Question 1

The richest 10 percent of people in the world amass 54 percent of the global income,whereas the poorest 40 percent get ______ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  30
B)  5
C)  1
D)  40E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Critics of Peter Singer's view admit that we do have an obligation to aid distant people but,they say,we also have a duty to help:

Accepted Answer

A)  those with whom we have a special relationship.
B)  everyone near us.
C)  our enemies.
D)  foreign governments.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Garrett Hardin argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the rich should aid the poor and hungry but not to the level of marginal utility.
B)  the rich should not aid the poor and hungry because doing so will only invite catastrophe for rich and poor alike.
C)  the rich should not aid the poor and hungry because doing so will curb the world's population.
D)  the rich should aid the poor and hungry because Peter Singer's argument is persuasive.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

According to Peter Singer's theory,we (the affluent) ought to give to the needy until we reach the level of marginal utility-which means that in giving the appropriate amount,we would reduce ourselves to very near the material circumstances of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a middle-class American.
B)  a Bengali refugee.
C)  an immigrant from working-class Britain.
D)  the average citizen of the United Arab Emirates.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Peter Singer asserts that our moral duty applies to needy people regardless of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the harm our contributions may cause.
B)  our own resources.
C)  their distance from us.
D)  their need.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 17: Global Economic Justice

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Garrett Hardin argues that:

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Peter Singer asserts that our moral duty applies to needy people regardless of:

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The richest 10 percent of people in the world amass 54 percent of the global income,whereas the poorest 40 percent get ______ percent.

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Critics of Peter Singer's view admit that we do have an obligation to aid distant people but,they say,we also have a duty to help:

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Exam 17: Global Economic Justice

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The richest 10 percent of people in the world amass 54 percent of the global income,whereas the poorest 40 percent get ______ percent.

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Critics of Peter Singer's view admit that we do have an obligation to aid distant people but,they say,we also have a duty to help:

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