Week 4 Ethics Quiz

If people disagree about some moral matter, their disagreement will always be due to their having different moral values. True or False

False

If some action is immoral, then it follows from this alone that it ought also to be illegal. True or False

False

Stoicism is not another form of deontological ethics True or False

False

According to Kant the moral worth of an act is determined by its consequences. True or False

False

According to a broad definition of euthanasia, only so-called active euthanasia or mercy killing should be called euthanasia. True or False

False

According to utilitarian moral theory, happiness is an instrumental good. True or False

False

According to utilitarianism, an act that makes some people happy and others unhappy can never be morally right. True or False

False

Both Bentham and Mill hold that some pleasures are better in kind than others. True or False

False

A moral theory is a systematic presentation of some view of the basis of good and bad. True or False

True

A teleological moral theory is one in which ends or goals play a key role. True or False

True

According to individual ethical relativism, I cannot be objectively mistaken in my moral judgments. True or False

True

According to the text, one reason why we study ethics is to see whether we can justify the beliefs we already hold. True or False

True

Kant's first form of the categorical imperative is derived from the nature of moral obligation as universally binding. True or False

True

Utilitarianism is a moral theory that holds that we ought to promote utility and not pleasure. True or False

True

While emotions or feelings may play some role in moral considerations, one is also expected to give reasons for one's moral judgments. True or False

True

Whole brain death is the primary criterion used for the legal determination of death True or False

True

Strong ethical relativism holds that a. There is no objective right and wrong. b. Right and wrong are not really knowable. c. Some actions are more right than others. d. All actions are equally moral.

a. There is no objective right and wrong.

According to MacKinnon, which of the following was one of main two questions Kant asked? a. What ought I do? b. How do I choose right action? c. Why should I act? d. How important are people?

a. What ought I do?

Another name for a good argument is a. A correct argument. b. A sound argument. c. A winning argument. d. A fair argument.

b. A sound argument.

Which of the following in not a reason given for developing our natural moral reasoning skills? a. We should be able to critically evaluate our own beliefs. b. As we develop our skills we will be able to win more ethical arguments. c. People of all perspectives should be able to hold meaningful dialogue with each other. d. Diverse communities necessitate that values be built of reason.

b. As we develop our skills we will be able to win more ethical arguments.

Judith Jarvis Thompson creates an analogy about a. A child able to talk within the womb. b. A woman being denied a right to job. c. A woman awakes to find her body being used to give life support to a violinist. d. A man who is pregnant.

c. A woman awakes to find her body being used to give life support to a violinist.

The difference between teleological and deontological is that a. Teleological is moral and deontological is immoral. b. Teleological is focused on intention and deontological is focused on motive. c. Deontological is focused of intention and teleological is focused on consequence.

c. Deontological is focused of intention and teleological is focused on consequence.

"It is unjust to treat people differently in ways that deny to some of them significant social benefits unless we can show that there is a difference between them that is relevant to the differential treatment." This quote supports the principle of a. Justice. b. Equal pay for equal work. c. Equality. d. Reverse discrimination.

c. Equality.

According to utilitarianism which of the following is an intrinsic good? a. Love b. Justice c. Pleasure d. Power

c. Pleasure

MacKinnon listed all the following as stages of fetal development except a. Fertilization. b. Viability. c. Sensory awareness. d. Quickening.

c. Sensory awareness.

Mercy Killing is the same as _________ euthanasia. a. Passive voluntary b. Passive involuntary c. Active voluntary d. Active involuntary

d. Active involuntary

Ethical theory does which of the following a. Proves an argument to be right or wrong. b. Shows people how they should act. c. Agrees with legal decisions. d. Provides reasons for judging actions to be right or wrong.

d. Provides reasons for judging actions to be right or wrong.

Which of the following was not one of the founders of utilitarianism? a. James Mill b. Jeremy Bentham c. John Stuart Mill d. Rene Descartes

d. Rene Descartes