2ND PRELIM EXAM - ETHICS

What is the essence of philosophy?

• Accepting truth without questioning

• Observing nature scientifically

• Questioning what is considered the truth

• Following religious beliefs

Ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves:

• Systematizing and recommending concepts of right and wrong

• The study of natural sciences

• Understanding economic principles

• Predicting human behavior

Which of the following is a major area of ethics?

• Cognitive psychology

• Ethics of religion

• Quantum physics

• Political science

Metaethics attempts to determine the meanings of terms such as:

• Energy, matter, space

• Right, good, virtue, justice

• Economy, finance, trade

• Ethics, law, politics

What does cognitivism maintain?

• Moral judgments can be true or false

• Moral judgments are based on emotions

• Ethics cannot be studied systematically

• Religion is the only source of morality

Which of the following suggests that moral terms can be established through scientific investigation?

• Subjectivism

• Intuitionism

• Naturalism

• Consequentialism

Which ethical perspective holds that moral judgments are subjective and there are no absolute moral truths?

• Cognitivism

• Subjectivism

• Virtue Ethics

• Deontological Ethics

What is the focus of normative ethics?

• Determining meanings of moral terms

• Questioning standards of moral good or bad

• Studying economic principles

• Analyzing scientific theories

Consequentialism states that an action's moral worth is determined by:

• Intentions behind the action

• Its consequences

• The social status of the person acting

• Religious beliefs

Deontological ethics focuses on:

• The study of duty and right actions regardless of consequences

• The pursuit of happiness

• Achieving the best consequences

• Understanding moral emotions