GE 310 Ethics Prelim Examination

Ethics is derived from the Greek word ________.

• Ethis

• Ethos

• Etheos

• None of the above

Ethics cover the following dilemma except for ____________.

• How to live a good life

• The language of right and wrong

• Our rights and responsibilities

• None of the above

It deals with the nature of moral judgement. It looks at the origins and meaning of ethical principles.

• Normative ethics

• Applied ethics

• Meta-ethics

• None of the above

It is concerned with the content of moral judgements and the criteria for what is right or wrong.

• Normative ethics

• Applied ethics

• Meta-ethics

• None of the above

It looks at controversial topics like war, animal rights and capital punishment.

• Normative ethics

• Applied ethics

• Meta-ethics

• None of the above

Ethics eliminate confusion and clarify the issues.

• Ethics can provide a moral map

• Ethics can pinpoint a disagreement

• Ethics doesn’t give the right answers

• None of the above

Ethics provides a framework that we can use to find our way through difficult issues.

• Ethics can provide a moral map

• Ethics can pinpoint a disagreement

• Ethics doesn’t give the right answers

• None of the above

Ethics doesn't always show the right answer to moral problems.

• Ethics can provide a moral map

• Ethics can pinpoint a disagreement

• Ethics doesn’t give the right answers

• None of the above

Using the framework of ethics, two people who are arguing a moral issue can often find that what they disagree about is just one particular part of the issue, and that they broadly agree on everything else.

• Ethics can provide a moral map

• Ethics can pinpoint a disagreement

• Ethics doesn’t give the right answers

• None of the above

It is a situation where a person is forced to choose between two or more conflicting options, neither of which is acceptable.

• Rules

• Dilemma

• Ethics

• Moral