Quiz

Test you understanding of key chapter concepts by working through this quiz. You can check your answer by clicking on the arrow to the right or on what you think the correct answer is.  The correct answer will then be revealed to you for that question.

1. Harmful products presenting particular ethical concerns are those that

  1. do harm if overused
  2. do harm if used incorrectly
  3. do harm when used normally
  4. do harm to those who don’t understand their use

 

 

Answer:

C. do harm when used normally

 

2. Tobacco-related deaths will increase most in countries with

  1. high incomes
  2. low to middle incomes
  3. well-developed tobacco-related healthcare systems
  4. poorly developed tobacco-related healthcare systems

 

Answer:

B. low to middle incomes

 

3. Alcohol is

  1. a drug whose harm is overstated
  2. the drug of choice among young people
  3. the drug of choice among older people
  4. a drug that is less dangerous than illicit drugs

 

Answer:

B. the drug of choice among young people

 

4. Perceived normative behaviour in relation to alcohol consumption is

  1. over-estimated
  2. under-estimated
  3. accurate
  4. not understood

 

Answer:

A. over-estimated

 

5. Tobacco promotion

  1. has only an associative effect on smoking commencement
  2. has a direct causal effect on smoking commencement
  3. has little effect on smoking commencement
  4. has no effect on smoking commencement

 

Answer:

B. has a direct causal effect on smoking commencement

 

6. Alcohol promotion is

  1. not restricted
  2. restricted by legislation only
  3. restricted by self-regulation only
  4. restricted by a combination of legislation and self-regulation

 

Answer:

D. restricted by a combination of legislation and self-regulation

 

7. Partial or full alcohol bans

  1. would be unethical
  2. would yield substantial benefits to the wider economy
  3. would yield no benefits to the wider economy
  4. would cause harm

 

Answer:

B. would yield substantial benefits to the wider economy

 

8. Regulation of the marketing of harmful products is

  1. based around traditional mass media
  2. based on non-broadcast media
  3. able to cover digital media
  4. easily adapted to new media forms

 

Answer:

A. based around traditional mass media

 

9. One of the major benefits of social media is that

  1. it enables people to hide their real identity
  2. it enables people to express their self-identity
  3. it enables people to admire ‘cool’ others
  4. it enables people to boast about their use of harmful products

 

Answer:

B. it enables people to express their self-identity

10. The precautionary principle suggests that

  1. evidence is needed before any regulation is considered
  2. action should be taken only after harm occurs
  3. action should be taken to prevent harm
  4. evidence is irrelevant when considering regulation

 

Answer:

C. action should be taken to prevent harm