ETHICS short quiz 1

Is refers to set of guidelines which have been put in place in different countries and communities and have been accepted by all.

• ethics

• rules

• statutes

• norms

Which of the following is "not" true about rules?

• rules help people in many aspects of life

• it helps humanity to avoid chaos

• it allows an individual to have control over the other

• it provides a stable environment and human co-existence in a society which leads to peace and development.

The philosophical study of morality

• rules

• norms

• ethics

• character

This kind of ethics actually defines what is right and wrong

• normative ethics

• descriptive ethics

• moral ethics

• all of the above

Ethics is sometimes called as

• ethical standard

• moral philosophy

• philosophy of right and wrong

• none of the above

This branch of ethics defines morals in terms of their cultural and personal significance.

• normative ethics

• descriptive ethics

• moral ethics

• all of the above

Ethics came from the ______ word “ethos” which means custom, habit, character or disposition

• Latin

• French

• Greek

• English

Rules are vital in one's life because:

• people are are dictated to follow it

• society likes it

• peace and order are maintained

• some are trouble makers

________________ can be defined as the standards that an individual or a group has about what is right and wrong, or good and evil.

• morality

• philosophy

• ethics

• norm

a _______________ is a being that is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong.

• human

• moral agent

• ethical person

• social beings