Quiz on Human Acts

What are human acts characterized by?

• Conscious knowledge and control of the will

• External actions and bodily movements

• Instinctiveness and lack of control

• Unintentional and involuntary nature

What is the difference between human acts and acts of man?

• Human acts are performed knowingly and freely, while acts of man are instinctive

• Human acts are involuntary, while acts of man are voluntary

• Human acts are controlled by the will, while acts of man are not

• Human acts are external actions, while acts of man are internal actions

What is the essential characteristic of a human act?

• Performed by an agent under external force

• Performed by an agent without any intention

• Performed by a conscious agent aware of consequences

• Performed by an agent without any knowledge

What are the types of human acts according to Paul Glenn?

• Elicited acts, Commanded acts

• Moral actions, Immoral actions, Amoral actions

• Internal actions, External actions, Combination actions

• Wish, Intention, Consent, Election, Use, Fruition

What is the distinction between moral and immoral actions?

• Moral actions are in conformity with the norm of morality, while immoral actions are not

• Moral actions are instinctive, while immoral actions are controlled by the will

• Moral actions are involuntary, while immoral actions are voluntary

• Moral actions are external, while immoral actions are internal

What is the definition of voluntariness?

• A lasting readiness and facility for acting in a certain manner

• The absence of knowledge which a person ought to possess

• Essential to an act, without which it is just a mere act of man

• The disturbance of the mind of a person confronted by danger

What is the principle concerning ignorance affecting voluntariness?

• Affected ignorance decreases voluntariness

• Invincible ignorance renders an act involuntary

• Vincible ignorance increases accountability over the act

• Ignorance does not affect voluntariness

What are passions and how do they affect human actions?

• A lasting readiness and facility for acting in a certain manner

• The disturbance of the mind confronted by danger

• Physical force exerted on a person by another free agent

• Tendencies towards desirable or undesirable objects, affecting motivation

What is the definition of fear and how does it impact actions?

• Tendencies towards desirable or undesirable objects, affecting motivation

• A lasting readiness and facility for acting in a certain manner

• Disturbance of the mind confronted by danger, acts done with fear are voluntary

• Physical force exerted on a person by another free agent

What is the definition of habits and how do they influence actions?

• A lasting readiness and facility for acting in a certain manner, actions done by force of habit are voluntary

• Physical force exerted on a person by another free agent

• Disturbance of the mind confronted by danger, acts done with fear are voluntary

• Tendencies towards desirable or undesirable objects, affecting motivation