WorksheetsDetailed Ethics Recap (OCR)
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 35mins
Aquinas's Natural Law is...
deontological
ontological
deontological means
the impact of your actions is what is ethical, regardless of intention.
the intention of your actions is what is ethical, regardless of impact.
the impact of your actions is only ethical if your intent is ethical.
Which philosophers can be considered supporters of utilitarianism?
Jeremy Bentham
John Stuart Mill
Epicurus
All answers are correct
According to Utilitarianism, how do you measure how good an action is?
You consider the happiness it produces
You consider the economic advantage it produces
You consider the moral satisfaction it produces
You consider the economic gain it produces
Jeremy Bentham was in favour of...
Women's rights
The separation of Church and State
The abolition of capital punishment
All the answers are correct
What does utilitarianism focus on?
Having fun
Being useful
The consequences of actions
The motivations for actions
What do utilitarians believe should drive morality?
Being happy
Being sensible
External rules
Fear of God
Who does utilitarianism try to get the best outcome for?
the individual
the boss
the greatest number of people
the poor
The principle of utility is...
the greatest happiness of all those whose interest is in question, as being the right and proper... end of human action.
the greatest happiness of all those whose preference is in question, as being the right and proper... end of human action.
the greatest happiness of all those whose interest is at risk of abandonment, as being the right and proper... end of human action.
Bentham described "utility" as...
the property of being practically useful.
the extent of the usefulness of an object.
a property bringing benefit, advantage, pleasure, good or happiness.
Bentham's approach to happiness was...
qualitative.
quantitative.
qualified.
Mill said that we would prefer higher pleasures if...
people in authority direct us to them.
our basic, physical needs are met.
we have also experienced lower pleasures.
Mill's approach to happiness was...
qualitative.
quantitative.
qualified.
Smart says Mill's approach is not purely hedonistic as it asserts that...
happiness is pleasure we approve of.
happiness can vary according to opinion.
preferences for certain types of pleasure come into play.
The two stages of Mill's "proof" of utilitarianism are...
Everyone wants to be happy, so happiness is good.
Only happiness, which comes when we find something that causes happiness in itself, is truly good.
Everyone wants to be happy, so happiness is good.
Happiness is the final "end" in a "successful" life.
Everyone finds happiness in the same basic things, so happiness is good.
Only happiness, which comes when we find something that causes happiness in itself, is truly good.
Bentham suggested that animals' happiness...
is irrelevant.
matters just as much as humans'.
is secondary to humans'.
Referring to Mill, "tell the truth" and "don't steal" are examples of...
primary principles.
secondary principles.
tertiary principles.
Two objections to utilitarianism are that its fairness leads to...
the totalitarianism of a state.
society imposing rules and norms to the detriment of those who feel or live differently.
the exclusion of minorities through legislation.
Which Christian Church predominantly uses Natural Law theory?
Catholic Church
Church of England
Methodist Church
I don't know
Which Greek philosopher influenced Aquinas?
Plato
Aristotle
Epicurus
I don't know
Which of the following is the definition of absolutism?
Actions are good and bad in themselves
Actions are good or bad depending on the circumstances
Actions are good or bad depending on the intenion of the agent
I don't know
Which of the following is a definition of deontological?
A rule based system that judges the goodness of an action by its outcome.
A rule based system which judges goodness by whether an act is or is not intrinsically good.
I don't know
Which is the best definition of Natural Law?
A mainly deontological theory that has elements of teleology.
A mainly teleological theory that has elements of deontology.
A system of virtue ethics.
I don't know
What is natural law theory based upon?
Divine Commands that must be believed.
The view that God has a purpose (telos) for the universe and as humans form part of the creation, they too have a purpose.
Maximising agape
I don't know
Which of the following are the first and fourth levels of Aquinas' four levels of law?
Eternal and Human
Eternal and Natural
Divine and Human
Divine and Natural
I don't know
What is the synderesis rule?
Do good and avoid evildoers
Do good and avoid evil
Do evil and avoid good.
I don't know
Which of the following is NOT a Primary Precept?
Preserve innocent life
Worship God
Reproduce the species
Do not steal
I don't know
Which of the following is a virtue use din the theory of Natural Law?
Fortitude
Temperance
Justice
Pragmatism
I don't know
What is an interior action?
The intention behind a moral action.
The action that results from an intention.
Neither of the above.
I don't know
Which of the following was said by Aquinas in relation to real and apparent goods?
Even a Saint seeks evil.
Evan a monster avoids good.
Even a monster seeks good.
I don't know.
What are teleological ethics?
Primary considering the individual rather than any rules.
Practicality; the action chosen to be practically applicable.
Ethics which look at the end result in order to determine the morality of an action.
Agapeic love
1. What does ‘personalism’ mean in Fletcher’s for working principles?
Primary considering the individual rather than any rules.
Ethics which look at the end result in order to determine the morality of an action.
Practicality; the action chosen to be practically applicable.
Agapeic love
What does ‘pragmatism’ mean?
Agapeic love
Practicality; the action chosen to be practically applicable.
Primary considering the individual rather than any rules.
Ethics which look at the end result in order to determine the morality of an action.
According to Fletcher, what is the only thing that is intrinsically good?
Love distribution
Being without and opposed to having rules or laws.
Conscience
Agapeic love
What does Fletcher say that justice consists of?
Conscience
Pragmatism
Love distribution
Personalism
What is meant by antinomianism?
Being without and opposed to having rules or laws.
Following the rules
Love distribution
Agapeic love
1. Fletcher’s four principles involve relativism, pragmatism, Personalism and what else?
Conscience
Personalism
pragmatism
relativism
What is the fifth of Fletchers six propositions?
Christian decision making is based on love
Love wants the good for anyone, whoever they are
Love is acted out situationally not prescriptivally
If love is the end result, then any means are justified.
Does Fletcher agree that the morality of an action should be judged by its consequences?
Yes
No
What might a follower of Situation Ethics think about a law that completely banned Euthanasia?
Wrong
Right
Right in some circumstances
What is meant by active, voluntary euthanasia?
Withdrawal of medical treatment that is keeping a person alive.
When someone is helped to die, but cannot ask for help.
When a person asks for help to die and something is done to bring about death.
I don't know
Which of the following is the most typical reason why a person may wish to choose euthanasia?
For no particular reason than they are just bored of living.
They have a very poor quality of life because of illness or injury.
They don't like their neighbours.
I don't know.
What is meant by the Sanctity of Life?
Life is holy precious and given by God and so only God has the right to take life.
Life is only worthwhile if it has a minimum quality.
A person who is sancitmonious.
I don't know.
What is meant by "quality of life"?
I don't know
That life is holy and sacred.
That life is perfect.
That life must have a minimum quality in order for it to be worthwhile.
What's ethics all about?
An ethnic minority
A person who's a bit daft
Morally correct behavior
Making lots of money out of customers, bleeding them dry!
What is this an example of?
Much of Freud's psychoanalytic theory on personality is criticized for lacking empirical support. What is one exception?
The psychosexual stages of development
The concept of defense mechanisms
The three levels of consciousness
The three personality structures
Naturalism is...
the belief that values can be derived or defined from observation of the natural world
that moral truths are self-evident and indefinable.
that ethical statements are statements that indicate approval or disapproval.
Intuitionism is...
the belief that values can be derived or defined from observation of the natural world
that moral truths are self-evident and indefinable.
that ethical statements are statements that indicate approval or disapproval.
Emotivism is...
the belief that values can be derived or defined from observation of the natural world
that moral truths are self-evident and indefinable.
that ethical statements are statements that indicate approval or disapproval.
