Question 1

Moral relativists claim that there are moral principles shared by all people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Conscience is based purely on reason and has no emotional component.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Moral outrage is the capacity for imagining the feelings of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Moral arguments can contain descriptive premises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a moral argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  a set of considerations in favor of a conclusion 
B)  an argument that contains a description conclusion 
C)  an argument that contains a prescriptive premise 
D)  an argument attempting to prove that you are morally superior to others 
A)  a set of considerations in favor of a conclusion 
B)  an argument that contains a description conclusion 
C)  an argument that contains a prescriptive premise 
D)  an argument attempting to prove that you are morally superior to others

Question 6

Carol Gilligan maintained which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kohlberg's theory of moral development was entirely correct. 
B)  Men and women do not differ in how they develop morally. 
C)  Men tend to focus on caring for others rather than on rules. 
D)  Women in the postconventional stage adopt what Gilligan calls the care perspective. 
A)  Kohlberg's theory of moral development was entirely correct. 
B)  Men and women do not differ in how they develop morally. 
C)  Men tend to focus on caring for others rather than on rules. 
D)  Women in the postconventional stage adopt what Gilligan calls the care perspective.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes a virtue?

Accepted Answer

A)  something that brings you pleasure 
B)  something you are morally required to do 
C)  an admirable character trait 
D)  a disposition to harm others 
A)  something that brings you pleasure 
B)  something you are morally required to do 
C)  an admirable character trait 
D)  a disposition to harm others

Question 8

Shame is a moral sentiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Guilt is a moral sentiment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is a moral value?

Accepted Answer

A)  popularity 
B)  wealth 
C)  compassion 
D)  independence 
A)  popularity 
B)  wealth 
C)  compassion 
D)  independence

Question 11

The ethical subjectivist claims that we all have a duty to be tolerant of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is the inclination to imagine the feelings and needs of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathy 
B)  guilt 
C)  resentment 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  sympathy 
B)  guilt 
C)  resentment 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

Utilitarians hold that the interests of an individual should never be sacrificed for the greater good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The virtue ethicist claims that principles of duty are the fundamental concern of ethical philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The pursuit of fame is the pursuit of something of moral value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true of utilitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Utilitarianism is a moral theory originated by Immanuel Kant. 
B)  The utilitarian pays little attention to the rights of the individual. 
C)  Utilitarianism claims there are no universal moral truths. 
D)  All of these answers are true. 
A)  Utilitarianism is a moral theory originated by Immanuel Kant. 
B)  The utilitarian pays little attention to the rights of the individual. 
C)  Utilitarianism claims there are no universal moral truths. 
D)  All of these answers are true.

Question 17

The cultural relativist claims that what is morally required varies from culture to culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Cultural relativists and ethical subjectivists both believe that morality can change over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is associated with morality throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  happiness 
B)  self-interest 
C)  the death penalty for murder 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  happiness 
B)  self-interest 
C)  the death penalty for murder 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 20

Which of the following is true of moral theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all claim that morality is relative. 
B)  They help us to explain why some actions are right or wrong. 
C)  They have no effect on our actions. 
D)  They cannot help us to rank our moral concerns. 
A)  They all claim that morality is relative. 
B)  They help us to explain why some actions are right or wrong. 
C)  They have no effect on our actions. 
D)  They cannot help us to rank our moral concerns.

Moral relativists claim that there are moral principles shared by all people.

Conscience is based purely on reason and has no emotional component.

Moral outrage is the capacity for imagining the feelings of others.

Moral arguments can contain descriptive premises.

Which of the following best describes a moral argument?

Carol Gilligan maintained which of the following?

Which of the following best describes a virtue?

Shame is a moral sentiment.

Guilt is a moral sentiment.

Which of the following is a moral value?

The ethical subjectivist claims that we all have a duty to be tolerant of others.

Which of the following is the inclination to imagine the feelings and needs of others?

Utilitarians hold that the interests of an individual should never be sacrificed for the greater good.

The virtue ethicist claims that principles of duty are the fundamental concern of ethical philosophy.

The pursuit of fame is the pursuit of something of moral value.

Which of the following is true of utilitarianism?

The cultural relativist claims that what is morally required varies from culture to culture.

Cultural relativists and ethical subjectivists both believe that morality can change over time.

Which of the following is associated with morality throughout the world?

Which of the following is true of moral theories?

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Exam 9: Ethics and Moral Decision Making

Moral relativists claim that there are moral principles shared by all people.

Conscience is based purely on reason and has no emotional component.

Moral outrage is the capacity for imagining the feelings of others.

Moral arguments can contain descriptive premises.

Which of the following best describes a moral argument?

Carol Gilligan maintained which of the following?

Which of the following best describes a virtue?

Shame is a moral sentiment.

Guilt is a moral sentiment.

Which of the following is a moral value?

The ethical subjectivist claims that we all have a duty to be tolerant of others.

Which of the following is the inclination to imagine the feelings and needs of others?

Utilitarians hold that the interests of an individual should never be sacrificed for the greater good.

The virtue ethicist claims that principles of duty are the fundamental concern of ethical philosophy.

The pursuit of fame is the pursuit of something of moral value.

Which of the following is true of utilitarianism?

The cultural relativist claims that what is morally required varies from culture to culture.

Cultural relativists and ethical subjectivists both believe that morality can change over time.

Which of the following is associated with morality throughout the world?

Which of the following is true of moral theories?

Critical Thinking: Why Its Important?

Reason and Emotion

Language and Communication

Knowledge, Evidence, and Errors in Thinking

Informal Fallacies

Recognizing, Analyzing, and Constructing Arguments

Inductive Arguments

Deductive Arguments

Marketing and Advertising

Mass Media

Science

Law and Politics

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