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Chapter Three QuizM2024-08-15T14:52:42-04:00

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Chapter Three Quiz

1. Question

Historically, the Christian church had a profound influence on scientific practice. Which of the following is an example of this?

a. Natural scientists believed their responsibility was to interpret and then report what they saw in the world independent of the religious teachings of the day.
b. Since animals cannot direct their own actions, they are merely instruments and exist for the sake of the human beings.
c. Research into the natural world was an examination of the orderly world created by God and consisted of reporting direct observation.
d. B and C

2. Question

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. During the Age of Enlightenment, scientists believed that animals were not a good model for understanding biological systems.
b. Although concerned about the welfare of their animals, certain scientists remained convinced that the costs to the animals were justified by the results of their research.
c. Prior to the Renaissance, much consideration was given to the thought that animals experienced pain.
d. A and C

3. Question

What discovery by Morton in 1847 offered a significant refinement in the use of animals in research?

a. CO2 for euthanasia
b. Stress reduction through social housing
c. Ether as an anesthetic
d. Penicillin as an antibiotic

4. Question

English physiologist and neurologist Marshall Hall was a pioneer in animal welfare in the 1800s. Which of the following was one of his notable contributions?

a. 5 guiding principles of vivisection
b. The Martin Act
c. A collaborative scientific society to establish best technical practices in vivisection
d. A movement to outlaw all painful procedures in animals

5. Question

What was one significant implication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species?

a. That animals are the most applicable model for human medical research.
b. The animals do suffer and that their suffering is morally significant.
c. That animals should be seen only as instruments for human need.
d. That the evolution of all animals from a common ancestor did not impact the moral superiority of humans.

6. Question

Which animal model greatly changed the capability for scientists in Europe, Britain and the United States to conduct extensive animal studies in the 1800s?

a. Transgenic mouse
b. Minipig
c. Laboratory rat
d. Inbred beagles

7. Question

Why was the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act enacted in the U.S. in 1938?

a. Due to the blinding of many women using untested mascara.
b. Because of public outrage over the use of animals in research.
c. In order to establish more federal funding for scientific research.
d. Due to the death of over 100 people (many who were children) caused by an untested solvent in Elixir Sulfanilamide, which was a highly toxic analogue of antifreeze.

8. Question

In 1959, W.M.S. Russell and R.L. Burch published The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique, which included the 3Rs. What are the 3Rs?

a. Reduce, reuse, refine
b. Reduction, refinement, replacement
c. Rights, responsibility, respect
d. Replace, respect, reserve

9. Question

The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique accomplished which of the following?

a. Shifted the debate about animal research from a philosophic to scientific.
b. Enraged the scientific establishment resulting in a work strike.
c. Caused those funding animal-based research to require implementation of the 3Rs in all funded studies immediately.
d. Provided groundwork for animal rights extremism.

10. Question

Which of the following is an early example of Replacement in research?

a. Using rats instead of dogs for vaccine testing.
b. Using cell lines from monkey kidneys as media for growing polio virus.
c. Using horse serum to produce insulin.
d. Requiring scientists to perform a literature search to justify painful procedures.

CHAPTER THREE
Earliest Records of Vivisection
The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
The Age of Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution
The Darwinian Revolution
That was Then, This is Now… The Modern Use of Animals in Research
Homework Assignment Three
The “Three R’s” and the Shifting Framework of the Animal Research Debate
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