Larry's House Has Caught Fire, and He Is Trapped Inside

question 56

Multiple Choice

Larry's house has caught fire, and he is trapped inside. The neighbors called 911. Two firefighters and one of the neighbors (an accountant) entered the house in an attempt to save Larry. Another neighbor tore away the screening around Larry's porch so that his dog could run to safety. The neighbor who entered the burning house was frightened but had always valued the concept of heroism. Now faced with the opportunity, he chose to act heroically. In this example, heroism is an example of a(n) ________________.

• A)imperfect duty
• B)universal obligation
• C)personal obligation
• D)moral obligation

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Definitions:

Oblique Cabinet

Oblique Cabinet is a type of pictorial drawing technique in which an object's front face is drawn true size, but other surfaces are receded at an angle, typically to render depth.

Perspective

A drawing or representation technique that illustrates dimensions through a particular viewpoint, giving depth and spatial relationships.

Isometric Sketch

A method of graphical representation allowing the visualization of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions, where the three axes appear equally foreshortened and the angles between them are 120 degrees.

Receding Axes

A term used in perspective drawing, indicating axes that give the illusion of depth by appearing to recede into the distance.