One Quiz and One essay
281838552Online quiz 3
Questions 1-5 are multiple-choice questions. You can only choose one answer to each multiple-choice question.
Questions 6-7 are essay questions about whistle-blowing.
Deadline: Thursday, November 8, 10 PM.
1. The agency that regulates safety and health issues on workplaces is:
1. SHOA
2. HOSA
3. SAHO
4. OSHA
2. The doctrine of employment at will is:
1. A moral principle
2. A common law principle
3. A legitimate principle
4. A liberal principle
3. The following rule is a common law defense for employers in case of accidents on workplaces:
1. The doctrine of negligence
2. The doctrine of contributory negligence
3. The doctrine of acceptable risk
4. None of these
4. It is possible to prosecute employers for homicide or manslaughter in case of accidents on workplaces:
1. True
2. False
3. True if the employee has no contract
4. False if the employee has a contract
5. It is possible for employees to voluntarily accept any risk of injury or even death:
1. True
2. False
3. True in the private sector, but not in the public sector
4. False in the private sector, but not in the public sector
6. Please discuss Davis’s comparison between the standard theory and the complicity theory of whistle-blowing. You should consider the following questions:
What is whistle-blowing? Why is whistle-blowing an issue? What principles regulate whistle-blowing? Is his comparison fair? Do the two theories have different ethical concerns? How does Davis test the theories?
7. Explain briefly why Duska does not believe that we need to justify whistle-blowing.