices

• No social practices

• Universal social practices

How does society's acceptance of animals as sentient beings influence animal welfare?

• It does not influence animal welfare

• It influences the acceptable level of animal welfare

• It influences the physical characteristics of animals

• It influences the breeding practices of animals

What does the level of education regarding animal welfare influence?

• The acceptable level of animal welfare

• The physical health of animals

• The population of animals

• The genetic diversity of animals

How do scientific developments influence society according to the text?

• They only advance technology.

• They influence ethics and underwrite legislation.

• They have no impact on ethics.

• They only affect economic growth.

What is one implication of the research into pain perception mentioned in the text?

• It influences how we feel about feeding live animals to our pet predators.

• It suggests that all animals should be treated the same.

• It shows that invertebrates should be used more in research.

• It indicates that vertebrates do not need pain management.

Which religions consider the cow to be an important creature?

• Christianity, Judaism

• Islam, Christianity

• Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism

• Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity

Which religion is associated with the belief that animals should not be harmed?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Jainism

Which religions are mentioned as considering the cow an important creature?

• Christianity, Judaism

• Islam, Christianity

• Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism

• Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity