Passive euthanasia is to active euthanasia as ____________ is to _______________.
A) physician-assisted dying; physician-assisted suicide
B) physician-assisted suicide; physician-assisted dying
C) deliberately inducing death; withholding medical treatment
D) withholding medical treatment; deliberately inducing death
Question 2Euthanasia is Greek for
A) pulling the plug.
B) good or easy death.
C) ending the suffering.
D) mercy killing.
Question 3When patients request not to be resuscitated in case their heart stops beating, they can expect doctors to comply with their request in about what percentage of the time?
A) 99
B) 79
C) 69
D) 49
Question 4At the hospital, Adam noticed that the patient in the room next to his brother had a sign on the door saying DNR on it. When he asked about it, he was told that it meant that the patient
A) was highly contagious.
B) died and was about to be removed.
C) wanted to be allowed to die if his heart stopped.
D) refused all treatment.
Question 5Approximately what percentage of Americans has advance directives in place?
A) 3
B) 13
C) 33
D) 53
Question 6Morgan named her sister Tara as health care proxy on a durable power of attorney for health care. Accordingly, if Morgan is terminally ill and incapacitated, Tara will
A) be able to pull the plug on Morgan.
B) follow what she believes to be Morgan's wishes regarding course of treatment.
C) make decisions about Morgan's treatment based on her own preferences.
D) permit doctors to do whatever they believe is necessary.
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