Question 1

What does Singer think about the view that overpopulation will lead to mass starvation in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)   There is no good evidence to support it.
B)   It mitigates our obligation to do what we can to prevent famine now.
C)   If we accept it, our duty to prevent famine should lead us to support organizations working for population control.
D)   Because it is too difficult to predict, the future is not relevant to our moral considerations in the present.

Question 2

To the argument that geographic proximity to the needy makes one better suited and more obligated to respond, Singer replies that

Accepted Answer

A)   whether this makes a difference to the duty to help depends on one's personal wealth.
B)   these reasons weaken, but do not affect the basic principle behind, the duty to help those far away.
C)   modern communications and transportation technology have changed the situation.
D)   None of the above

Question 3

Singer claims that his argument upsets the traditional distinction between

Accepted Answer

A)   duty and charity.
B)   egoism and altruism.
C)   rights and privileges.
D)   positive and negative rights.

Question 4

According to Singer, the fact that many other people are in a position to donate to famine relief makes

Accepted Answer

A)   both a psychological difference and a difference to our moral obligations.
B)   a psychological difference but no difference to our moral obligations.
C)   no psychological difference but a difference to our moral obligations.
D)   neither a psychological difference nor a difference to our moral obligations.

Question 5

What does Singer believe those who live in relatively affluent countries have a duty to sacrifice to protect people in poor countries from preventable evils?

Accepted Answer

A)   One-tenth of their incomes
B)   As much as they can afford without radically altering their lifestyles
C)   As much as they can afford without sacrificing something of comparable moral worth to what the poor are lacking
D)   As much as it would take to eradicate the evils if everyone else in that economic situation gave an equal amount

Exam 22: Famine, Affluence, and Morality Peter Singer

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