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WorksheetsEthics Quiz - Theories
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What makes someone a good person, according to the natural law theory?
Obeying God’s commands.
Obeying the laws of the land.
Doing whatever maximizes happiness.
Fulfilling his or her true nature.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between utilitarianism and consequentialism?
Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism.
Consequentialism is a form of utilitarianism.
These are both independent ethical theories.
These are opposing ethical theories.
From classical virtue ethics perspective, what is necessary in order to perform moral actions?
Making a careful study of moral philosophy.
Having a virtuous disposition and character.
Exactly predicting the outcomes of the action.
Relying on what the society dictates as moral.
Which ethical theory was supported by Immanuel Kant?
Act utilitarianism
Duty-based ethics
Rights-based ethics
Virtue-based ethics
Which ethical theory supports the statement, “To ensure that one is a moral person, right action must come from habit”?
Deontological ethics
Consequentialism
Virtue-based ethics
Moral egoism
Which proposition correctly describes the concept of a right?
Rights protect a person's wants.
Rights protect a person's interests.
One’s obligations do not correspond to their rights.
One’s rights are always of prime importance.
“One should be more concerned with what one does than with what kind of person one becomes” is a reflective of which theory?
Virtue ethics
Utilitarianism
Hedonism
Deontological ethics
Which of the following do most utilitarians believe determines the morality of actions?
The goodness of the intentions behind the action.
The expected consequences of the action.
The actual consequences of the action.
The sincerity of the person performing the action.
Which ethical theory was supported by Jeremy Bentham?
Act utilitarianism
Duty-based ethics
Rights-based ethics
Virtue-based ethics
Which of the following best represents John Stuart Mill's view of pleasure?
Pleasure is one of many things that are intrinsically valuable.
All pleasure is equally valuable for every person.
Some pleasures are “higher” than others and thus more valuable.
Pain, unlike pleasure, is more valuable to humans.
For Kant, an action is considered not only ethical but also praiseworthy if it is done
only in accordance with duty
with a measure of good will
through a motive of love
to cause the most pleasure possible
Which of these cardinal virtues is most important?
Temperance
Courage
Prudence
Justice
How did Aristotle think that virtue could be acquired?
Virtue is acquired through education and training.
One must have experienced the good directly.
Virtue is inborn amongst humans, and cannot be acquired.
It is impossible to be completely virtuous.
According to Hume, what should people focus on acquiring in order to become moral persons?
moral perception
empathy
reasoning
good will
Which among the following virtues can control the desire what is pleasing and avoid what is harmful?
Courage
Justice
Prudence
Temperance
The Doctrine of the Mean is best represented by which statement?
The end justifies the mean.
The end does not justify the mean.
Do all things in moderation.
Acquisition of virtues means removing all vices.
From a negative consequentialist’s perspective, moral actions are those that:
produce maximum benefit
produce least harm
reduce overall net benefit
increase overall negative effect
The statement “Individual actions are right when these conform to the moral code producing more overall good,” is reflective of:
Duty-based ethics
Act utilitarianism
Rule utilitarianism
Rights-based ethics
When human actions are motivated by their self-interests, the action is said to be based from:
Egoism
Relativism
Skepticism
Nihilism
When one looks into their own society for what should be done and should not be done, the position is from which perspective?
Objectivism
Egoism
Skepticism
Relativism
