Question 1

If you adopt ethical egoism as your moral code, then

Accepted Answer

A)  you can never act honestly or be gracious or helpful to others. 
B)  you must endorse hedonism. 
C)  you must always avoid any unpleasant or painful experiences. 
D)  you believe that it is morally right to do whatever promotes your self-interest. 
A)  you can never act honestly or be gracious or helpful to others. 
B)  you must endorse hedonism. 
C)  you must always avoid any unpleasant or painful experiences. 
D)  you believe that it is morally right to do whatever promotes your self-interest.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding human rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human rights are equal rights; if X is a human right, then everyone has this right. 
B)  Human rights are transferable and thus "alienable". 
C)  Human rights rest on particular roles and special relationships. 
D)  Human rights are not natural but are always grounded in a specific legal or political system. 
A)  Human rights are equal rights; if X is a human right, then everyone has this right. 
B)  Human rights are transferable and thus "alienable". 
C)  Human rights rest on particular roles and special relationships. 
D)  Human rights are not natural but are always grounded in a specific legal or political system.

Question 3

For those who are trying to make moral decisions,

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A)  it is impossible to make progress on controversial ethical issues unless everyone shares the same moral theory. 
B)  endorsing a moral principle doesn't require you to apply it in all similar situations. 
C)  moral judgments don't have to be related to some general moral principles. 
D)  in a moral discussion, clarifying the facts and spelling out the principles to which people are appealing can help us to reach a solution. 
A)  it is impossible to make progress on controversial ethical issues unless everyone shares the same moral theory. 
B)  endorsing a moral principle doesn't require you to apply it in all similar situations. 
C)  moral judgments don't have to be related to some general moral principles. 
D)  in a moral discussion, clarifying the facts and spelling out the principles to which people are appealing can help us to reach a solution.

Question 4

Which of the following considerations about utilitarianism is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The great 19th century utilitarians, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, believed that pleasure and happiness were different things. 
B)  Unlike Mill, Bentham was only concerned with the amount of pleasure that an action produces, not the quality of the pleasure. 
C)  Act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism boil down to the same thing. 
D)  Utilitarians believe that we can't compare one person's happiness with that of another. 
A)  The great 19th century utilitarians, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, believed that pleasure and happiness were different things. 
B)  Unlike Mill, Bentham was only concerned with the amount of pleasure that an action produces, not the quality of the pleasure. 
C)  Act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism boil down to the same thing. 
D)  Utilitarians believe that we can't compare one person's happiness with that of another.

Question 5

Imagine a shopkeeper who is honest because being honest is good for business. When the shopkeeper refrains from cheating a customer, Kant would say this action

Accepted Answer

A)  was wrong because its motive was impure. 
B)  was in accordance with duty, but not done from duty. 
C)  displayed a high level of moral worth. 
D)  shows that he was following the categorical imperative. 
A)  was wrong because its motive was impure. 
B)  was in accordance with duty, but not done from duty. 
C)  displayed a high level of moral worth. 
D)  shows that he was following the categorical imperative.

Question 6

Rule utilitarians

Accepted Answer

A)  believe that the optimal moral code will not normally produce 100% compliance. 
B)  believe that the optimal moral code would consist of only one rule, namely, always act so as to maximize happiness. 
C)  assume that everyone will always follow the rules, all the time. 
D)  believe that an action is wrong if it fails to maximize happiness. 
A)  believe that the optimal moral code will not normally produce 100% compliance. 
B)  believe that the optimal moral code would consist of only one rule, namely, always act so as to maximize happiness. 
C)  assume that everyone will always follow the rules, all the time. 
D)  believe that an action is wrong if it fails to maximize happiness.

Question 7

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving conflicts of self-interest. 
B)  Utilitarianism provides a rigid approach to moral decision making. 
C)  Utilitarianism provides a fuzzy standard for formulating and testing policies. 
D)  Utilitarianism gives us firm rules to follow, rules that don't permit exceptions. 
A)  Utilitarianism provides an objective way of resolving conflicts of self-interest. 
B)  Utilitarianism provides a rigid approach to moral decision making. 
C)  Utilitarianism provides a fuzzy standard for formulating and testing policies. 
D)  Utilitarianism gives us firm rules to follow, rules that don't permit exceptions.

Question 8

Normative theories of ethics propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the utilitarian theory, an action is morally right if and only if

Accepted Answer

A)  it makes the person who does it happy. 
B)  everyone prefers that action to any other action. 
C)  it maximizes total, net happiness. 
D)  it brings only happiness and causes no pain. 
A)  it makes the person who does it happy. 
B)  everyone prefers that action to any other action. 
C)  it maximizes total, net happiness. 
D)  it brings only happiness and causes no pain.

Question 10

A hypothetical imperative tells us to act as we would want everyone to act in that situation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If you adopt ethical egoism as your moral code, then

Which of the following statements is true regarding human rights?

For those who are trying to make moral decisions,

Which of the following considerations about utilitarianism is correct?

Imagine a shopkeeper who is honest because being honest is good for business. When the shopkeeper refrains from cheating a customer, Kant would say this action

Rule utilitarians

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this?

Normative theories of ethics propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

According to the utilitarian theory, an action is morally right if and only if

A hypothetical imperative tells us to act as we would want everyone to act in that situation.

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Exam 2: Normative Theories of Ethics

If you adopt ethical egoism as your moral code, then

Which of the following statements is true regarding human rights?

For those who are trying to make moral decisions,

Which of the following considerations about utilitarianism is correct?

Imagine a shopkeeper who is honest because being honest is good for business. When the shopkeeper refrains from cheating a customer, Kant would say this action

Rule utilitarians

Utilitarianism is appealing as a standard for moral decision making in business. Which of the following provides a reason for this?

Normative theories of ethics propose some principle or principles for distinguishing right actions from wrong actions.

According to the utilitarian theory, an action is morally right if and only if

A hypothetical imperative tells us to act as we would want everyone to act in that situation.

The Nature of Morality

Justice and Economic Distribution

The Nature of Capitalism

Corporations

Consumers

The Environment

The Workplace 1: Basic Issues

The Workplace 2: Todays Challenges

Moral Choices Facing Employees

Job Discrimination

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