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The Importance of Ethics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of 'quandary'?

(Sentence: I've been in a quandary over this issue for some time now.)

a)

a quadrilateral

b)

a boundary

c)

a dilemma

d)

a pond

2.

What is the meaning of 'forgo'?

(Sentence: Some are vegetarians by choice, while some forgo meat due to religious beliefs.)

a)

forgot

b)

fortune

c)

to do without

d)

to do with

3.

What is the meaning of 'sanction'?

(Sentence: Whatever the religious sanction or personal belief, the main concern is that the animal is neither killed nor harmed.)

a)

a strong action taken to ensure peace and harmony

b)

a strong action implemented to confuse many

c)

a strong action mandated to allow chaos

d)

a strong action

taken in order to

make people obey

a law or rule

4.

What is the meaning of 'veganism'?

(Sentence: There are many supporters of veganism and plant-based foods.)

a)

the practice of selling animal products, such

as meat, fish, eggs,

cheese or leather

b)

the practice of not

eating or using any

animal products, such

as meat, fish, eggs,

cheese or leather

c)

the practice of eating or using any

animal products, such

as meat, fish, eggs,

cheese or leather

d)

the practice of rearing animal stock such as cattle and sheep

5.

What is the meaning of 'mainstream'?

(Sentence: Many people now use mainstream media to discourage meat consumption.)

a)

considered normal,

and having or using

ideas that are

accepted by most

inanimate beings.

b)

considered abnormal,

and having or using

ideas that are

accepted by few

people

c)

considered normal,

and having or using

ideas that are

accepted by most

people

d)

considered quirky,

and having or using

ideas that are

shunned by most

people

6.

What is the meaning of 'alternatives'?

(Sentence: They promote edible alternatives through cooking videos on YouTube.)

a)

those that alternate rapidly and offer

nothing

b)

those that are

exactly the same to the usual and offer close-to-no

possibility of

choices

c)

those that are

unique from what

is usual and offer

zero possibility of

choices

d)

those that are

different from what

is usual and offer

the possibility of

choices

7.

What is the meaning of 'prolific'?

(Sentence: Being prolific influencers, they have converted many people to their cause.)

a)

producing a great

number or amount

of something

b)

producing a low

number or amount

of something

c)

producing a horrifically low number or amount

of something

d)

producing extremely minute

number or amount

of something

8.

What is the meaning of 'vegetarianism'?

(Sentence: Many have converted to vegetarianism.)

a)

the practice of not

eating anything, for

health or religious

reasons, or to avoid

being cruel to living beings

b)

the practice of not

eating meat, for

health or religious

reasons, or to avoid

being cruel to animals

c)

the practice of not

eating vegetables, for

health or religious

reasons, or to avoid

being cruel to plants

d)

the practice of not

eating meat and vegetables, for

health or religious

reasons, or to avoid

being cruel to animals and plants

9.

What is the meaning of 'supplements'?

(Sentence: A long-term meat-free diet may result in some deficiencies, especially among those who don't take vitamin supplements.)

a)

something added to

something else in

order to improve it

b)

something added to

something else in

order to degrade it

c)

something added to

something else in

order to make it incomplete

d)

something added to

something else in

order to make it whole

10.

What is the meaning of 'compensate'?

(Sentence: You need to eat supplements to compensate for the nutrients that you lose when you give up eating meat.)

a)

to provide

something lavish in place of

something

b)

to provide

something questionable in place of

something

c)

to provide

something good or

useful in place of

something

d)

to provide

something bad or

unhelpful in place of

something

11.

What is the meaning of 'assuage'?

(Sentence: Let me assuage your scepticism by informing you that ethics is central to the goal of an education itself.)

a)

make (an pleasant

feeling) more intense

b)

make (an unpleasant

feeling) less intense

c)

make (an unpleasant

feeling) more intense

d)

make (an pleasant

feeling) less intense

12.

What is the meaning of 'tenet'?

(Sentence: A central tenet of this class is to enhance your ability to think broadly and consider opposing perspectives with fairness and respect.)

a)

a musical voice,

especially one of the

lower octaves

b)

an unprincipled person

especially one of the

without

religion or morals

c)

a principal or person,

especially one of the

main principles of a

religion or philosophy

d)

a principle or belief,

especially one of the

main principles of a

religion or philosophy

13.

What is the meaning of 'grapple'?

(Sentence: Over the next few weeks, we’ll grapple with ethical dilemmas and case studies that aim to challenge your assumptions and conventional wisdom.)

a)

to deal

with or overcome

a difficulty or

challenge with ease

b)

struggle to deal

with or overcome

a difficulty or

challenge

c)

struggle to deal

with or overcome

a trivial matter

d)

struggle to create a new difficulty or

challenge

14.

What is the meaning of 'antithetical'?

(Sentence: Some of you may be assigned to advocate ideas that are antithetical to your own beliefs.)

a)

directly opposed or

contrasted

b)

indirectly opposed or

contrasted

c)

directly similar or

the same

d)

indirectly similar or

the same

15.

What is the meaning of 'cogent'?

(Sentence: These exercises are designed to train your critical thinking skills, where you’ll learn to formulate cogent arguments to defend your stance and criticise faulty reasoning.)

a)

clear, illogical

and convincing

b)

clear, logical

and unconvincing

c)

clear, logical

and convincing

d)

unclear, illogical

and unconvincing