ethics application quiz

Which Christian Church predominantly uses Natural Law theory?

• Catholic Church

• Church of England

• Methodist Church

• I don't know

Which of the following is the definition of absolutism?

• Actions are good and bad in themselves

• Actions are good or bad depending on the circumstances

• Actions are good or bad depending on the intenion of the agent

• I don't know

Which of the following is a definition of deontological?

• A rule based system that judges the goodness of an action by its outcome.

• A rule based system which judges goodness by whether an act is or is not intrinsically good.

• I don't know

What is the meaning of teleological?

• Right or wrong is judged by the final outcome.

• Right or wrong is judged by the action.

• I don't know

What is the synderesis rule?

• Do good and avoid evildoers

• Do good and avoid evil

• Do evil and avoid good.

• I don't know

1. What does ‘personalism’ mean in Fletcher’s for working principles?

• Primary considering the individual rather than any rules.

• Ethics which look at the end result in order to determine the morality of an action.

• Practicality; the action chosen to be practically applicable.

• Agapeic love

What does ‘pragmatism’ mean?

• Agapeic love

• Practicality; the action chosen to be practically applicable.

• Primary considering the individual rather than any rules.

• Ethics which look at the end result in order to determine the morality of an action.

According to Fletcher, what is the only thing that is intrinsically good?

• Love distribution

• Being without and opposed to having rules or laws.

• Conscience

• Agapeic love

What might a follower of Situation Ethics think about a law that completely banned Euthanasia?

• Wrong

• Right

• Right in some circumstances

Virtue Ethics focus on the _____________ of the individual

• Action

• Experience

• Mind

• Character