Chapter 1 Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics 1) Which definition most accurately describes applied ethics? A) The legal application of moral standards that concern benefiting the public B) The practical application of moral standards that are meant to benefit the patient C) The legal application of moral standards that benefit the patient D) The legal application of moral standards that are based on the sincerity of a person's beliefs Answer: B 2) Illegal actions are A) usually unethical. B) seldom unethical. C) not unethical. D) not related to ethics. Answer: A 3) Laws are rules or required actions that are A) written by the people to control the actions of criminals. B) moral decisions about how the population should live. C) ethical considerations regarding the cultural beliefs of the population. D) prescribed by an authority and have a binding legal force. Answer: D 4) The purpose of law is to A) provide a way of measuring our actions. B) punish us when our actions break the law. C) provide moral decision-making standards. D) A and B. Answer: D 5) The study of a b