Philosophy 1330 - Ethics » Summer 2022 » Quiz 1

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Question #1
What is ethics primarily concerned with?
A.   Explaining why people make the moral judgments they do.
B.   Examining the attractions of various ethical theories.
C.   Figuring out which particular actions are right or wrong in everyday life.
D.   Learning about the differing moral codes of different societies.
Question #2
One of the following is not a branch of ethics.
A.   Applied Ethics
B.   Syncronized Ethics
C.   Meta-Ethics
D.   Normative Ethics
Question #3
The goal of ethics is to create ......... people.
A.   virtuous
B.   dehumanized
C.   repentant
D.   regrettable
Question #4
Normative ethics consists in the attempt to answer difficult moral questions actual people face in their lives.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
There are 4 main branches of ethics.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
Metaethics is one of the main branches of ethics.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
For Bentham, principle of ....... is that principle that approves or disapproves of actions that promote or oppose happiness respectively.
A.   utility
B.   electrification
C.   estimation
D.   propaganda
Question #8
In estimating a pleasure or pain, Bentham listed some circumstances to be considered as follow except:
A.   Intensity
B.   Size
C.   Certainty/Uncertainty
D.   Duration
Question #9
Williams posited that the strong doctrine of ...... responsibility flows directly from consequentialism's assignment of ultimate value to states of affairs.
A.   positive
B.   neutral
C.   negative
D.   undetermined
Question #10
According to Bernard Williams, integrity is not taken into account in the principle of utilitarianism.
A.   False
B.   True

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