Making Moral Decisions Quiz

What does morality relate to?

• Inanimate objects

• Animal behavior

• Human behavior

• Plant behavior

What does the term 'Amoral' refer to?

• Being morally superior

• Being morally confused

• Being extremely moral

• Having no understanding of right and wrong

According to David Humes, what is the hidden relationship to the mind of the aggressor in every act?

• Ignorance

• Vice

• Virtue

• Indifference

Who developed the theory of Hedonism?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Epicurus

What is the goal of living a peaceful life according to Epicurus?

• Seeking pain over pleasure

• Avoiding pleasure completely

• Excessive pleasure at all costs

• Moderation and not excessive pleasure

What does Egoism believe is all that matters?

• Selflessness

• Altruism

• Individual self-interest

• Collective well-being

According to Utilitarianism, what is the aim of morality?

• Greatest wealth of the fewest number

• Greatest knowledge of the greatest number

• Greatest power of the fewest number

• Greatest happiness of the greatest number

What is the belief that a person has essentially no choice in his or her actions or outcome?

• Destiny

• Free choice

• Fate

• Determinism

Who developed the theory of Situation Ethics?

• Joseph Fletcher

• Jeremy Bentham

• David Humes

• Epicurus

What is the basis for judging a situation according to Situation Ethics?

• Law

• Love

• Rules

• Fear