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173 ETHICS Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ethics and morality have the same root, from the Greek ethike, translated into the Latin as mores.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Today, _______ is seen as more “personal” or “subjective.”

a)

ethics

b)

morality

3.

Today, _______ refers more to a “standard of behavior in public or professional contexts.”

a)

ethics

b)

morality

4.

The Key ethical question, "What makes an act morally right or wrong?" is a question of:

a)

conduct

b)

value

c)

practicalities

5.

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:

a)

conduct

b)

value

c)

practicalities

6.

The Key ethical question, "What makes a person or something good or bad?" is a question of:

a)

conduct

b)

value

c)

practicalities

7.

To determine the morality of an action, what must be good in order for the action to be morally good?

a)

The object and the intention.

b)

The intention and the circumstances.

c)

The object and the circumstances.

d)

All three, the object, the intention, and the circumstances.

8.

Which type of ethics is considered "top-down"?

a)

Applied Ethics

b)

Case-Based Ethics

c)

Anti-theories Ethics

9.

One should only promote one’s own interests.

a)

Egoism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Moral Skepticism

d)

Nihilism

e)

Relativism

10.

What makes an action good or ethical is based purely on the context (culture) in which the question is asked.

a)

Egoism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Moral Skepticism

d)

Nihilism

e)

Relativism

11.

Only do what brings pleasure, avoid difficulties or suffering/pain.

a)

Egoism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Moral Skepticism

d)

Nihilism

e)

Relativism

12.

Why should I be moral? It is impossible to give a non-question begging answer.

a)

Egoism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Moral Skepticism

d)

Nihilism

e)

Relativism

13.

Ethical claims are either fictitious or neither true nor false… they are not answerable to any reality. There is no such thing as ”ethics.”

a)

Egoism

b)

Hedonism

c)

Moral Skepticism

d)

Nihilism

e)

Relativism

14.

Of the four ways of ethical thinking, which one is the preferred theory?

a)

Truth

b)

Consequences

c)

Fairness

d)

Character

e)

Not one is preferred above any other.

15.

Common Fallacy: misrepresenting a position in order to argue against it.

a)

False Dilemma

b)

Straw man

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Appeal to Authority

e)

Insufficient Evidence

16.

Common Fallacy: citing an authority in a field, but are they credentialed?

a)

False Dilemma

b)

Straw man

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Appeal to Authority

e)

Insufficient Evidence

17.

Common Fallacy: believing there are only two sides to a dilemma/situation.

a)

False Dilemma

b)

Straw man

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Appeal to Authority

e)

Insufficient Evidence

18.

Common Fallacy: extending ‘statistics’ beyond what they suggest to suite our own interests.

a)

False Dilemma

b)

Straw man

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Appeal to Authority

e)

Insufficient Evidence

19.

Common Fallacy: argues against the person rather than the issue.

a)

False Dilemma

b)

Straw man

c)

Ad Hominem

d)

Appeal to Authority

e)

Insufficient Evidence

20.

Which statement is true about the way of ethical thinking, "TRUTH?"

a)

It tends to be very objective in focus. (L from LISTEN Model… “Look for the facts”).

b)

Answers questions like "what's really going on?"

c)

Most ethical disagreements have at their root differences of perception about the facts of a situation.

d)

All of the above.

21.

"Consequences" as an ethical way of ethical thinking answers questions like:

a)

Who are those most likely to be affected?

b)

What is the history of this situation?

c)

Do the proposed solutions treat people the way I’d want to be treated?

d)

All of the above.

22.

"Fairness" as an ethical way of ethical thinking is about outcomes and equity.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which statement is true about the way of ethical thinking, "CHARACTER?"

a)

It is the most challenging approach because of a lack of universal agreement on how to determine/establish “good character.”

b)

It is the most subjective because it puts the human first.

c)

It considers how a person does something more than why he does it.

d)

All of the above.

24.

What is, “wisdom that consists in not thinking one knows what one does not know”?

a)

Aistatillian Wisdom

b)

Augustinian Wisdom

c)

Platonic Wisdom

d)

Socratic Wisdom

25.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is the human propensity to keep the truth hidden from ourselves?

a)

Confirmation Bias

b)

Power

c)

Willful ignorance

d)

Self-deception

27.

What is a function of partiality where people tend to favor evidence that supports their views ?

a)

Confirmation Bias

b)

Power

c)

Willful ignorance

d)

Self-deception

28.

Which ancient philosopher believed that “all wrong doing is the result of ignorance?”

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

29.

Which ancient philosopher never published his own works?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

30.

Which ancient philosopher developed the doctrine of the means?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

31.

Which ancient philosopher developed the importance of the FORMS?

a)

Socrates

b)

Plato

c)

Aristotle

32.

What are the three parts of the soul according to Plato?

a)

inner, outer, and core

b)

reason, spirit, and appetite

c)

worker, dreamer, and lover

d)

butcher, baker, and candlestick maker

33.

What assumption about the human being were shared by Socrates and Plato?

a)

The soul is immortal.

b)

The body is temporal.

c)

The soul does not permanently reside within one's body.

d)

All of the above.

34.

According to Aristotle, which level of the soul is to do justice?

a)

Ergon

b)

Arete

c)

Telos

35.

According to Aristotle, which level of the soul is to live?

a)

Ergon

b)

Arete

c)

Telos

36.

According to Aristotle, which level of the soul is Eudaimonia (happiness)?

a)

Ergon

b)

Arete

c)

Telos

37.

Which of the following is NOT a teaching of Jesus?

a)

He embraced a reverse ethical worldview (The Beatitudes).

b)

We act not just our actions, but our intentions matter as well (6 Anti-Thesis).

c)

He taught that wealth and power were the ways to measure true happiness.

d)

He advocated non-violent resistance.

38.

What is true about Augustine?

a)

He had a life of restlessness.

b)

He was known for adapting Platonic thought an "Christianizing" it.

c)

He focused a lot on Original Sin and predestination.

d)

He believed to love God one must love TRUTH.

e)

All of the above.

39.

What is true about Aquinas?

a)

He put a lot of emphasis on natural law for morality.

b)

He believed people are not really free, God directs us to a specific end.

c)

He believed in predestination.

d)

All of the above.

40.

What term is used to describe the belief that "individuals should consider how their actions affect the happiness of all others impacted"?

a)

Categorical Imerative

b)

Deontological Ethics

c)

Utilitarianism

d)

Scholasticism

41.

What term is used to describe the duty-based ethics of Immanuel Kant?

a)

Categorical Imerative

b)

Deontological Ethics

c)

Utilitarianism

d)

Scholasticism

42.

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)?

a)

Categorical Imerative

b)

Deontological Ethics

c)

Utilitarianism

d)

Scholasticism