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Worksheets173 ETHICS Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Ethics and morality have the same root, from the Greek ethike, translated into the Latin as mores.
True
False
Today, _______ is seen as more “personal” or “subjective.”
ethics
morality
Today, _______ refers more to a “standard of behavior in public or professional contexts.”
ethics
morality
The Key ethical question, "What makes an act morally right or wrong?" is a question of:
conduct
value
practicalities
The Key ethical question, "How ought we to draw conclusions about what we ought to do or what kind of person we are to be?" is a question of:
conduct
value
practicalities
The Key ethical question, "What makes a person or something good or bad?" is a question of:
conduct
value
practicalities
To determine the morality of an action, what must be good in order for the action to be morally good?
The object and the intention.
The intention and the circumstances.
The object and the circumstances.
All three, the object, the intention, and the circumstances.
Which type of ethics is considered "top-down"?
Applied Ethics
Case-Based Ethics
Anti-theories Ethics
One should only promote one’s own interests.
Egoism
Hedonism
Moral Skepticism
Nihilism
Relativism
What makes an action good or ethical is based purely on the context (culture) in which the question is asked.
Egoism
Hedonism
Moral Skepticism
Nihilism
Relativism
Only do what brings pleasure, avoid difficulties or suffering/pain.
Egoism
Hedonism
Moral Skepticism
Nihilism
Relativism
Why should I be moral? It is impossible to give a non-question begging answer.
Egoism
Hedonism
Moral Skepticism
Nihilism
Relativism
Ethical claims are either fictitious or neither true nor false… they are not answerable to any reality. There is no such thing as ”ethics.”
Egoism
Hedonism
Moral Skepticism
Nihilism
Relativism
Of the four ways of ethical thinking, which one is the preferred theory?
Truth
Consequences
Fairness
Character
Not one is preferred above any other.
Common Fallacy: misrepresenting a position in order to argue against it.
False Dilemma
Straw man
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Insufficient Evidence
Common Fallacy: citing an authority in a field, but are they credentialed?
False Dilemma
Straw man
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Insufficient Evidence
Common Fallacy: believing there are only two sides to a dilemma/situation.
False Dilemma
Straw man
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Insufficient Evidence
Common Fallacy: extending ‘statistics’ beyond what they suggest to suite our own interests.
False Dilemma
Straw man
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Insufficient Evidence
Common Fallacy: argues against the person rather than the issue.
False Dilemma
Straw man
Ad Hominem
Appeal to Authority
Insufficient Evidence
Which statement is true about the way of ethical thinking, "TRUTH?"
It tends to be very objective in focus. (L from LISTEN Model… “Look for the facts”).
Answers questions like "what's really going on?"
Most ethical disagreements have at their root differences of perception about the facts of a situation.
All of the above.
"Consequences" as an ethical way of ethical thinking answers questions like:
Who are those most likely to be affected?
What is the history of this situation?
Do the proposed solutions treat people the way I’d want to be treated?
All of the above.
"Fairness" as an ethical way of ethical thinking is about outcomes and equity.
True
False
Which statement is true about the way of ethical thinking, "CHARACTER?"
It is the most challenging approach because of a lack of universal agreement on how to determine/establish “good character.”
It is the most subjective because it puts the human first.
It considers how a person does something more than why he does it.
All of the above.
What is, “wisdom that consists in not thinking one knows what one does not know”?
Aistatillian Wisdom
Augustinian Wisdom
Platonic Wisdom
Socratic Wisdom
In regard to discerning the truth, one has a responsibility to take ownership over his beliefs, therefore acting out of ignorance is not an excuse from morality.
True
False
What is the human propensity to keep the truth hidden from ourselves?
Confirmation Bias
Power
Willful ignorance
Self-deception
What is a function of partiality where people tend to favor evidence that supports their views ?
Confirmation Bias
Power
Willful ignorance
Self-deception
Which ancient philosopher believed that “all wrong doing is the result of ignorance?”
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Which ancient philosopher never published his own works?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Which ancient philosopher developed the doctrine of the means?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
Which ancient philosopher developed the importance of the FORMS?
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle
What are the three parts of the soul according to Plato?
inner, outer, and core
reason, spirit, and appetite
worker, dreamer, and lover
butcher, baker, and candlestick maker
What assumption about the human being were shared by Socrates and Plato?
The soul is immortal.
The body is temporal.
The soul does not permanently reside within one's body.
All of the above.
According to Aristotle, which level of the soul is to do justice?
Ergon
Arete
Telos
According to Aristotle, which level of the soul is to live?
Ergon
Arete
Telos
According to Aristotle, which level of the soul is Eudaimonia (happiness)?
Ergon
Arete
Telos
Which of the following is NOT a teaching of Jesus?
He embraced a reverse ethical worldview (The Beatitudes).
We act not just our actions, but our intentions matter as well (6 Anti-Thesis).
He taught that wealth and power were the ways to measure true happiness.
He advocated non-violent resistance.
What is true about Augustine?
He had a life of restlessness.
He was known for adapting Platonic thought an "Christianizing" it.
He focused a lot on Original Sin and predestination.
He believed to love God one must love TRUTH.
All of the above.
What is true about Aquinas?
He put a lot of emphasis on natural law for morality.
He believed people are not really free, God directs us to a specific end.
He believed in predestination.
All of the above.
What term is used to describe the belief that "individuals should consider how their actions affect the happiness of all others impacted"?
Categorical Imerative
Deontological Ethics
Utilitarianism
Scholasticism
What term is used to describe the duty-based ethics of Immanuel Kant?
Categorical Imerative
Deontological Ethics
Utilitarianism
Scholasticism
What term is used to describe the moral principle of Immanual Kant where one should act only from moral rules that he can, at the same time, universalize (ex: the Golden Rule)?
Categorical Imerative
Deontological Ethics
Utilitarianism
Scholasticism
