1. CATEGORY 1: Assessing student moral opinions on the topic

2. We have no moral duty to help the needy in distant lands.
Agree
Disagree

3. We have a moral obligation to aid the poor and hungry of the world.
Agree
Disagree

4. Feeding the hungry in other counties is morally wrong because doing so makes their situation worse.
Agree
Disagree

5. We should strive for an equal distribution of goods among all persons.
Agree
Disagree

6. We should give to the poor and hungry even if it lowers our own standard of living.
Agree
Disagree

7. We may have a duty to help those in need, but we also have a duty to ourselves—we have rights.
Agree
Disagree

8. We may have a duty to help those in need, but we also have a duty to ourselves—we have rights.
Agree
Disagree

9. Rich countries should not give food to poor, overpopulated countries.
Agree
Disagree

10. CATEGORY 2: Assessing student assumptions about and knowledge of the issue

11. The richest 10 percent of people in the world amass 54 percent of the global income, while the poorest 40 percent amass only 5 percent.
True
False
correct answer is a: True 11

12. 1.4 million 1.4 billion 5 billion
Of the planet’s 6 billion people, _____ of them survive on less than $1.25 a day.
1.4 million
1.4 billion
5 billion
correct answer is b: 1.4 billion] 12

13. In 2005, the wealthiest 20 percent of the world consumed over ____ percent of its goods.35 50 75
correct answer is d: 75 13