A.   avoiding name calling

B.   using categorical language when describing ethical issues

C.   avoiding bumper sticker simplicity

D.   keeping an open mind

A.   offhand self-justification

B.   relativism

C.   sound ethical thinking

D.   dogmatism

A.   sound ethical thinking

B.   offhand self justification

C.   dogmatism

D.   relativism

A.   seek out people with whom you do not agree

B.   seek out challenges

C.   aim to live more comfortably

D.   let challenges stretch your mind

A.   limit your experience to what you know is true

B.   pursue the facts

C.   welcome change

D.   welcome challenges

A.   rules are rough guides and have exceptions

B.   rules replace the need to think

C.   rules make life simpler

D.   rules may conflict

A.   Jean Valjean stealing to feed a starving child

B.   lying to shelter fugitives from the Nazis

C.   lying to hide fugitive slaves

D.   lying to get out of trouble for something you’ve done wrong

A.   not eating shrimp and lobster

B.   not eating bacon, shrimp and lobster and not wearing garments made out of blended material and

C.   not wearing garments made out of blended material

D.   not eating bacon

A.   the biblical prophet Ezekial says Sodom was destroyed because of their homosexuality

B.   the main point of the story is not clear

C.   some of the values were different then than they are now

D.   women were considered property of their fathers or husbands

A.   Abraham agrees that Sodom should be destroyed

B.   Abraham thinks for himself

C.   Abraham bargains with God,

D.   God listened to Abraham

A.   include fairness, equality, responsibility, and respect

B.   may be organized into ethical theories

C.   include greed, lust, and gluttony

D.   describe the legitimate expectations of ourselves and others

A.   originated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill

B.   aims for the greatest balance of happiness over pain of suffering as a whole in the long run

C.   focuses on happiness

D.   seeks the greatest good of the smallest number

A.   it is a rational aim

B.   it is essentially social

C.   it is concerned with the well being of others

D.   it is short term

A.   advocated by Immanuel Kant

B.   regards persons as supremely valuable

C.   believes individuals should be viewed as a “means to an end” and not “ends in themselves”

D.   advocated by Martin Buber

A.   reduction of social pain and suffering

B.   Kant’s Categorical Imperative

C.   moral and legal rights of the individual

D.   equality for individuals regardless of gender, race or class

A.   not be frightened by loud noises

B.   be a color that blends in with the surroundings

C.   be quiet

D.   like to hunt

A.   moral virtues are character traits that fulfill our essence as human beings

B.   virtues are traits that express and fulfill our rational nature, moral virtues are character traits that fulfill our essence as human beings,and by growing in these virtues we achieve our potential as humans

C.   virtues are traits that express and fulfill our rational nature

D.   by growing in these virtues we achieve our potential as humans

A.   it is legalistic and judgmental

B.   it focuses on shared interests rather than hard-line positions

C.   it makes the problem the problem

D.   it strives to get all sides as much as possible of what they want

A.   the media tends to minimize “either/or” thinking

B.   it presents polarizing and irresolvable positions

C.   it is an adversarial “winner take all” approach

D.   it is an overly simplistic and extreme approach

A.   both pro-life and pro-choice share many essential values, although they may prioritize these values differently

B.   all pro-life advocates oppose abortion in all cases, even rape, incest, and when the life of the mother is at risk

C.   many pro-choice advocates are conflicted about abortion and although they would not choose it for themselves think it is a necessary option for others

D.   all of us are both pro-life and pro-choice in a general sense

A.   utilitarianism argues in favor of assisted suicide

B.   Kant (Ethics of the person) argues against assisted suicide

C.   virtue theory argues against assisted suicide, utilitarianism argues in favor of assisted suicide, and Kant (Ethics of the person) argues against assisted suicide

D.   virtue theory argues against assisted suicide

A.   finding ways the underlying values and interests of both sides can be co-achieved

B.   trying to take into account the values on all sides

C.   finding the best balance between values at stake

D.   picking the side you personally like the best

A.   it finds a way of enthusiastically going forward together

B.   it is a positive and appealing longer term alternative

C.   it “pushes” us towards a moral minimum by nagging us to do something

D.   it looks forward to a future and more complete resolution

A.   it was an improvisation and not planned in his original speech

B.   it is an excellent example of proclaiming a moral vision

C.   it is an excellent example of proclaiming a moral vision, it was an improvisation and not planned in his original speech, and it occurs at the end of his speech in the lasts only five minutes

D.   it occurs at the end of his speech in the lasts only five minutes

A.   it seeks to limit the possibilities

B.   it is essential for practical problem solving

C.   it helps solve ethical problems by going beyond the norm

D.   it seeks to reframe the problem

A.   full steam ahead method

B.   random word method

C.   exaggeration

D.   reversal

A.   homelessness in other cultures

B.   abortion and animal research in Japan

C.   seven generation decision making of the American Indians

D.   carefully administered hallucinogenic drugs

A.   ask if the problem can be prevented

B.   revisit outlying parts of the problem

C.   view problems as a growth opportunity to be welcomed

D.   none of these

A.   a problem with two sharply opposed options, each side’s “solution” is unacceptable to the other side, and thought to be impossible to solve

B.   thought to be impossible to solve

C.   a problem with two sharply opposed options

D.   each side’s “solution” is unacceptable to the other side

A.   Weston uses Sartre’s young friend as an example

B.   Weston uses Heinz’s dilemma as an example

C.   Weston suggests we assume problems, even “dilemmas,” are solvable

D.   Weston maintains that dilemmas are indeed unsolvable

A.   ethics and work

B.   ethics and money

C.   ethics and what we eat

D.   ethics and sex

A.   ethics and what we eat

B.   ethics and sex

C.   ethics and money

D.   ethics and work

A.   explicitness

B.   attention

C.   patience

D.   none of these

A.   patience

B.   none of these

C.   explicitness

D.   attention

A.   attention

B.   none of these

C.   patience

D.   explicitness

A.   Gandhi

B.   Mandela

C.   Anita Roddick

D.   Muhammed Yunus

A.   Mandala

B.   Anita Roddick

C.   Gandhi

D.   Mohammed Yunus

A.   a conditional statement

B.   one or more premises which are intended to prove or support a conclusion

C.   a report

D.   an illustration

A.   because

B.   thus

C.   consequently

D.   if follows that

A.   since

B.   therefore

C.   given that

D.   for

A.   attacking the motive

B.   a personal attack (ad hominem)

C.   look who’s talking (tu quoque)

D.   two wrongs make a right

A.   scare tactics

B.   red herring

C.   straw man

D.   bandwagon argument

A.   slippery slope

B.   inconsistency

C.   weak analogy

D.   hasty generalization

A.   appeal to ignorance

B.   in appropriate appeal to authority

C.   loaded question

D.   false alternatives

A.   write in complete sentences

B.   number the steps of the argument

C.   fill in missing premises or conclusions

D.   put the conclusion first

A.   try to use as many words as the original argument

B.   take what is unclear and make it clear

C.   be accurate and don’t misrepresent

D.   be charitable

A.   it is well written or well spoken

B.   it agrees with my views

C.   it is logically correct, i.e. either deductively sound or inductively cogent

D.   it is a persuasive argument

A.   determine if it is possible to attack the motives of the opposition

B.   determine if it is possible to refute statements by citing counterexamples

C.   determine if it is possible to refute or weaken arguments with countervailing evidence

D.   determine if it is possible to refute a weak claim by reducing it to absurdity

A.   know yourself

B.   write a sentence that expresses your claim

C.   choose and broaden your topic

D.   know your audience

A.   hand it in only once it is perfect

B.   edit your work for grammatical mistakes

C.   show your work to someone else for their honest opinion

D.   consider what you have not written, i.e. what you have left out of your paper

A.   encyclopedias

B.   dictionaries

C.   human sources

D.   government documents

A.   direct quotes requires a citation

B.   well known facts and quotes do not need citation

C.   a paraphrase of another’s work does not need a citation

D.   statistics, surveys, obscure facts, and unique descriptions or examples need a citation

A.   evaluate the author’s sources

B.   determine the author’s background

C.   assume if it has been written and published that it is true

D.   ascertain the author’s bias and purpose