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

B.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

C.   gives people what they deserve.

D.   does not harm anyone.

A.   “maximize overall well-being.”

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

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 actual results.

C.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

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

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

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

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

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

A.   desire satisfaction.

B.   happiness.

C.   knowledge.

D.   virtue.

A.   Can they talk?

B.   Can they suffer?

C.   Can they care?

D.   Can they reason?

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

B.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

C.   utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

D.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

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.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

B.   its maxim is universalizable.

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

D.   it maximizes happiness.

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.   created by God.

C.   the products of social convention.

D.   categorical imperatives.

A.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

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

C.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

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

A.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

B.   Always maximize happiness.

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.   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.   All pleasure is equally valuable.

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

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

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