--- title: Lifeboat choices — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Religion ethics description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 48 «Lifeboat choices» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/) / Lifeboat choices # Lifeboat choices The 15 questions of lesson 48 «Lifeboat choices» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school with their options, 86 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/). - [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t1/) — Your friend says, "In a lifeboat you should save the cleverest kids, cos they're worth more." What is the best reply? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t2/) — Brother: "Only one of us can go to the match, I'm older so it's mine, end of." Which response is fairest? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t3/) — "trolley problem's stupid, just pull the lever, 5 is more than 1 duh." What is weak about this? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t4/) — A judge asks: "In the burning house, why save the pet?" Which answer is best-reasoned? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t5/) — A classmate of no religion says, "Self-sacrifice is just for Christians." What is a fair answer? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t6/) — Your cousin says, "Jesus died because he was caught by accident." How would a Christian put it right? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t7/) — On a camping trip the older kids take all the marshmallows. "Tough, we're bigger." What would fair rules say? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t8/) — "It's too hard, there's no right answer, so I'll just do nothing." What is wrong with this? — right ✓ · ★★ - [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t9/) — Which statement about the trolley problem is true? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t10/) — "Last spot on the trip should go to Sam, he's my mate." What weak argument is this? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/t11/) — Who should get the one medicine, a strong adult or a very sick child? Which answer reasons best? — wrong ✗ · ★★ - [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/e1/) — Which of the following procedures is most generally regarded as fair for the allocation of a single remaining place among several equally entitled claimants? — wrong ✗ · exam - [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/e2/) — Identify the statement that most accurately characterises the dilemma commonly termed the trolley problem. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/e3/) — Pursuant to Christian teaching, select the response that most accurately states the place of self-sacrifice in the moral life. — wrong ✗ · exam - [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/48-lifeboat-choices/e4/) — Where a dilemma admits of no clearly correct resolution, determine the course which sound ethical reasoning recommends. — wrong ✗ · exam - ← previous: [47. The environment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/47-the-environment/) - next →: [49. Rights, duties and community dilemmas](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/49-rights-duties-and-community/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/religion-ethics/)