A.   gives people what they deserve.

B.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

C.   does not harm anyone.

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

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

B.   “maximize overall well-being.”

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

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

A.   its actual results.

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

C.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

D.   its expected results.

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

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

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

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

A.   desire satisfaction.

B.   virtue.

C.   knowledge.

D.   happiness.

A.   Can they care?

B.   Can they suffer?

C.   Can they reason?

D.   Can they talk?

A.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

B.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

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

D.   utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

A.   false moral principle.

B.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

C.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

D.   objectively correct moral rule.

A.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

B.   it maximizes happiness.

C.   its maxim is universalizable.

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

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

B.   the results of one’s action.

C.   one’s intentions.

D.   none of the above

A.   categorical imperatives.

B.   the products of social convention.

C.   created by God.

D.   hypothetical imperatives.

A.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

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

C.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

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

A.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

B.   Never lie.

C.   Always maximize happiness.

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

A.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

B.   being created in the image of God.

C.   capacity for kindness.

D.   rationality and autonomy.

A.   it maximizes happiness.

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

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

D.   you do what duty requires.

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

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

C.   All pleasure is equally valuable.

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