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

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

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

D.   “maximize overall well-being.”

A.   its actual results.

B.   the goodness of one’s intentions.

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

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

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

A.   desire satisfaction.

B.   knowledge.

C.   happiness.

D.   virtue.

A.   Can they reason?

B.   Can they care?

C.   Can they talk?

D.   Can they suffer?

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

B.   utilitarianism sometimes requires us to commit serious injustices.

C.   justice is not intrinsically valuable.

D.   injustice can sometimes be justified in certain circumstances.

A.   piece of wisdom handed down over many generations.

B.   objectively correct moral rule.

C.   false moral principle.

D.   principle of action that one gives to oneself.

A.   it maximizes happiness.

B.   its maxim is universalizable.

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

D.   it is in accordance with the golden rule.

A.   one’s intentions.

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

C.   the results of one’s action.

D.   none of the above

A.   hypothetical imperatives.

B.   the products of social convention.

C.   created by God.

D.   categorical imperatives.

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

B.   it is inconsistent with consequentialism.

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

D.   It is a version of utilitarianism.

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

B.   Act only on maxims that are universalizable.

C.   Never lie.

D.   Always maximize happiness.

A.   rationality and autonomy.

B.   being created in the image of God.

C.   membership in the species Homo sapiens.

D.   capacity for kindness.

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

B.   you do what duty requires.

C.   it maximizes happiness.

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

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.