Ethics in Education Quiz

Which of the following is not considered a key question that learning about ethics helps to answer?

• What is right?

• What kind of person should I be?

• How do I achieve personal success?

• How should I treat others?

In an argument, which element provides credibility to the conclusion?

• Premises

• Assumptions

• Propositions

• Emotions

Which fallacy occurs when an argument attacks the personal characteristics of an individual rather than the argument itself?

• Appeal to nature

• Ad hominem

• Hasty generalization

• Appeal to tradition

What is the primary difference between ethics and etiquette?

• Ethics is about moral philosophy, while etiquette concerns polite behavior.

• Ethics is governed by society, while etiquette is governed by laws.

• Ethics deals with customs, while etiquette deals with personal values.

• Ethics is subjective, while etiquette is objective.

Which stage of moral development focuses on internalizing external conventions without full rationality?

• Pre-conventional morality

• Conventional morality

• Post-conventional morality

• Autonomous morality

What is a central critique of personal relativism?

• It assumes moral facts are subjective.

• It suggests that no real moral disagreements can exist.

• It denies the importance of cultural values.

• It overly relies on religious doctrines.

Which ethical theory asserts that moral values are relative to a particular culture?

• Egoism

• Utilitarianism

• Cultural relativism

• Natural law

Existentialism as a basis for decision-making is problematic because it fails to acknowledge the role of ______ in morality.

• Feelings

• Religion

• Reason

• Intuition

What is a key feature of divine command theory?

• Morality is based on cultural traditions.

• Right actions are those that produce the most happiness.

• Moral rightness depends on God's will.

• Actions are morally permissible based on reason alone.

The natural law theory is criticized because it illegitimately derives a/an ______ from a/an ______.

• 'is'; 'ought'

• 'ought'; 'is'

• value; fact

• law; fact