Chapter 1 - What is Morality?

Which of the following is a feature of "critical morality"? A)It does not have its origins in social agreements B)It is untainted by mistaken beliefs, irrationality, or popular prejudices C)It can serve as a true moral standard for when conventional morality has got it right and when it has fallen into error D)All of the above

It does not have its origins in social agreements. It is untainted by mistaken beliefs, irrationally, or popular prejudices. It can serve as a true moral standard for when conventional morality has got it right and when it has fallen into error.

Which is not a central concern of morality? A)Protecting people's well-being B)Blame C)Justice D)Legality

Legality

The claim that morality is a human invention and therefore not objective is a claim about A)Applied ethics B)Value theory C)Normative ethics D)Metaethics

Metaethics

Which of the following is NOT one of the main branches of ethics? A)Value theory B)Moral Psychology C)Normative Ethics D)Metaethics

Moral Psychology

The question "do the ends justify the means?" falls within the area of A)Value theory B)Metaethics C)Moral psychology D)Normative ethics

Normative ethics

This term refers to a set of standards that we ought to live up to A)Conventions B)Traditions C)Norms D)Rules of thumb

Norms

Which of the following is not one of the plausible starting points for moral thinking discussed in the text? A)The consequences of our actions are the most morally import B)Deliberately hurting other people requires justification C)Neither the law nor tradition is immune from moral criticism D)We are not obligated to do the impossible

The consequences of our actions are the most morally important

What do principles of law, etiquette, self-interest, tradition, and morality all have in common? A)They all are objective B)They all are descriptive C)They all represent a set of standards for how we ought to behave D) All of the above

They all represent a set of standards for how we ought to behave

"Conventional morality" is the set of A)Laws of a particular government B)Traditional principles that are widely shared within a culture or society C)Principles genuinely believed by a moral agent D)True moral principles

Traditional principles that are widely share within a culture or society

The area of moral philosophy known as "value theory" includes questions such as A) Is morality objective? B)What kind of life is more worth living? C)How do we know which actions are morally right? D)What do we owe to each other?

What kind of life is most worth living?