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WorksheetsMedical ethics elective 1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
When was the Hippocratic Oath written approx.
2nd Century
4th Century
6th Century
7th Century
Which is not one of the 4 principles of medical ethics?
beneficence
non-maleficence
autonomy
non-beneficence
What is the main principle of the Hippocraitc Oath
Avoid Harm
First do no harm
First limit harm
First do harm
What does beneficence mean?
good work
good will
good behaviour
good service
Who established the Greatest Happiness Principle?
John Stuart Mill
Jeremy Bentham
Peter Singer
Archimedes
Philosopher Jeremy Bentham felt the law needs to maximise what?
happiness
pain
consequences
action
What was devised by Jeremy Bentham as a tool to calculate happiness?
Heteric Calculus
Hedonic Calculus
Hedonistic Calculus
Hedonique Calculus
What was devised to calculate happiness?
Heteric Calculus
Hedonic Calculus
Hedonistic Calculus
Hedonique Calculus
Philosopher John Stuart Mills' form of Utilitarianism was ........... in nature.
quantitative
qualitatitve
John Stuart Mill said pleasures of the body were of a higher quality than those of the mind.
TRUE
FALSE
John Stuart Mill said there were two types of pleasures. He divided these pleasures into 2 categories. What are the two categories called?
upper and lower
weaker and stronger
better and lower
higher and lower
This is the word for indulging in pleasure
hedonism
egoism
utilitarianism
teleologicalism
What does utilitarianism focus on?
Having fun
Being useful
The consequences of actions
The motivations for actions
Who was the founder of Utilitarianism?
John Stuart Mill
Jeremy Bentham
Thomas Aquinas
Joseph Flethcher
Who does utilitarianism try to get the best outcome for?
the individual
the boss
the greatest number of people
the poor
Under which classification would we place Kant's ethical system?
Easy
Teleological
Deontological
Consequential
For Kant all humans are [WHAT] rather than [WHAT]?
Ends rather than means
Means rather than ends
Jolly nice
Lovely people who should be treasured
Kant said we should act out of
inclination
duty
choice
morality
Kant thought we worked out our duty by...
Listening to outside authorities
Using our reason
Responding to our intuition
Looking at the consequences of our actions
Virtue Ethics was created by which philosopher?
Aristotle
Socrates
Plato
Immanuel Cant
Virtue Ethics focus on the _____________ of the individual
Action
Experience
Mind
Character
What are the two extremes that virtues are generally the average of?
Deficient and Proficient
Proficient and Excessive
Deficient and Excessive
Omniscient and Proficient
According to Aristotle, the end goal for human is ____________
Wealth
Power
Happiness
Success
What is meant by morality?
The extent to which an action is right or wrong
The study of the existence of God
A way of grouping people according to their family origin
I don't know
Virtue is the ________ between two extremes.
Answer
Difference
Sum
Golden Mean
Eudaimonia means most nearly means _________
Human suffering
Human mistakes
Human flourishing
Human conscience
Practicing virtuous behaviour allows you to...
become boring
become a rule follower
become a virtuous person
become perfect
A vice of excess is...
Too much of a virtue
Too little of a virtue
A vice of deficiency is...
Too much of a virtue
Too little of a virtue
