A.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

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

C.   does not harm anyone.

D.   gives people what they deserve.

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

B.   “maximize overall well-being.”

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

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

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

B.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

C.   its expected results.

D.   its actual results.

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

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

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

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

A.   virtue.

B.   knowledge.

C.   desire satisfaction.

D.   happiness.

A.   Can they suffer?

B.   Can they reason?

C.   Can they care?

D.   Can they talk?

A.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

B.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

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.   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.   its maxim is universalizable.

B.   it maximizes happiness.

C.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

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

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.   created by God.

D.   the products of social convention.

A.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

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

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

D.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

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.   rationality and autonomy.

C.   being created in the image of God.

D.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

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

B.   it maximizes happiness.

C.   you do what duty requires.

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

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.

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