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Question #1
______________ and _______________ are terms that refer to the principles that govern our relationships with other people: the way we ought to behave, the rules and standards that we should employ in the choices we make.
A.   Ethics and morals
B.   Judgment and morals
C.   Belief and truth
D.   Reason and judgments
Question #2
The moral theory which advises people to do whatever brings them pleasure is known as...
A.   Ethical egoism theory
B.   Hedonist moral theory
C.   Authoritarian moral theory
D.   Agnostic theory
Question #3
The moral theory that holds there is no way to determine clearly what is right or wrong in moral situations is known as...
A.   Agnostic theory
B.   Ethical egoism
C.   Authoritarian moral theory
D.   Hedonist moral theory
Question #4
According to Chaffee, a situation in which at least two different moral principles to which you are appealing seem ethically sounds and appropriate but contradict each other is known as…
A.   Judgmental quandary
B.   Ethical egoism
C.   Mixed judgements
D.   Moral dilemma
Question #5
Ethical judgments are dependent on personal preference and are evaluated in the private arena.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Ethical statements are usually intended to be universally true.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #7
The basic principle of __ is that it is our moral obligation to treat everyone equally, with the same degree of consideration and respect, unless there is some persuasive reason not to.
A.   Morality
B.   The Dalai Lama
C.   Ethic of justice
D.   Dogma
Question #8
“Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law” is a rational principle attributed to which philosopher?
A.   Aristotle
B.   Socrates
C.   Martin Heidegger
D.   Immanuel Kant
Question #9
The ethic of __ involves pursuing aspirations in a context of genuine understanding of and genuine concern for other people.
A.   Care
B.   Community
C.   Justice
D.   Empathy
Question #10
Being a moral person and making moral decisions happens without conscious effort; people rarely have to choose to be moral because it happens naturally.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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