A.   gives people what they deserve.

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

C.   does not harm anyone.

D.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

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

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

C.   “maximize overall well-being.”

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

A.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

B.   its actual results.

C.   its expected results.

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

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

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

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

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

A.   happiness.

B.   virtue.

C.   desire satisfaction.

D.   knowledge.

A.   Can they reason?

B.   Can they suffer?

C.   Can they talk?

D.   Can they care?

A.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

B.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

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.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

B.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

C.   false moral principle.

D.   objectively correct moral rule.

A.   it maximizes happiness.

B.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

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

D.   its maxim is universalizable.

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.   the products of social convention.

B.   hypothetical imperatives.

C.   categorical imperatives.

D.   created by God.

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

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

C.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

D.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

A.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

B.   Never lie.

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

D.   Always maximize happiness.

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 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.   All pleasure is equally valuable.

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

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

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