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Question 14 • Common Core ELA 10-CR

Read the text below and answer the question that follows. A poor man has tried every legal means possible to get the medicine that will save his child’s life. He is placed in a situation where it would be easy to steal enough money to purchase the medicine, and he is unlikely to be caught. Which kind of dilemma does this incident represent?

Answer
A
moral
B
generational
C
technical
D
cultural

Explanation

This is a moral dilemma because the man must choose between stealing, which is wrong and illegal, and saving his child’s life. The conflict centers on competing ethical concerns, not a technical problem, a difference between generations, or a cultural disagreement. The correct choice is A, moral.

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