Question 1

Donna Smith argues for Universal Healthcare on the grounds that it is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a valuable commodity. 
B)  a basic human right. 
C)  not as expensive as most people think. 
D)  likely to prevent greater costs in the future. 
E)  an economic stimulus. 
A)  a valuable commodity. 
B)  a basic human right. 
C)  not as expensive as most people think. 
D)  likely to prevent greater costs in the future. 
E)  an economic stimulus.

Question 2

According to the author, the fact that people often act irrationally:

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A)  entails that an economy cannot be free from government intervention. 
B)  suggests the need for modern welfare-state capitalism. 
C)  undermines laissez-faire capitalism. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  entails that an economy cannot be free from government intervention. 
B)  suggests the need for modern welfare-state capitalism. 
C)  undermines laissez-faire capitalism. 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 3

Bentham believed that intellectual pleasures are superior to physical pleasures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The basic fact about a society, according to Marx, is the nature of its social relationships of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

John Stuart Mill accepted the basic assumptions of laissez-faire economic theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"Entrepreneur" comes from a French term meaning "undertaker."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Laissez-faire" literally means "allow to do."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to Mill, the proper judge of which of two quantitatively identical pleasures is better is:

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A)  any competent adult. 
B)  any competent person who has experienced both. 
C)  an experienced utilitarian philosopher. 
D)  the lawmakers. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  any competent adult. 
B)  any competent person who has experienced both. 
C)  an experienced utilitarian philosopher. 
D)  the lawmakers. 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

Mill believed that economists didn't take sufficient account of the effect of custom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Mill noted that economists tend to exaggerate the real effects of competition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

No state has ever attempted to found itself upon an actual social contract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The difference between a state collecting taxes and a robber demanding your wallet is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  state is working on your behalf. 
B)  robber is using the threat of force. 
C)  state claims legitimate authority over you. 
D)  robber stands outside the social contract. 
E)  There is no difference. 
A)  state is working on your behalf. 
B)  robber is using the threat of force. 
C)  state claims legitimate authority over you. 
D)  robber stands outside the social contract. 
E)  There is no difference.

Question 13

Mill modified Bentham's utilitarian theory in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  He abandoned the calculation of pleasures and pains. 
B)  He incorporated a Kantian account of duty and obligation. 
C)  He incorporated a Platonic account of virtue and character. 
D)  He denied that pleasure and pain were the only morally relevant categories. 
E)  He took into account a person's intentions, as well as his or her actions. 
A)  He abandoned the calculation of pleasures and pains. 
B)  He incorporated a Kantian account of duty and obligation. 
C)  He incorporated a Platonic account of virtue and character. 
D)  He denied that pleasure and pain were the only morally relevant categories. 
E)  He took into account a person's intentions, as well as his or her actions.

Question 14

According to Locke, which of the following would not constitute tacit consent to the American social contract?

Accepted Answer

A)  Staying in a motel in Vermont 
B)  Driving across the Golden Gate Bridge 
C)  Living as a hermit in a cabin in Montana 
D)  A German citizen inheriting land in California 
E)  All of these are forms of tacit consent. 
A)  Staying in a motel in Vermont 
B)  Driving across the Golden Gate Bridge 
C)  Living as a hermit in a cabin in Montana 
D)  A German citizen inheriting land in California 
E)  All of these are forms of tacit consent.

Question 15

According to Marx, control of the means of production was originally gained by force of arms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Marx tells us that under capitalism, healthy alienation becomes destructive externalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why does Universal Healthcare make costs go up and quality go down according to Ron Paul?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because doctors spend more time on paperwork and less time helping patients. 
B)  Because more people use services that are provided for free. 
C)  Because there aren't enough doctors and nurses to care for everyone. 
D)  Because the system is administered by corrupt bureaucrats who know nothing about medicine. 
E)  Because Universal Healthcare requires Universal Suffrage, which is both expensive and complicated. 
A)  Because doctors spend more time on paperwork and less time helping patients. 
B)  Because more people use services that are provided for free. 
C)  Because there aren't enough doctors and nurses to care for everyone. 
D)  Because the system is administered by corrupt bureaucrats who know nothing about medicine. 
E)  Because Universal Healthcare requires Universal Suffrage, which is both expensive and complicated.

Question 18

According to 19th century liberals, a laissez-faire economic system is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the surest way to maximize social welfare. 
B)  an inefficient but still desirable economic system. 
C)  the best compromise between conflicting class interests. 
D)  a system that requires the individual to sacrifice his or her own interests for the greater good of society. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  the surest way to maximize social welfare. 
B)  an inefficient but still desirable economic system. 
C)  the best compromise between conflicting class interests. 
D)  a system that requires the individual to sacrifice his or her own interests for the greater good of society. 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

According to the author, the fundamental question of political philosophy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  How do we define "state?" 
B)  Does any group of persons ever have the right to command? 
C)  Is there such a thing as a social contract? 
D)  What is the proper role of labor in a just society? 
E)  Can one state be morally better than another? 
A)  How do we define "state?" 
B)  Does any group of persons ever have the right to command? 
C)  Is there such a thing as a social contract? 
D)  What is the proper role of labor in a just society? 
E)  Can one state be morally better than another?

Question 20

"Legitimate authority" is the right to give commands that others have a moral obligation to obey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Donna Smith argues for Universal Healthcare on the grounds that it is:

According to the author, the fact that people often act irrationally:

Bentham believed that intellectual pleasures are superior to physical pleasures.

The basic fact about a society, according to Marx, is the nature of its social relationships of production.

John Stuart Mill accepted the basic assumptions of laissez-faire economic theory.

"Entrepreneur" comes from a French term meaning "undertaker."

"Laissez-faire" literally means "allow to do."

According to Mill, the proper judge of which of two quantitatively identical pleasures is better is:

Mill believed that economists didn't take sufficient account of the effect of custom.

Mill noted that economists tend to exaggerate the real effects of competition.

No state has ever attempted to found itself upon an actual social contract.

The difference between a state collecting taxes and a robber demanding your wallet is the:

Mill modified Bentham's utilitarian theory in which of the following ways?

According to Locke, which of the following would not constitute tacit consent to the American social contract?

According to Marx, control of the means of production was originally gained by force of arms.

Marx tells us that under capitalism, healthy alienation becomes destructive externalization.

Why does Universal Healthcare make costs go up and quality go down according to Ron Paul?

According to 19th century liberals, a laissez-faire economic system is:

According to the author, the fundamental question of political philosophy is:

"Legitimate authority" is the right to give commands that others have a moral obligation to obey.

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Exam 6: Social and Political Philosophy

Donna Smith argues for Universal Healthcare on the grounds that it is:

According to the author, the fact that people often act irrationally:

Bentham believed that intellectual pleasures are superior to physical pleasures.

The basic fact about a society, according to Marx, is the nature of its social relationships of production.

John Stuart Mill accepted the basic assumptions of laissez-faire economic theory.

"Entrepreneur" comes from a French term meaning "undertaker."

"Laissez-faire" literally means "allow to do."

According to Mill, the proper judge of which of two quantitatively identical pleasures is better is:

Mill believed that economists didn't take sufficient account of the effect of custom.

Mill noted that economists tend to exaggerate the real effects of competition.

No state has ever attempted to found itself upon an actual social contract.

The difference between a state collecting taxes and a robber demanding your wallet is the:

Mill modified Bentham's utilitarian theory in which of the following ways?

According to Locke, which of the following would not constitute tacit consent to the American social contract?

According to Marx, control of the means of production was originally gained by force of arms.

Marx tells us that under capitalism, healthy alienation becomes destructive externalization.

Why does Universal Healthcare make costs go up and quality go down according to Ron Paul?

According to 19th century liberals, a laissez-faire economic system is:

According to the author, the fundamental question of political philosophy is:

"Legitimate authority" is the right to give commands that others have a moral obligation to obey.

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

Filters