A.   does not harm anyone.

B.   gives people what they deserve.

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

D.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

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

B.   its actual results.

C.   its expected results.

D.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

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

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

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

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

A.   virtue.

B.   desire satisfaction.

C.   happiness.

D.   knowledge.

A.   Can they talk?

B.   Can they reason?

C.   Can they suffer?

D.   Can they care?

A.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

B.   utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

C.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

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

A.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

B.   objectively correct moral rule.

C.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

D.   false moral principle.

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.

B.   one’s intentions.

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

D.   none of the above

A.   hypothetical imperatives.

B.   categorical imperatives.

C.   the products of social convention.

D.   created by God.

A.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

B.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

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

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

A.   Never lie.

B.   Always maximize happiness.

C.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

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

A.   capacity for kindness.

B.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

C.   rationality and autonomy.

D.   being created in the image of God.

A.   you do what duty requires.

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

C.   it maximizes happiness.

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

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

B.   All pleasure is equally valuable.

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

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