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WorksheetsEthics - Year 11 Mr Chalker
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which statement best defines “ethics”?
Ethics is the ability to tell the difference in right and wrong behavior.
Ethics is trying to judge people by what they believe and do.
Ethics is a society’s standards of conduct based on moral values and principles of its members.
Characteristics that bring people praise and admiration.
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
What is the teaching in the Sermon on the Mount: “Do unto others what you would have them do to you" also known as?
The Golden Rule
Ecumenism
Theodicy
Stewardship
Who created Act Utilitarianism?
Jeremy Bentham
John Stuart Mill
Karl Popper
Peter Singer
Utilitarianism says that the right thing to do is the thing that brings...
money
the greatest good for you
fairness
the greatest good for the greatest number
consequences are...
to do with flourishing
the result of an action
too little of something
to do with the development of your character
What does utilitarianism focus on?
Having fun
Being useful
The consequences of actions
The motivations for actions
Who was Aristotle?
An influential German philosopher who developed the idea of Deontology
A British thinker who developed the idea of Utilitarianism and ordered his head to be mummified after his death
A Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great and founded a school in Athens
A British philosopher who survived the English Civil War and developed the idea of the Social Contract
What is Virtue Ethics?
The ethical theory that someone is morally good if he/she has a virtuous character
The ethical theory that the best choice in any situation is the one that will produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people
The ethical theory that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules
The ethical theory that society is based on an agreement that gives certain rights to all people and sees everyone transfer some rights to one person (who uses those rights to uphold justice)
How is character developed, according to Aristotle?
When a person follows the rules
When a person calculates all the possible consequences of an action and makes a decision based on the best outcome
When a person makes virtues into habits
Who was Immanuel Kant?
An influential German philosopher who developed the idea of Deontology
A British thinker who developed the idea of Utilitarianism and ordered his head to be mummified after his death
A Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great and founded a school in Athens
A British philosopher who survived the English Civil War and developed the idea of the Social Contract
What is Deontology?
The ethical theory that someone is morally good if he/she has a virtuous character
The ethical theory that the best choice in any situation is the one that will produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people
The ethical theory that actions are good or bad according to a clear set of rules
The ethical theory that society is based on an agreement that gives certain rights to all people and sees everyone transfer some rights to one person (who uses those rights to uphold justice)
What is the Categorical Imperative?
The idea that an action is mandatory for everyone in every context ("You should do X no matter what")
The idea that an action is mandatory only in specific contexts ("You should do X if you want Y")
The idea that no actions are truly mandatory
Who was Jeremy Bentham?
An influential German philosopher who developed the idea of Deontology
A British thinker who developed the idea of Utilitarianism and ordered his head to be mummified after his death
A Greek philosopher who taught Alexander the Great and founded a school in Athens
A British philosopher who survived the English Civil War and developed the idea of the Social Contract
What is the key idea of Utilitarianism?
Good people
Good rules for living
Good outcomes
Good use of rights
What is the key idea of Deontology?
Good people
Good rules for living
Good outcomes
Good use of rights
What is the key idea of Virtue Ethics?
Good people
Good rules for living
Good outcomes
Good use of rights
Which of these is NOT one of Aristotle's virtues?
Justice
Fame
Modesty
Pride
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.
What might a follower of Situation Ethics think about a law that completely banned Euthanasia?
Wrong
Right
Right in some circumstances
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
According to Joseph Fletcher, what is the only thing that is intrinsically good?
Love distribution
Being without and opposed to having rules or laws.
Conscience
The Love of God
What does Joseph Fletcher say that justice consists of?
Conscience
Pragmatism
Love distribution
Personalism
