Question 1

According to the author "business ethics" is an oxymoron.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Who said that the ideal of journalism was the "communication of truth"?

Accepted Answer

A) The Disney corporation who own ABC amongst others) 
B) Patterson and Wilkins 
C) Princess Diana 
D) Bill Clinton 
A) The Disney corporation who own ABC amongst others) 
B) Patterson and Wilkins 
C) Princess Diana 
D) Bill Clinton B

Question 3

Doing anything you can to get the customer to buy the product is known in advertising as the fairest approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The type of justice that involves reimbursement for services rendered is called

Accepted Answer

A) Exchange Justice. 
B) Distributive Justice. 
C) Social Justice. 
D) Retributive Justice. 
A) Exchange Justice. 
B) Distributive Justice. 
C) Social Justice. 
D) Retributive Justice.

Question 5

According to the author, no right is so important that it _________supersedes all the others.

Accepted Answer

A) often 
B) always 
C) mostly 
D) never 
A) often 
B) always 
C) mostly 
D) never

Question 6

The bases for arguments against sexual harassment are that

Accepted Answer

A) all people deserve to be treated with respect. 
B) it is now socially unacceptable. 
C) in the end it brings profits down. 
D) it's unfair on the men and women who don't get any attention. 
A) all people deserve to be treated with respect. 
B) it is now socially unacceptable. 
C) in the end it brings profits down. 
D) it's unfair on the men and women who don't get any attention.

Question 7

One of the main moral dilemmas in the media and journalism is

Accepted Answer

A) to get as many viewers/readers/listeners as possible. 
B) the public's right to know versus the individual right to privacy. 
C) journalists expense accounts. 
D) what to do about Ted Koppell's hair. 
A) to get as many viewers/readers/listeners as possible. 
B) the public's right to know versus the individual right to privacy. 
C) journalists expense accounts. 
D) what to do about Ted Koppell's hair.

Question 8

Enron had a 65 page long code of ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An obligation is what I am entitled to by law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The approach to rights and obligations in business - which stresses a laissez faire attitude without controls - is sometimes called

Accepted Answer

A) the government control approach. 
B) the moderate position. 
C) the competitive approach. 
D) the ethical approach. 
A) the government control approach. 
B) the moderate position. 
C) the competitive approach. 
D) the ethical approach.

Question 11

What does the Enron episode show?

Accepted Answer

A) How useless a code of ethics is unless embedded in practices. 
B) How greedy human beings can be. 
C) How important ethics is. 
D) All of the above. 
A) How useless a code of ethics is unless embedded in practices. 
B) How greedy human beings can be. 
C) How important ethics is. 
D) All of the above.

Question 12

The moderate position on affirmative action says that

Accepted Answer

A) blacks and women are inferior. 
B) a business employer's practices are private. 
C) quotas, goals, and timetable must be established. 
D) AA must be taken at all levels and employers should have the freedom to hire who they wish. 
A) blacks and women are inferior. 
B) a business employer's practices are private. 
C) quotas, goals, and timetable must be established. 
D) AA must be taken at all levels and employers should have the freedom to hire who they wish.

Question 13

The media represent events - they do not create them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One argument for discrimination is that a company's business practices are its own affair.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

There are two highly divergent ways of approaching rights and obligations in business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One survey found that 4 in 5 students have been sexually harassed at some point in their school life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Prejudice means literally "prejudgment" before having any experience of that which one judges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The moral approach to advertising is the______ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) anything goes 
B) buyer beware 
C) truthful 
D) moderate 
A) anything goes 
B) buyer beware 
C) truthful 
D) moderate

Question 19

Business has no responsibilities to the environment or society, only consumers and shareholders.This is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) primacy of the environment view. 
B) primacy of business view. 
C) moderate view. 
D) primacy of society view. 
A) primacy of the environment view. 
B) primacy of business view. 
C) moderate view. 
D) primacy of society view.

Question 20

Social justice is concerned with how business and the media treat consumers and members of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the author "business ethics" is an oxymoron.

Who said that the ideal of journalism was the "communication of truth"?

Doing anything you can to get the customer to buy the product is known in advertising as the fairest approach.

The type of justice that involves reimbursement for services rendered is called

According to the author, no right is so important that it _________supersedes all the others.

The bases for arguments against sexual harassment are that

One of the main moral dilemmas in the media and journalism is

Enron had a 65 page long code of ethics.

An obligation is what I am entitled to by law.

The approach to rights and obligations in business - which stresses a laissez faire attitude without controls - is sometimes called

What does the Enron episode show?

The moderate position on affirmative action says that

The media represent events - they do not create them.

One argument for discrimination is that a company's business practices are its own affair.

There are two highly divergent ways of approaching rights and obligations in business.

One survey found that 4 in 5 students have been sexually harassed at some point in their school life.

Prejudice means literally "prejudgment" before having any experience of that which one judges.

The moral approach to advertising is the______ approach.

Business has no responsibilities to the environment or society, only consumers and shareholders.This is known as the

Social justice is concerned with how business and the media treat consumers and members of society.

The Nature of Morality

Consequentialist Teleologicaltheories of Morality

Nonconsequentialist Deontologicaltheories of Morality

Virtue Ethics

Absolutism Versus Relativism

Freedom Versus Determinism

Reward and Punishment

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

Environmental Ethics

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Exam 15: Business and Media Ethics

According to the author "business ethics" is an oxymoron.

Who said that the ideal of journalism was the "communication of truth"?

Doing anything you can to get the customer to buy the product is known in advertising as the fairest approach.

The type of justice that involves reimbursement for services rendered is called

According to the author, no right is so important that it _________supersedes all the others.

The bases for arguments against sexual harassment are that

One of the main moral dilemmas in the media and journalism is

Enron had a 65 page long code of ethics.

An obligation is what I am entitled to by law.

The approach to rights and obligations in business - which stresses a laissez faire attitude without controls - is sometimes called

What does the Enron episode show?

The moderate position on affirmative action says that

The media represent events - they do not create them.

One argument for discrimination is that a company's business practices are its own affair.

There are two highly divergent ways of approaching rights and obligations in business.

One survey found that 4 in 5 students have been sexually harassed at some point in their school life.

Prejudice means literally "prejudgment" before having any experience of that which one judges.

The moral approach to advertising is the______ approach.

Business has no responsibilities to the environment or society, only consumers and shareholders.This is known as the

Social justice is concerned with how business and the media treat consumers and members of society.

The Nature of Morality

Consequentialist Teleologicaltheories of Morality

Nonconsequentialist Deontologicaltheories of Morality

Virtue Ethics

Absolutism Versus Relativism

Freedom Versus Determinism

Reward and Punishment

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

Environmental Ethics

Filters