Question 1

Why, according to the retributivists, should people be punished?

Accepted Answer

A) revenge 
B) utility 
C) deterrence 
D) desert 
A) revenge 
B) utility 
C) deterrence 
D) desert D

Question 2

Who proposed the theory of a "just society"?

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle 
B) Robert Nozick 
C) George Bush 
D) John Rawls 
A) Aristotle 
B) Robert Nozick 
C) George Bush 
D) John Rawls D

Question 3

Restitution theories believe that when a crime is committed a victim should

Accepted Answer

A) seek compensation. 
B) seek revenge. 
C) seek help. 
D) seek punishment. 
A) seek compensation. 
B) seek revenge. 
C) seek help. 
D) seek punishment. A

Question 4

"An eye for an eye" fits with an)_______theory of punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) utilitarian 
B) conservative 
C) retributivist 
D) distributivist 
A) utilitarian 
B) conservative 
C) retributivist 
D) distributivist

Question 5

The theory of deterrence is a_______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) desert 
B) results 
C) restitution 
D) compensation 
A) desert 
B) results 
C) restitution 
D) compensation

Question 6

Who have been accused of thinking of punishment in terms of use rather than justice?

Accepted Answer

A) The retributivists 
B) The Utilitarians 
C) The Quakers 
D) The restitutionists 
A) The retributivists 
B) The Utilitarians 
C) The Quakers 
D) The restitutionists

Question 7

As an egalitarian you would distribute rewards

Accepted Answer

A) on need. 
B) on ability. 
C) on merit. 
D) equally without regard for need or merit. 
A) on need. 
B) on ability. 
C) on merit. 
D) equally without regard for need or merit.

Question 8

Justice should be collective rather than individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All that counts for the utilitarians is whether rewards or punishments are deserved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How we dispense good or bad, reward and punishment, is called distributive justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who believed that offenders should be punished only if they deserve it and not for any consequences that may come of it?

Accepted Answer

A) Mill 
B) Bentham 
C) Kant 
D) Sidgewick 
A) Mill 
B) Bentham 
C) Kant 
D) Sidgewick

Question 12

Someone who synthesizes all the theories of rewards and punishments together is known as a nephrologist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What kind of case presents difficulties for all the theories of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) Where harm occurs but the people causing it are clearly irresponsible. 
B) Where harm occurs but the people causing it are really without fault. 
C) Where harm does not occur but could if people were slightly more unlucky. 
D) Where harm does occur but the people causing it cannot be caught. 
A) Where harm occurs but the people causing it are clearly irresponsible. 
B) Where harm occurs but the people causing it are really without fault. 
C) Where harm does not occur but could if people were slightly more unlucky. 
D) Where harm does occur but the people causing it cannot be caught.

Question 14

One of the weaknesses of deterrence theories is that if they work they work just as well on the innocent as well as the guilty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As a _________you would allocate rewards and punishments based on results.

Accepted Answer

A) Libertarian 
B) Republican 
C) Utilitarian 
D) Kantian 
A) Libertarian 
B) Republican 
C) Utilitarian 
D) Kantian

Question 16

The retributivist believes that the results are what really count.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Restitution is the idea that punishment should be stopped or "rested."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Justice is concerned with the future - what people will do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

John Rawls believes that human rights are natural rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Why, according to the retributivists, should people be punished?

Who proposed the theory of a "just society"?

Restitution theories believe that when a crime is committed a victim should

"An eye for an eye" fits with an)_______theory of punishment.

The theory of deterrence is a_______ theory.

Who have been accused of thinking of punishment in terms of use rather than justice?

As an egalitarian you would distribute rewards

Justice should be collective rather than individual.

All that counts for the utilitarians is whether rewards or punishments are deserved.

How we dispense good or bad, reward and punishment, is called distributive justice.

Who believed that offenders should be punished only if they deserve it and not for any consequences that may come of it?

Someone who synthesizes all the theories of rewards and punishments together is known as a nephrologist.

What kind of case presents difficulties for all the theories of punishment?

One of the weaknesses of deterrence theories is that if they work they work just as well on the innocent as well as the guilty.

As a _________you would allocate rewards and punishments based on results.

The retributivist believes that the results are what really count.

Restitution is the idea that punishment should be stopped or "rested."

Justice is concerned with the future - what people will do.

John Rawls believes that human rights are natural rights.

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Consequentialist Teleologicaltheories of Morality

Nonconsequentialist Deontologicaltheories of Morality

Virtue Ethics

Absolutism Versus Relativism

Freedom Versus Determinism

Setting up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles

The Taking of Human Life

Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing

Abortion

Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing

Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality

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Exam 7: Reward and Punishment

Why, according to the retributivists, should people be punished?

Who proposed the theory of a "just society"?

Restitution theories believe that when a crime is committed a victim should

"An eye for an eye" fits with an)_______theory of punishment.

The theory of deterrence is a_______ theory.

Who have been accused of thinking of punishment in terms of use rather than justice?

As an egalitarian you would distribute rewards

Justice should be collective rather than individual.

All that counts for the utilitarians is whether rewards or punishments are deserved.

How we dispense good or bad, reward and punishment, is called distributive justice.

Who believed that offenders should be punished only if they deserve it and not for any consequences that may come of it?

Someone who synthesizes all the theories of rewards and punishments together is known as a nephrologist.

What kind of case presents difficulties for all the theories of punishment?

One of the weaknesses of deterrence theories is that if they work they work just as well on the innocent as well as the guilty.

As a _________you would allocate rewards and punishments based on results.

The retributivist believes that the results are what really count.

Restitution is the idea that punishment should be stopped or "rested."

Justice is concerned with the future - what people will do.

John Rawls believes that human rights are natural rights.

The Nature of Morality

Consequentialist Teleologicaltheories of Morality

Nonconsequentialist Deontologicaltheories of Morality

Virtue Ethics

Absolutism Versus Relativism

Freedom Versus Determinism

Setting up a Moral System: Basic Assumptions and Basic Principles

The Taking of Human Life

Allowing Someone to Die, Mercy Death, and Mercy Killing

Abortion

Lying, Cheating, Breaking Promises, and Stealing

Morality, Marriage, and Human Sexuality

Bioethics Ethical Issues in Medicine

Business and Media Ethics

Environmental Ethics

Filters