Global Ethics: Concerns for Citizens

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1. Which of the following is true?
  a. Human rights violations occur infrequently in the world

  b. One cause of human rights abuses is selfishness

  c. Both a and b

  d. None of the above
2. A good way to protect human rights can be
  a. not to sell military weapons to dictators.
  b. to obey international laws.
  c. both of the above
  d. none of the above
3. A humanitarian intervention by the United States
  a. is always unjust
  b. arguably occurred against Milosevic in Kosovo
  c. none of the above
4. Which of the following can fairly be understood as a human right?
  a. The right to free speech.
  b. The right not to be tortured.
  c. The right to food.
  d. All of the above.
5. When considering global ethics, we are concerned with
  a. ethical actions of citizens
  b. ethical actions of nations
  c. international laws
  d. all of the above
6. International laws
  a. do not really exist
  b. prohibit aggression by nations
  c. none of the above
7. One action that can help the world thrive and be ethical is when a wealthy nation provides economic assistance to a poorer nation.
  a. True
  b. False
8. The case of Bitburg had to do with
  a. shaaring with poorer nations
  b. forgiveness
  c. the U.S. civil war
  d. none of the above
9. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  a. is an important national law
  b. is an important international law
  c. discusses human rights to be protected
  d. both "b" and "c"
10. Which of the following is prohibited by international law?
  a. Targeting of civilians during war
  b. Genocide
  c. Human rights abuses
  d. All of the above
11. The lifeboat example helps reveal the problem when we have
  a. unlimited resources
  b. limited resources
12. The notion that nations are not obligated to give to poorer nations has to do with forgiveness.
  a. True
  b. False