In a recent survey of 1,500 Americans, what percentage agreed that under some circumstances people should have the right to die?
A) 15
B) 35
C) 50
D) 70
Question 2When the British conductor Edward Downes and his wife Joan died together in Switzerland in 2009, new concerns rose about the slippery slope of physician-assisted dying because
A) although Edward was terminally ill, he was also clinically depressed.
B) the couple did not tell their children what they were planning.
C) only Joan met the criteria for physician-assisted dying.
D) the couple's request was denied in England, where physician-assisted dying is also legal.
Question 3Compared to doctors in the Netherlands, those in Oregon are __________ to implement physician-assisted dying.
A) just as reluctant
B) more reluctant
C) less reluctant
D) just as eager
Question 4Dr. Paul, a physician who practices in Oregon, has approved 10 requests for physician-assisted dying this year. If he is typical, how many of his patients changed their minds and decided they did not want him to help them die?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 5
D) 7
Question 5In Oregon, physicians approve about what percentage of the requests for physician-assisted dying?
A) 17
B) 38
C) 57
D) 78 percent
Question 6In the first 17 years after Oregon made physician-assisted dying legal, how many terminally ill people have taken advantage of the law to commit suicide?
A) 42
B) 214
C) 401
D) 1042
Question 7Peter, who is terminally ill and lives in Oregon, has just asked his doctor for the second time, in front of witnesses, to help him die. The correct response on the part of his doctor, according to Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, is
A) Certainly. I'll schedule it for as soon as you like.
B) I can't do it until you request it for a third time.
C) Let me tell you what alternatives there are at this stage.
D) You're asking me to commit an illegal act, which I won't do.
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