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

B.   gives people what they deserve.

C.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

D.   does not harm anyone.

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

B.   “maximize overall well-being.”

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

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

A.   its expected results.

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

C.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

D.   its actual results.

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

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

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

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

A.   happiness.

B.   desire satisfaction.

C.   virtue.

D.   knowledge.

A.   Can they suffer?

B.   Can they talk?

C.   Can they reason?

D.   Can they care?

A.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

B.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

C.   utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

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

A.   objectively correct moral rule.

B.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

C.   false moral principle.

D.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

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

B.   it maximizes happiness.

C.   its maxim is universalizable.

D.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

A.   one’s intentions.

B.   the results of one’s action.

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

D.   none of the above

A.   hypothetical imperatives.

B.   categorical imperatives.

C.   created by God.

D.   the products of social convention.

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

B.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

C.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

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

A.   Always maximize happiness.

B.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

C.   Never lie.

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

A.   capacity for kindness.

B.   being created in the image of God.

C.   rationality and autonomy.

D.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

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

B.   you do what duty requires.

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

D.   it maximizes happiness.

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

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

C.   All pleasure is equally valuable.

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