Question 1

William F.Baxter addresses environmental ethics by noting

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A)  the best ethical position to adopt on environmental issues is a naturalistic position.
B)  non-human animals have intrinsic value.
C)  judgments about environmental problems ought to be people-oriented.
D)  damage to geological "marvels" is inherently wrong and should be prevented.

Question 2

One of the attitudes prevalent in business that has led to increased environmental problems is the tendency to view the natural world as a free and unlimited good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One truth about factory farms is

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A)  they rarely inflict any genuine suffering on animals.
B)  they are larger than ever.
C)  they are necessary to feed the world.
D)  they are run by brutal people.

Question 4

According to William F.Baxter,we ought to respect the "balance of nature" and "preserve the environment" even if doing so brings no benefit to human beings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Jeremy Bentham,the question is not whether animals can feel pain,but whether they can talk and reason.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Thanks to the EPA,the federal government long ago eliminated the problem of potentially harmful pesticides and other chemical residues in food.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A moral of Garrett Hardin's parable "The Tragedy of the Commons" is that there can be a difference between the private costs and the social costs of a business activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What's an "externality"? Give an environmental example of an externality.

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An "externality" is a term used in econo...

Question 9

Which of the following is true of a regulatory approach to environmental problems?

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A)  It proceeds on a case-by-case basis,dealing with each company's specific circumstances.
B)  It gives companies an incentive to do more than the minimum required by law.
C)  It requires the EPA or other body to determine the most effective,feasible pollution-control technology for each different industry.
D)  It involves the use of pricing mechanisms.

Question 10

In consideration for the obligation to others

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A)  we have no genuine moral obligations to future generations.
B)  future people have a right to be born.
C)  the U.S.uses more than its proportional share of the world's resources.
D)  environmental protection is always a static trade-off,with a fixed economic price to be paid for the gains we want.

Question 11

The word "ecology" refers to the science of the interrelationships among organisms and their environment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the philosopher Joel Feinberg,

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A)  future generations of people have a right to be born.
B)  future generations have no moral rights.
C)  we have no duties to future generations.
D)  the rights of future generations are contingent upon those people coming into existence.

Question 13

Business must be sensitive to its impacts on the physical environment primarily because of the

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A)  fiscal obligations a business has to its stockholders.
B)  intrusion into an ecosystem frequently causes favorable effects.
C)  interdependence of an ecosystem's elements.
D)  possible public perception of negligence and potential legal implications.

Question 14

Advocates of a naturalistic ethic contend that some natural objects are morally considerable in their own right,apart from human interests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The philosopher Tom Regan

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A)  claims that no one could approve of the treatment of animals in factory farms if they knew what was going on.
B)  argues against the use of governmental regulations to control the actions of businesses.
C)  believes that the FTC should be abolished.
D)  denies that non-human animals have any moral rights.

Question 16

An ordinary example of an ecosystem is a pond.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the meaning of "ecology"?

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Ecology is a branch of biology that deal...

Question 18

The moral theorist William T.Blackstone claims that the right to a livable environment

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A)  would solve the problem of how to conserve resources.
B)  prevents the use of government regulation to control the actions of business.
C)  is a fundamental human right.
D)  implies that non-human animals have no genuine moral rights.

Question 19

The disparity between private industrial costs and public social costs is what economists call an "internality."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Briefly describe the two popular answers to the question of who should pay the costs of environmental protections and restorations.

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The question of who should pay the costs...

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Which of the following is true of a regulatory approach to environmental problems?

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What is the meaning of "ecology"?

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The philosopher Tom Regan

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Thanks to the EPA,the federal government long ago eliminated the problem of potentially harmful pesticides and other chemical residues in food.

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According to Jeremy Bentham,the question is not whether animals can feel pain,but whether they can talk and reason.

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One of the attitudes prevalent in business that has led to increased environmental problems is the tendency to view the natural world as a free and unlimited good.

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A moral of Garrett Hardin's parable "The Tragedy of the Commons" is that there can be a difference between the private costs and the social costs of a business activity.

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William F.Baxter addresses environmental ethics by noting

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An ordinary example of an ecosystem is a pond.

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