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kANT's Ethics quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Kant held that every rational being had both an innate ________________ and a duty to enter into a civil condition governed by a social contract in order to realize and preserve that freedom.

a)

right to freedom

b)

right to study

c)

right to love

d)

right to travel

2.

Practical philosophy as that concerned with “________________________rules of behavior in regard to free choice”

a)

rules of change

b)

rules of the game

c)

rules of behavior

d)

rules of love

3.

Theoretical philosophy that concerned “the rule of _______________”

a)

the land

b)

knowledge

c)

the heart

d)

nature

4.

The book Metaphysics of Morals has two distinct parts: the “Doctrine of ________” and the “Doctrine of Virtue”.

a)

values

b)

understanding

c)

intuition

d)

right

5.

Right concerns _________ freedom

a)

outer

b)

plain

c)

glorious

d)

ambitious

6.

Virtue concerns ________ freedom

a)

dinner

b)

inner

c)

great

d)

choice

7.

Happiness to KANT is something we need to ____________

a)

glorify

b)

regard

c)

conserve

d)

deserve

8.

Any action is right if it can ________ with everyone’s freedom in accordance with a universal law,

a)

balance

b)

relate

c)

coexist

d)

achieve

9.

Freedom in political philosophy is defined as " _______________ from being constrained by another’s choice”

a)

percentage

b)

independence

c)

unfair

d)

leveling

10.

Each member of the state is _______ to every other member of the state before the law.

a)

equal

b)

plain

c)

attack

d)

alive

11.

What is Kant’s most famous work?

a)

The Ideas of Reason

b)

The Truth of Knowledge

c)

The Critique of Reason

d)

Universal Natural History

12.

What is the one thing Kant thought is good "without limitation"?

a)

The right set of virtues

b)

A good will

c)

Happiness

d)

Devotion to God

13.

What, according to Kant, would be the clearest case of someone acting due to a good will?

a)

An accountant who embezzles money.

b)

A waiter who provides good service because he expects a good tip.

c)

A player who shakes her opponent's hand after losing, even though she hates her opponent.

d)

A friend who visits a person in the hospital because he knows it'll cheer her up.

14.

What makes an action good, according to Kant?

a)

Actions are good if they come from the right set of virtues

b)

Actions are good if they come from the right intentions

c)

Actions are good if they maximize good consequences for everyone involved

d)

Actions are good if doing them makes you feel good

15.

Does Kant think we have a duty to secure happiness?

a)

No, because happiness is not morally important

b)

Yes, securing happiness is the most important duty; every other duty flows from it

c)

Yes, but only indirectly, since being happy will make us more likely to act well