Ethics Module 2 Quiz

What is a moral issue?

• A situation that calls for moral valuation

• A situation that calls for medical attention

• A situation that calls for financial decision

• A situation that calls for legal action

What is moral judgment?

• When one is placed in a situation and confronted by the choice of what act to perform

• When a person is an observer who makes an assessment on the actions or behavior of someone

• When one is torn between choosing one of two goods or choosing between the lesser of two evils

• When one is interested in questions about ethical behavior

What is cultural relativism?

• The belief that what is ethically acceptable or unacceptable is relative to one's culture

• The recognition that the individual thinking person is at the heart of all moral valuations

• The theory that describes the underlying dynamic behind all human actions

• The idea that one is obliged to obey her God in all things

What is psychological egoism?

• A theory that describes the underlying basis for how one acts

• The theory that describes the underlying dynamic behind all human actions

• The recognition that the individual thinking person is at the heart of all moral valuations

• The idea that one is obliged to obey her God in all things

What is the authority of the law?

• A wide diversity of how different people believe it is proper to act

• A system of thought or of ideas

• A guide to ethical behavior

• A higher authority that commands our obedience

What is ethical egoism?

• The theory that describes the underlying dynamic behind all human actions

• The prescription that we should make our own interests as the single overriding concern

• The recognition that the individual thinking person is at the heart of all moral valuations

• The idea that one is obliged to obey her God in all things

What is the study of ethics interested in?

• Questions about financial decision

• Questions about medical attention

• Questions about legal action

• Questions about ethical behavior

What is divine command theory?

• The prescription that we should make our own interests as the single overriding concern

• The theory that describes the underlying dynamic behind all human actions

• The recognition that the individual thinking person is at the heart of all moral valuations

• The idea that one is obliged to obey her God in all things

What is subjectivism?

• The idea that one is obliged to obey her God in all things

• The prescription that we should make our own interests as the single overriding concern

• The recognition that the individual thinking person is at the heart of all moral valuations

• The theory that describes the underlying dynamic behind all human actions

What is positive law?

• A guide to ethical behavior

• Different rules and regulations that require compliance

• A wide diversity of how different people believe it is proper to act

• A higher authority that commands our obedience