Chapter 9 - Approaches to translation

1. Ethics is __________. 

• A. moral principles that govern a person's behavior.

• B. immoral principles that govern a person's behavior.

• C. moral and immoral principles that govern a person's behavior.

2. Morality is defined as__________.

• A. principles including the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

• B. principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

• C. principles involving the distinction of right and wrong or good and bad behavior.

3. Which one is correct?

• A. There is one abstract code drawn up by employers or the associations of interpreters and translators.

• B. There are some abstract codes drawn up by employers or the associations of interpreters and translators.

• C. There are many abstract codes drawn up by employers or the associations of interpreters and translators.

4. Which sentences are correct?

• A. Act-utilitarianists don’t believe that an ethical decision is one that results in the most favourable consequences for the largest number of people in a given context.

• B. Act-utilitarianists disagree that an ethical decision is one that results in the most favourable consequences for the largest number of people in a given context.

• C. Act-utilitarianists argue that an ethical decision is one that results in the most favourable consequences for the largest number of people in a given context.

5. __________ other professions translation also has codes of ethics that regulate the behaviour of their members.

• A. Unlike

• B. Like

• C. Same

6. Virtue ethics takes a long view of ethical issues, framing them not as merely __________ rather as issues relevant across all domains of life.

• A. so

• B. when

• C. but

7. The translator must show __________ for all parties involved in the translation assignment, including respect for self, the agency and to its clients.

• A. engagement

• B. involvement

• C. respect

8. The translator has to enhance his/her knowledge by creating and updating __________ files.

• A. resource

• B. terminology

• C. professional

9. Because languages are constantly __________, a translator needs to be aware of these changes to interpret and translate effectively.

• A. different

• B. evolving

• C. adapting

10. The translator must know his/her linguistic __________ and decline assignments that go beyond his/her skills and competence.

• A. errors

• B. ability

• C. limitations