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

B.   does not harm anyone.

C.   gives people what they deserve.

D.   maximizes the amount of goodness in the world.

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

B.   “maximize overall well-being.”

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

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

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

B.   its expected results.

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

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

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

A.   happiness.

B.   knowledge.

C.   virtue.

D.   desire satisfaction.

A.   Can they talk?

B.   Can they suffer?

C.   Can they reason?

D.   Can they care?

A.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

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.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

A.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

B.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

C.   false moral principle.

D.   objectively correct moral rule.

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

B.   its maxim is universalizable.

C.   it maximizes happiness.

D.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

A.   the results of one’s action.

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

C.   one’s intentions.

D.   none of the above

A.   hypothetical imperatives.

B.   the products of social convention.

C.   categorical imperatives.

D.   created by God.

A.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

B.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

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.   Always maximize happiness.

B.   Never lie.

C.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

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

A.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

B.   rationality and autonomy.

C.   being created in the image of God.

D.   capacity for kindness.

A.   it maximizes happiness.

B.   you do what duty requires.

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

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

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

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

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

D.   All pleasure is equally valuable.