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Virtue ethics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Virtue Ethics was created by which philosopher?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Immanuel Cant

2.

Virtue Ethics focus on the _____________ of the individual

a)

Action

b)

Experience

c)

Mind

d)

Character

3.

What are the two extremes that virtues are generally the average of?

a)

Deficient and Proficient

b)

Proficient and Excessive

c)

Deficient and Excessive

d)

Omniscient and Proficient

4.

Which of these is a deficient vice of bravery?

a)

Rash

b)

Unfriendly

c)

Cowardly

d)

Modesty

5.

According to Aristotle, the end goal for human is ____________

a)

Wealth

b)

Power

c)

Happiness

d)

Success

6.

True or False: Someone who does an action because they have to do it is displaying virtue ethics.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Instead of telling you how to act in a situation, Virtue Ethics focuses on the kind of (a)   you are.

8.

What does eudaimonia mean?

a)

Evil

b)

Flourishing

c)

Being a good person

d)

Purpose

9.

How did Aristotle say that we can become virtuous people?

a)

By doing the most loving thing.

b)

By studying philosophy.

c)

By training our minds through meditation.

d)

By following the example of virtuous people.

10.

True or False?

"The Doctrine of the Mean teaches that being virtuous is living a middle way between excess and deficiency."

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Being (a)   means doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, in the right amount, towards the right people.

12.

Which of these are cardinal virtues (Pick TWO)

a)

bravery

b)

temperance

c)

honesty

d)

happiness

13.

How many moral virtues are there?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

4

d)

12

14.

When is Eudaimonia achieved?

a)

In the afterlife

b)

After a lifetime of virtue

c)

When you become a saint

d)

When you are loving in all situations

15.

What quality allows humans to work out what the virtue is?

a)

bravery

b)

happiness

c)

practical wisdom

d)

honesty