Culture and Ethics Quiz

What does culture encompass?

• Shared practices, values, beliefs, rituals, customs, and social behaviors

• Only social behaviors

• Only values and beliefs

• None of the above

What is morality derived from?

• Religion, philosophy, societal laws, and personal conscience

• Only religion

• Only philosophy

• None of the above

What is cultural relativism?

• The belief that there is no universal standard for measuring cultures

• The belief that all cultures are the same

• The belief that one culture is superior to another

• None of the above

What does conscience serve as?

• A person's moral compass

• A set of rules

• A cultural belief

• None of the above

What does moral law indicate when violated?

• The action is 'bad'

• The action is 'good'

• The action is neutral

• None of the above

What is the most secret core and sanctuary of a man according to Vatican II?

• Conscience

• Culture

• Morality

• None of the above

What does Thomas Aquinas believe about conscience?

• People should obey their conscience fully as long as their standards are right

• Conscience is irrelevant

• Conscience is only about feelings

• None of the above

What is the id according to Freud?

• The unconscious self

• The conscious self

• The moralist part

• None of the above

What do objectivists claim about ethical truths?

• They are fixed, permanent, specific, objective or universal

• They are subjective

• They change over time

• None of the above

What is deontology based on according to Kant?

• Reason and duty

• Feelings and desires

• Cultural norms

• None of the above