Virtue Ethics Quiz

Who is the famous ancient Greek philosopher who first argued that ethics and morals are more about becoming virtuous people?

• Plato

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

What does Virtue Theory emphasize?

• Following a set of rules

• Individual character

• Achieving success

• Avoiding mistakes

According to Aristotle, what is the concept of "Proper Functioning" related to?

• Following societal norms

• Being our authentic/natural selves

• Adhering to strict rules

• Avoiding all vices

What does it mean to be a virtuous person according virtue theory?

• Doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, in the right amount, toward the right people

• Following a strict set of rules

• Avoiding all mistakes

• Achieving personal success

What is the "Golden Mean" in virtue ethics?

• The balance between two extremes

• The pursuit of happiness

• The avoidance of all vices

• The adherence to societal norms

What are the two forms of extremes (vices) mentioned in the video?

• Excess and Deficiency

• Courage and Cowardice

• Recklessness and Cowardice

• Virtue and Vice

Match the virtue/vice with the description given:

• Virtue

• Honesty

• Extreme Excess

• Brutal Honesty

• Extreme Deficiency

• Deceit

Match the virtue/vice with the description given:

• Virtue

• Infidelity

• Extreme Deficiency

• Faithfulness

• Extreme Excess

• Blind Obedience

What is one way people can learn to become virtuous according to the video?

• By reading books on virtue

• By learning from habit forming actions and watching moral exemplars

• By attending seminars on ethics

• By meditating daily

Match the terms from the video on Virtue Ethics with their correct definition/explanation.

• Eudaimonia

• People who have figured out how to live virtuously

• Ethics of Being

• It refers to a state of living well and fulfilling one's potential as a human being.

• Proper Functioning

• Being our optimal most authentic self.

• Moral Exemplars

• Focus on one's individual character rather than a set of rules/actions.

• Natural Law Theory

• The ethical theory created by St. Thomas Aquinas that was inspired by Virtue Theory