A.   does not harm anyone.

B.   gives people what they deserve.

C.   is good for more people than any alternative action.

D.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

A.   “always pursue your own self-interest.”

B.   “do whatever is most useful in the circumstances.”

C.   “maximize overall well-being.”

D.   “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

A.   its expected results, its actual results and the goodness of one’s intentions.

B.   its actual results.

C.   its expected results.

D.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

A.   whether one’s action is right depends on whether one’s intentions are good.

B.   whether one’s intentions are good depends on whether one’s action is right.

C.   there is no essential connection between the morality of an action and the morality of the intentions behind it.

D.   the morality of actions and the goodness of intentions are mutually dependent.

A.   knowledge.

B.   happiness.

C.   desire satisfaction.

D.   virtue.

A.   Can they reason?

B.   Can they suffer?

C.   Can they care?

D.   Can they talk?

A.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

B.   utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

C.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

D.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances, justice is not intrinsically valuable, and utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

A.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

B.   false moral principle.

C.   objectively correct moral rule.

D.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

A.   its maxim is universalizable.

B.   it maximizes happiness.

C.   its maxim is accepted in one’s society.

D.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

A.   the results of one’s action and one’s intentions.

B.   one’s intentions.

C.   the results of one’s action.

D.   none of the above

A.   hypothetical imperatives.

B.   created by God.

C.   categorical imperatives.

D.   the products of social convention.

A.   It is neutral on the issue of whether consequentialism is true.

B.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

C.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

D.   It is a version of consequentialism, but it is not utilitarian.

A.   Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

B.   Always maximize happiness.

C.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

D.   Never lie.

A.   capacity for kindness.

B.   being created in the image of God.

C.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

D.   rationality and autonomy.

A.   you do what duty requires.

B.   you do it because you understand that it is the right thing to do.

C.   it is performed out of a desire to benefit others.

D.   it maximizes happiness.

A.   Some pleasures are “higher” than others and thus more valuable.

B.   All pleasure is equally valuable.

C.   Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable and all pleasure is equally valuable.

D.   Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable.