GE6 Ethics Mastery Drill WEEK 1-3

A teacher decides whether to pass a student based on sympathy for their financial struggles. Which describes this situation?

• Morality

• Nonmoral choice

• Ethics

• Amoral choice

Answer explanation

Ethics involves systematic reflection on right and wrong choices in human action, not just cultural habits or neutral rules.

A teacher is pressured by parents to pass a failing student. According to ethics as a discipline, what must the teacher do first?

• Follow emotions and sympathy

• Consider institutional policy and professional codes

• Listen only to the parents’ plea

• Decide based on convenience

Answer explanation

Ethical study requires systematic evaluation of facts, values, and long-term consequences, not impulsive feelings.

A teacher cancels an exam because most students are mentally exhausted. This reflects:

• Deontology

• Virtue Ethics

• Utilitarianism

• Social Contract

Answer explanation

The teacher seeks the greatest happiness for the majority, a utilitarian principle.

“Cheating is wrong, even if it helps the student graduate.” This aligns with:

• Utilitarianism

• Deontology

• Cultural Relativism

• Egoism

Answer explanation

Deontology bases morality on duty and universal principles, regardless of outcome.

A student teacher rejects plagiarizing a lesson plan because she values honesty. Which framework applies?

• Utilitarianism

• Virtue Ethics

• Deontology

• Egoism

Answer explanation

Virtue ethics focuses on developing good character traits like honesty.

A teacher extends a deadline for a student coping with family loss. This follows:

• Deontology

• Virtue Ethics

• Ethics of Care

• Cultural Relativism

Answer explanation

Ethics of Care emphasizes compassion, relationships, and contextual needs.

“Teachers volunteer for outreach only because it makes them feel good.” This claim reflects:

• Ethical Egoism

• Psychological Egoism

• Utilitarianism

• Virtue Ethics

Answer explanation

It describes behavior as self-interest driven, not prescribing what should be done.

A professor refuses to conduct free review sessions because she prioritizes her graduate studies. This reflects:

• Utilitarianism

• Psychological Egoism

• Ethical Egoism

• Social Contract

Answer explanation

Ethical egoism argues individuals ought to prioritize their own self-interest as moral.

A teacher claims: “I must uphold honesty because God commands it.” This follows:

• Natural Law

• Deontology

• Divine Command Theory

• Virtue Ethics

Answer explanation

Morality is grounded in God’s will.

According to Plato, laws must reflect:

• Majority opinion

• Form of the Good

• Emotional needs

• Cultural norms

Answer explanation

Plato links natural law to rational pursuit of justice and order.