Quiz on Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism is...

• Absolute and Deontological

• Absolute and Teleological

• Relative and Deontological

• Relative and Teleological

What is the name for Bentham's method of calculating right and wrong?

• Pleasure and Pain

• The utility principle

• Hedonic Calculus

• Golden Mean

Utilitarianism is a teleological ethic: What does teleological mean?

• Right and wrong is fixed

• Right and wrong depends upon the situation

• Decisions about right and wrong should be based on the action itself

• Decisions about right and wrong should be based on the consequences of an action

What name is given to the idea that we should make decisions on what leads to the greater good on each individual situation?

• All forms of utilitarianism

• Rule Utilitarianism

• Positive Utilitarianism

• Act Utilitarianism

What does Utility literally mean?

• Goodness

• Usefulness

• Pleasure

• Calculation

Which of these ideas comes from Peter Singer?

• Preference Utilitarianism

• Act Utilitarianism

• Ideal Utilitarianism

• Rule Utilitarianism

Which of these ideas does NOT come from Mill?

• Rule Utilitarianism

• Higher and Lower pleasures

• All pleasures are equally valuable

• Non-harm principle

Which of these is NOT a criticism of Bentham's utilitarianism?

• It is a swine ethic

• It is selfish

• It does not value life

• Pleasure cannot be measured

What problem is shown by Nozick's example of the pleasure machine?

• Utilitarians do not consider consequences

• Utilitarianism is a swine ethic

• Utilitarianism assumes that pleasure is the only good

• Utilitarianism does not take into account religious moral teachings

Which of the following would a utilitarian consider when making decisions about euthanasia?

• The money that treatment costs

• The pain of the patient

• The wishes of the close family

• All of the above