Question

1. Regan thinks animals have rights because

   		They can suffer and enjoy life
   		They are subjects of a life (what happens to them matters to them)
   		They are capable of caring for their young
   		They have reason and emotion

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QUESTION 2

1. Regan's view is more extreme than Singer's in this way:

   		Singer doesn't consider the interests of as many animals as Regan does
   		Regan's rights position means you cannot violate the rights of anyone with them, whereas Singer (not a rights position) could defend torturing an animal.
   		Singer values human interests over nonhuman animal interests.
   		Singer defends family farming.

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QUESTION 3

1. Cohen thinks

   		We are permitted to perform medical experiments on animals because they cannot feel pain to the same degree that humans can
   		We are sometimes permitted to perform medical experiments on animals
   		We are obligated to perform medical experiments on animals, whatever it takes
   		We are obligated to perform medical experiments on animals but not unnecessarily harm them

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QUESTION 4

1. Cohen is against

   		Eating animals
   		Experimenting on animals
   		Neglecting your pets
   		All of these

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QUESTION 5

1. Regan is against

   		Eating animals
   		Experimenting on animals
   		Hunting animals
   		All of these

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QUESTION 6

1. Kant believes

   		Animals are our instruments
   		We should not be unnecessarily cruel to animals
   		If you are cruel to animals, you will be cruel to people.
   		All of these

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QUESTION 7

1. Singer thinks

   		Animals' interests should be counted because they can suffer and enjoy life
   		Animals have rights because they can suffer and enjoy life
   		Animals' interests should be counted because they are part of a commnity of beings who can reason
   		None of these

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QUESTION 8

1. Singer insists on equal treatment for all people and animals

   True

   False

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QUESTION 9

1. Kant thinks your reason for harming an animal is relevant to whether it is wrong to harm it.

   True

   False

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QUESTION 10

1. According to Regan, the fundamental error we make with respect to animals is

   		We have erected a system of factory farming that has replaced the only moral way to raise meat: family farming
   		We deny that animals can exercise a moral free will
   		We regard animals as our resource
   		We don't count the interests of animals in the utilitarian calculation

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The correct answer is B. They are subjects of life (what happens to them matters to them)

2. The correct answer is C. Singer values human interests over nonhuman animal interests.

3. The correct answer is D. We are obligated to perform medical experiments on animals but not unnecessarily harm them

4. The correct answer is C. Neglecting your pets