A.   avoiding name calling

B.   using categorical language when describing ethical issues

C.   avoiding bumper sticker simplicity

D.   keeping an open mind

A.   sound ethical thinking

B.   offhand self-justification

C.   dogmatism

D.   relativism

A.   sound ethical thinking

B.   relativism

C.   dogmatism

D.   offhand self justification

A.   let challenges stretch your mind

B.   seek out people with whom you do not agree

C.   aim to live more comfortably

D.   seek out challenges

A.   welcome challenges

B.   welcome change

C.   limit your experience to what you know is true

D.   pursue the facts

A.   rules replace the need to think

B.   rules make life simpler

C.   rules are rough guides and have exceptions

D.   rules may conflict

A.   lying to shelter fugitives from the Nazis

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

C.   Jean Valjean stealing to feed a starving child

D.   lying to hide fugitive slaves

A.   not eating bacon

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 shrimp and lobster

A.   women were considered property of their fathers or husbands

B.   the main point of the story is not clear

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

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

A.   God listened to Abraham

B.   Abraham thinks for himself

C.   Abraham bargains with God,

D.   Abraham agrees that Sodom should be destroyed

A.   include fairness, equality, responsibility, and respect

B.   include greed, lust, and gluttony

C.   describe the legitimate expectations of ourselves and others

D.   may be organized into ethical theories

A.   seeks the greatest good of the smallest number

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

C.   originated with Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill

D.   focuses on happiness

A.   it is short term

B.   it is essentially social

C.   it is concerned with the well being of others

D.   it is a rational aim

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

B.   advocated by Martin Buber

C.   regards persons as supremely valuable

D.   advocated by Immanuel Kant

A.   Kant’s Categorical Imperative

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

C.   reduction of social pain and suffering

D.   moral and legal rights of the individual

A.   be a color that blends in with the surroundings

B.   not be frightened by loud noises

C.   like to hunt

D.   be quiet

A.   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

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

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

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 is an adversarial “winner take all” approach

C.   it is an overly simplistic and extreme approach

D.   it presents polarizing and irresolvable positions

A.   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

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

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

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

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

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

C.   virtue theory argues against assisted suicide

D.   utilitarianism argues in favor of assisted suicide

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

B.   picking the side you personally like the best

C.   finding the best balance between values at stake

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

A.   it is a positive and appealing longer term alternative

B.   it finds a way of enthusiastically going forward together

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

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

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

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 was an improvisation and not planned in his original speech

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

B.   it seeks to reframe the problem

C.   it seeks to limit the possibilities

D.   it is essential for practical problem solving

A.   full steam ahead method

B.   exaggeration

C.   reversal

D.   random word method

A.   seven generation decision making of the American Indians

B.   carefully administered hallucinogenic drugs

C.   homelessness in other cultures

D.   abortion and animal research in Japan

A.   ask if the problem can be prevented

B.   view problems as a growth opportunity to be welcomed

C.   revisit outlying parts of the problem

D.   none of these

A.   thought to be impossible to solve

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

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

D.   a problem with two sharply opposed options

A.   Weston maintains that dilemmas are indeed unsolvable

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

C.   Weston uses Heinz’s dilemma as an example

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

A.   ethics and money

B.   ethics and sex

C.   ethics and work

D.   ethics and what we eat

A.   ethics and what we eat

B.   ethics and work

C.   ethics and money

D.   ethics and sex

A.   explicitness

B.   patience

C.   attention

D.   none of these

A.   patience

B.   none of these

C.   attention

D.   explicitness

A.   explicitness

B.   none of these

C.   attention

D.   patience

A.   Anita Roddick

B.   Mandela

C.   Gandhi

D.   Muhammed Yunus

A.   Mohammed Yunus

B.   Gandhi

C.   Anita Roddick

D.   Mandala

A.   an illustration

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

C.   a report

D.   a conditional statement

A.   because

B.   consequently

C.   if follows that

D.   thus

A.   therefore

B.   since

C.   for

D.   given that

A.   two wrongs make a right

B.   look who’s talking (tu quoque)

C.   attacking the motive

D.   a personal attack (ad hominem)

A.   bandwagon argument

B.   scare tactics

C.   red herring

D.   straw man

A.   slippery slope

B.   weak analogy

C.   hasty generalization

D.   inconsistency

A.   loaded question

B.   appeal to ignorance

C.   false alternatives

D.   in appropriate appeal to authority

A.   number the steps of the argument

B.   write in complete sentences

C.   put the conclusion first

D.   fill in missing premises or conclusions

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

B.   be accurate and don’t misrepresent

C.   take what is unclear and make it clear

D.   be charitable

A.   it is well written or well spoken

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

C.   it is a persuasive argument

D.   it agrees with my views

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

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

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

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

A.   choose and broaden your topic

B.   write a sentence that expresses your claim

C.   know your audience

D.   know yourself

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.   dictionaries

B.   human sources

C.   government documents

D.   encyclopedias

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.   ascertain the author’s bias and purpose

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

D.   determine the author’s background