Quiz on Utilitarian Ethics

What is the primary focus of utilitarian ethics?

• Individual pleasure

• The greatest happiness for the greatest number

• Maximizing personal rights

• Minimizing societal happiness

Who proposed the quantitative model of utilitarianism that focuses on pleasure?

• John Stuart Mill

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Immanuel Kant

• Jeremy Bentham

According to the text, what does utilitarianism require us to consider?

• The happiness of the greatest number

• The happiness of the elite

• The happiness of historical figures

• Only our own happiness

What does Mill equate justice with?

• Minimizing legal obligations

• Respect for rights directed toward societal happiness

• Respect for individual desires

• Maximizing personal gain

What is a valid claim on society according to Mill?

• Personal ambition

• Legal rights

• Moral rights

• Utility

What is the consequence of not respecting legal rights according to utilitarianism?

• They are absolute

• They need not be respected if unjustified

• They must always be observed

• They are irrelevant

What is the ultimate goal of utilitarianism?

• Maximizing total happiness

• Maximizing individual pleasure

• Minimizing societal conflict

• Maximizing legal rights

What does utilitarianism say about selfish acts?

• They are encouraged

• They are morally acceptable

• They cannot lead to moral good

• They are the foundation of ethics

What is the relationship between rights and general happiness in utilitarianism?

• Rights are only for the wealthy

• Rights are absolute and unchangeable

• Rights serve general happiness

• Rights are irrelevant to happiness

What does utilitarianism maximize according to the text?

• Individual rights over societal needs

• Total amount of pleasure over displeasure

• Personal happiness over collective happiness

• Legal obligations over moral considerations