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

B.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

C.   does not harm anyone.

D.   gives people what they deserve.

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

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

C.   “maximize overall well-being.”

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.   virtue.

B.   knowledge.

C.   desire satisfaction.

D.   happiness.

A.   Can they talk?

B.   Can they suffer?

C.   Can they reason?

D.   Can they care?

A.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

B.   utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

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

D.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

A.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

B.   false moral principle.

C.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

D.   objectively correct moral rule.

A.   it maximizes happiness.

B.   its maxim is universalizable.

C.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

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

A.   one’s intentions.

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

C.   the results of one’s action.

D.   none of the above

A.   hypothetical imperatives.

B.   categorical imperatives.

C.   created by God.

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.   Never lie.

D.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

A.   capacity for kindness.

B.   rationality and autonomy.

C.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

D.   being created in the image of God.

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

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

C.   you do what duty requires.

D.   it maximizes happiness.

A.   All pleasure is equally valuable.

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