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Ch17 - Political Violence War, Terrorism & Torture

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Chapter 17 Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture

MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. The resort to violence for political ends is referred to as: a. mass violence. c. political violence. b. state violence. d. purposeful.

ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 539 TOP: I. Political Violence MSC: Factual

  1. As defined in the text, the physical or psychological attack on, or the vigorous abuse of, persons, causing their suffering, injury, or death is: a. war. c. hatred in action. b. terrorism. d. violence.

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 539 TOP: I. The Meaning of Violence MSC: Factual

  1. Most people hold that violence is: a. neither right nor wrong. c. prima facie right. b. unfortunate but not evil. d. prima facie wrong.

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 540 TOP: I. Violence: Prima Facie Wrong? MSC: Applied

  1. A plausible nonconsequentialist argument for pacifism is: a. war is always wrong because in the deliberate killing of human beings it violates a fundamental right—the right to life. b. war is never justified, because it always produces more bad than good. The catastrophic loss of life and the widespread destruction of war can never offset whatever political or material gains are achieved; riches, land, oil, or power cannot outweigh the carnage. c. war inevitably leads to more war, and multiple wars can never outweigh the good that might come out of so many conflicts. d. the loss of even one life in a war is so catastrophically bad that no amount of good resulting from the war could counterbalance it.

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 541 TOP: I. Violence: A Violation of People’s Rights MSC: Applied

  1. Eminent realists of the past and present include: a. Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, and Henry Kissinger. b. Henry Kissinger, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Jimmy Carter. c. Reinhold Niebuhr, Thomas Hobbes, and Barack Obama. d. Niccolò Machiavelli, George W. Bush, and Henry Kissinger.

ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 540 TOP: I. Realism MSC: Factual

  1. The view that moral standards are not applicable to war and that it must be judged only on how well it serves state interests is known as: a. cynicism. c. realism. b. just war theory. d. pacifism.

ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 540 TOP: I. Realism MSC: Factual

  1. The view that war is never morally permissible is known as: a. just war theory. c. internationalism. b. pacifism. d. realism.

ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: 540 TOP: I. Pacifism MSC: Factual

  1. In just war theory, the justification for resorting to war has traditionally been labeled: a. jus in bello. c. justice of conflict. b. just cause principle. d. jus ad bellum.

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 541 TOP: I. Just War Theory MSC: Factual

  1. The doctrine that war may be morally permissible under stipulated conditions is known as: a. realism. c. just war theory. b. justice in war. d. justice of war.

ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 541 TOP: I. Just War Theory MSC: Factual

  1. Suppose State A launches an unprovoked attack on State B. According to the usual interpretation of just war theory, State B has just cause for going to war against State A—namely: a. revenge. c. expectation of success. b. self-defense against attack. d. profits in war.

ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: 541 TOP: I.G. The Justice of War MSC: Applied

  1. A war launched because an attack from another state is not actual but merely feared is known as a(n): a. preemptive war. c. preventive war. b. immediate war. d. imminent war.

ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 542 TOP: I.G. The Justice of War MSC: Applied

  1. In war the distinction between combatant and noncombatant is: a. often not very clear. c. very clear to troops on the ground. b. unambiguous in actual situations. d. impossible to make.

ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 543 TOP: I.G. Justice in War MSC: Applied

  1. People who should not be intentionally attacked in war are said to have: a. war immunity. c. noncombatant immunity. b. state protection. d. special status.

ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 543 TOP: I.G. Justice in War MSC: Applied

a. morally permissible. c. neither right nor wrong. b. morally impermissible. d. permissible to save lives.

ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: 552 TOP: I.I. Can Torture Be Justified? MSC: Applied

  1. Suppose you are a utilitarian, and suppose it is an empirical fact that wars invariably cause more bad consequences than good. To be consistent, you then would have to accept the view known as: a. personal pacifism. c. realism. b. just war pacifism. d. antiwar pacifism.

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 550 TOP: II.A. Antiwar Pacifism MSC: Factual

  1. Suppose you are an immunity theorist, and you hear that an attack by American soldiers on a group of twenty ruthless terrorists has resulted in the death not only of the terrorists but also of one noncombatant woman. As an immunity theorist you would judge this action to be: a. permissible. b. impermissible. c. justified but regrettable. d. justified only because so many terrorists were killed.

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 551 TOP: II. Treatment of Noncombatants MSC: Applied

  1. Consider the “ticking bomb” scenario, which is used to justify using torture to fight terrorism. Some who are opposed to torture believe that ticking-bomb scenarios are too contrived to be taken seriously; such states of affairs simply don’t happen in the real world. A plausible counterargument to this position is that: a. ticking-bomb situations happen all the time. b. ticking-bomb situations have often been depicted in movies and TV series. c. in light of what we know about terrorists’ ethnicity, we have good reasons to believe that ticking-bomb situations are possible. d. in light of what we know about terrorist tactics and aims (and about police cases that resemble ticking-bomb scenarios), we have good reasons to believe that ticking-bomb situations are possible.

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 557 TOP: III. Moral Arguments MSC: Applied

  1. Assume that the U. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 was an act of self-defense against the Taliban regime. An antiwar pacifist would probably judge the war to be ________, and a humanitarian interventionist would say that ________. a. justified; this is not a case of humanitarian intervention b. unjustified; this is not a case of humanitarian intervention c. unjustified; the war was justified as a humanitarian intervention d. justified; the war was justified as a humanitarian intervention

ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: 595 TOP: IV. War in Afghanistan MSC: Factual

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Ch17 - Political Violence War, Terrorism & Torture

Course: Ethics (Phil 3010)

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University: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

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Chapter 17 Political Violence: War, Terrorism, and Torture
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The resort to violence for political ends is referred to as:
a. mass violence. c. political violence.
b. state violence. d. purposeful.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 539 TOP: I.A. Political Violence
MSC: Factual
2. As defined in the text, the physical or psychological attack on, or the vigorous abuse of, persons,
causing their suffering, injury, or death is:
a. war. c. hatred in action.
b. terrorism. d. violence.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 539
TOP: I.B. The Meaning of Violence MSC: Factual
3. Most people hold that violence is:
a. neither right nor wrong. c. prima facie right.
b. unfortunate but not evil. d. prima facie wrong.
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 540
TOP: I.C. Violence: Prima Facie Wrong? MSC: Applied
4. A plausible nonconsequentialist argument for pacifism is:
a. war is always wrong because in the deliberate killing of human beings it violates a
fundamental right—the right to life.
b. war is never justified, because it always produces more bad than good. The catastrophic
loss of life and the widespread destruction of war can never offset whatever political or
material gains are achieved; riches, land, oil, or power cannot outweigh the carnage.
c. war inevitably leads to more war, and multiple wars can never outweigh the good that
might come out of so many conflicts.
d. the loss of even one life in a war is so catastrophically bad that no amount of good
resulting from the war could counterbalance it.
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 541
TOP: I.D. Violence: A Violation of People’s Rights MSC: Applied
5. Eminent realists of the past and present include:
a. Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, and Henry Kissinger.
b. Henry Kissinger, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Jimmy Carter.
c. Reinhold Niebuhr, Thomas Hobbes, and Barack Obama.
d. Niccolò Machiavelli, George W. Bush, and Henry Kissinger.
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 540 TOP: I.E. Realism
MSC: Factual
6. The view that moral standards are not applicable to war and that it must be judged only on how well it
serves state interests is known as:
a. cynicism. c. realism.
b. just war theory. d. pacifism.

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