Question 1

Which of the following is a reason why Reiman thinks it's unlikely that the death penalty will deter any potential murderers?

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A)   Nothing can deter potential murderers.
B)   People do not consider risks in as crude a way as van den Haag suggests.
C)   There is good evidence that most people would not wear their seatbelts, even if the punishment for not doing so was the death penalty.
D)   Anyone considering committing a crime in the contemporary United States is already facing a substantial risk of ending up dead along the way.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

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Question 3

Van den Haag argues that the irrevocability of the death penalty supports a demand for

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A)   more proof of a deterrent effect than revocable practices require.
B)   some reason to expect more deterrence from the death penalty than revocable practices.
C)   Both a and b
D)   Neither a nor bE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The claim that execution is proportional to murder relies on the assumption that all human lives are roughly equal in

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A)   happiness.
B)   duration.
C)   accomplishments.
D)   None of the aboveE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

According to Nathanson, the punishment for some crime is just only if

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A)   it treats the wrongdoer just as the wrongdoer treated their victim.
B)   it deprives the wrongdoer of the same amount of value as that which they deprived her victim of.
C)   worse crimes are punished more harshly, while lesser crimes are punished less harshly.
D)   it sufficiently deters similar crimes.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Is Reiman right that execution, like torture, is "too horrible to be done by civilized human beings to their fellows?" Do you agree with Reiman that execution belongs in the same moral category as torture? Why or why not?

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Question 7

What is Reiman's vision for human civilization? How does his position on the death penalty advance that vision? How does the message he thinks punishment practices should send differ from the message van den Haag thinks punishment practices should send?

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Question 8

According to Primoratz, a punishment is proportional only if it

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A)   treats the wrongdoer just as the wrongdoer treated their victim.
B)   deprives the wrongdoer of the same amount of value as that which he deprived their victim of.
C)   ensures that the wrongdoer will not do the same wrong again in the future.
D)   None of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Van den Haag thinks the death penalty could only be justified on the grounds that it

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A)   deters others.
B)   does justice.
C)   Either a or b
D)   Neither a nor bE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following is not a primary justification for punishment?

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A)   Retributivism
B)   Remission
C)   Rehabilitation
D)   DeterrenceE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

If Nathanson's proportional retributivism is true, then

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A)   murder must be punished more harshly than assault.
B)   drug laws are unjustified.
C)   the only just punishment for murder is the death penalty.
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

How does Primoratz respond to the objection that there is a chance that innocent people will be executed?

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A)   He denies that this ever happens.
B)   He admits that this is a good reason to prohibit capital punishment in our society.
C)   He admits this but claims that it would still be unjust to abolish capital punishment.
D)   He points out that innocent people are killed by all sorts of permissible activities.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The Argument from Just Deserts relies on the claim that murderers deserve to die. What do you believe is the best available argument in support of that conclusion? Contrast the argument you suggest with the principle of lex talionis.

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Question 15

Under what circumstances does van den Haag think the death penalty leads to a net loss?

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A)   The death penalty is imposed with no deterrent effect.
B)   The death penalty deters some future murderers.
C)   The death penalty is imposed without enacting justice.
D)   The death penalty is imposed, and it enacts justice.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Under what circumstances does van den Haag think the death penalty leads to a net gain?

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A)   The death penalty is imposed with no deterrent effect.
B)   The death penalty deters some future murderers.
C)   The death penalty is imposed without enacting justice.
D)   The death penalty is imposed, and it enacts justice.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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