WorksheetsCatholic Bio Ethics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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
What exactly is a designer baby?
A c hild that has been engineered to have specific traits (phenotypes) based on it's carbohydrates
A c hild that has been engineered to have specific traits (phenotypes) based on it's lipids
A c hild that has been engineered to have specific traits (phenotypes) based on it's DNA
A c hild that has been engineered to have specific traits (phenotypes) based on it's RNA
What are the 2 current methods that COULD potentially be used to create a designer baby but have yet to be used on humans because we are not sure of the side effects?
CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats), and Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
TALENS (transcription activator-like effector nucleases), and Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis
TALENS (transcription activator-like effector nucleases), and CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)
What traits (phenotypes) can be chosen for designer babies RIGHT now using Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis?
gender, personality, intelligence, disease, eye color
gender, personality, intelligence, disease, appearance
gender, personality, disease, hair color, eye color
disease and eye color only!
What beliefs form the foundation of Catholic views on bio ethical issues?
Human dignity, respect for human life, wealth
Respect for human life, health, well-being
Sacredness of human life, innate human dignity, love
Minimal harm to animals
