PF 100.

01 REMEDIAL COURSE CAT

4/6/14

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all questions
2. This paper consists of 30 MCQs to be
completed within 60 minutes
3. Choose one best answer only for each
question and shade the corresponding
bubble in the answer sheet provided.
 1. The limit of paternalism requiring
moral and hierarchical submission is
derived from the following theory:
A. Utilitarianism
B. Virtue ethics
C. Kantian ethics (deontological ethics)
D. Feudist
E. Aristotalism
 2. All the following relationship are
hierarchical , whereby the former
exercises wisdom and power of
A.
supervision
Ruler to Subject
to the later except:
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Father to Sons
C. Husband to Wife
D. Elder Brother to Younger Brother
E. Friend to Friend
 3. According to Miller , the only reason
A. To for
allow an individual
accepting to enjoy the is:
paternalism fruits of
life.
B. To improve an individual’s morals
C. To streamline everyone’s actions
D. To protect other people from the liberal
conduct of the individual
E. To protect the law
 4. Paternalism has been practiced in Medical
Sciences, especially in clinical practice. The
following situation s warrants exercising
paternalism, except.
A. To protect and resuscitate a drowning person,
without his consent.
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To transfuse a critically ill individual after a
massive bleed due to trauma without seeking
consent.
C. To operate a cranial hematoma in an
unconscious , unaccompanied individual
D. Euthanasia
E. Neonatal resuscitation in an asphyxiated child
 5. Imposing paternalism is justified in
A. all thehelmets
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B. Smoking in public places
C. Smoking privately
D. Illegal drugs, e.g. marijuana, cocaine, heroin
E. Refusing life-saving medical treatment on
religious grounds for yourself/your children
 6. Arguments against Euthanasia
A. It flaunts the
include allOriginal Hippocraticexcept
the following Oath :
includes “I will not give a lethal drug to anyone
if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan”
B. Hope of cure or “medical miracle”
C. Open to abuse, with a possibility of patients
being pressured by hospitals or families
D. It erodes the sanctity of all human life
E. It removes prolonged agonizing death due to a
futile illness
 7. The limits of paternalism justifies the
A. Circumcision of the male infant
B.
following practices for the
Circumcision of the female child
child:
C. Practice of Uvulectomy
D. Traditional tattooing
E. All of the above
 8. Moral ethical principles which rule the
A. limit
First of
dopaternalism are based
no harm, therefore need upon
to havethe
evidence based benefit of a :particular
following
practice, even if that is a cultural practice.
B. Religion
C. Common practices in a culture
D. Parents are superior and the care-taker of the
child
E. All of above
 9. A doctor is required to balance the
A. level of paternalism
Inform andoftherefore
about a procedure the
treatment and
following
give all the possibleare true except:
options
B. Allow the individual to decide the options
and choose an option due to financial
situation
C. Obtain consent
D. Emergency resuscitation of a collapsed
individual
E. Gender based Violence
 10. In the context of paternalism , drug
A. Should be madeabuse:
illegal because it is a
social evil
B. It should not be made illegal, because it
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is an individual choice
C. Should be regulated to some drugs only
, such as marijuana
D. All forms should be made illegal, except
that used in hospital setting
E. All arguments are acceptable, with some
limitations.
 11. All are true with respect to Good
A. Patient careconduct
Professional first EXCEPT:
B. Service/ public leadership
C. Judgment care to the patient
D. Collaboration service
E. Lifelong learning
 12. All are true with respect tom UN
A. Human Right
Maintain SystemPeace
International EXCEPT:
and
Security
B. Inheritance to the person cannot be given
nor taken away in accordance with law
C. Human Rights cannot be realized in
isolation from each other
D. Must be pursued to full extent of
available resources
E. Belong to every human being
 13. The following are true with respect
to the Principles of Professionalism
A. EXCEPT:
An obligation to the common good of the
society
B. Performing diagnostic procedures
according to the physician knowledge
C. To care for patients at the risk to
themselves
D. Duties to family
E. Resorting to legal steps when necessary to
protect the patient
 14. All are true with respect to
A. Itconfidentiality
is not clearly statedEXCEPT:
in the Hippocratic

Oath
B. It is based on respect for autonomy
C. It is based on the loyalty owed by the
Physician
D. Its disregard would discourage patients
from revealing some diagnostic information
E. It may conflict with some other social
needs
 15. All are true with respect to
A. Physician
Respect duties
patients’ EXCEPT:
dignity and privacy
B. Listen to patients and respect their views
C. Give patient information in academic and
professional level
D. Make care of every patient your first
concern
E. Recognize limits of professional
competence
 16. Values are important and lasting beliefs or ideals
shared by members of a culture about what is good or
bad and desirable or undesirable. Which of the
following is NOT an essential value for a health care
practitioner (HCP)?
A. HCP has to wear clothes considered decent by the

society in which they work.

B. HCP always has to respect and uphold beliefs and
practices of the community they serve
C. HCP should have good working relationships with
other members of the health team.
D. HCP should always strive at enabling clients to
make informed decisions about their
conditions/problems
E. HCP should ensure that in situations of disclosure
of professional information ethical principles are
observed.
 17. Which of the following statements is NOT
CORRECT regarding the essential attributes of
a health practitioner?
A. Has to provide complete professional
information to patients and relatives when asked
B. Has to be courageous and able to discuss
difficult issues with clients
C. Should do what clients want/have agreed to be
done to them and not otherwise
D. Should have a caring attitude and practice to
clients and relatives
E. Should be able to facilitate clients’
understanding of complex issues.
 18. Which of the following statements in
MOST CORRECT regarding a health care
A.
practitioner?
Should ALWAYS provide to patients full
information concerning their disease prognosis.

B. If asked s/he should ALWAYS provide to employer

patient’s full information concerning their disease
C. Should ALWAYS provide to parents/spouse
patients’ full information concerning their disease
D. Should provide professional information when
asked by a Court order.
E. A good heath care provider should always
encourage patients to know about their disease even
if they categorically say they do not wish to know.
 19. Which of the following statements is
NOT correct regarding health practitioners
A. They may have access to personal privilege
information of their clients
B. Society expects them to conduct themselves
professionally at all times
C. They have the right to demand for better
salaries including stoppage of services
D. They should be culture sensitive when
attending their clients even if their beliefs/culture
is different
E. Should consider information acquired in the
course of duty as “professional information” and
treat it as such.
 20. Withholding information from patients
can be justified in the following situations
A. When the patient is mentally incapable of
EXCEPT?
understanding the situation
B. In case of a child when s/he is unable to understand
C. In an Emergency medical condition when
disclosure of information is considered unsafe or
time consuming.
D. For prisoners of war who have committed crimes
against humanity
E. When a competent health practitioner decides for a
seemingly capable patient that it is to the patient’s
best interest not to know certain information
 21. What is Professionalism?
A. A professional man or woman is one who does
any work useful to the society
B. Is the conduct, aims or qualities that
characterize a professional person
C. Is about having a strong sense of what is right
or wrong
D. Is an ability to set priorities in order to
accomplish a given task on time
E. Is the person who always looks smart, punctual
and never accept bribery
 22. What is the difference between
A. ethics
Morality and morality?
is the distinction between right and
wrong while Ethics are standards of conduct (or
social norms) that prescribe behavior
B. Morality are standards of conduct (or social
norms) that prescribe behavior while Ethics is the
distinction between right and wrong
C. Morality is that which falls within the limits
prescribed by ethical behavior
D. Ethical behavior is that which falls beyond the
limits prescribed by morality
E. A, B, C and D are correct answers
 23. One of the following statements is
A. not true
Moralpatterning ethics
standard distinguish andright
between molarity
and
wrong, good and bad, virtue and vice, justice and
injustice.
B. Ethics are inborn trait therefore cannot be taught
C. Ethics are not general standards of conduct but the
standards of a particular profession, occupation,
institution, or group within society
D. Ethics is used as a modifier for another word e.g.
medical ethics
E. Most people can improve their ethical decision-
making through education and practice
 24. What is the difference between
A. ethics
We use the coerciveand
powerLaw?
of government to
enforce ethics while We often “punish” people who
disobey laws by simply expressing our disapproval
B. Ethics and morals tend to be less technical and
complex while Laws are often expressed in highly
technical and complex jargon.
C. In laws the authority is both internal and external
while in ethics the authority is internal only
D. Much of ethical issues are addressed in laws
E. In laws the authority and external only while in
ethics the authority is both internal and external
 25. Professionalism incorporate all of
A. the following competences
Accountability except:
B. Passion
C. Selflessness
D. Sensitivity to culture, age,
gender and Disability
E. Uprightness
 26. The limit of paternalism requiring
moral and hierarchical submission is
derived from the following theory:
A. Utilitarianism
B. Virtue ethics
C. Kantian ethics (deontological
ethics)
D. Feudist
E. Aristotalism
 27. All the following relationship are
hierarchical, whereby the former
exercises wisdom and power of
supervision to the later except:
A. Ruler to Subject
B. Father to Son
C. Husband to Wife

D. Elder Brother to Younger Brother

E. Friend to Friend
 28. According to Miller , the only
A. reason for accepting paternalism is:
To allow an individual to enjoy the
fruits of life.
B. To improve an individual’s morals
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To streamline everyone’s actions
D. To protect other people from the
liberal conduct of the individual
E. To protect the law
 29. Paternalism has been practiced in Medical
Sciences, especially in clinical practice. The
following situation s warrants exercising
paternalism, except.
A. To protect and resuscitate a drowning
person, without his consent.
B. To transfuse a critically ill individual after a
massive bleed due to trauma without seeking
consent.
C. To operate a cranial hematoma in an
unconscious , unaccompanied individual
D. Euthanasia
E. Neonatal resuscitation in an asphyxiated
child
 30. Imposing paternalism is justified in
A. all the following
Motorcycle helmetsexcept :
B. Smoking in public places
C. Smoking privately
D. Illegal drugs, e.g. marijuana,
cocaine, heroin
E. Refusing life-saving medical

treatment on religious grounds for

yourself/your children