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What does it mean to be good?

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Socrates believes that society can define what goodness is.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is the setting for the Crito?
a)
During Socrates' trial
b)
In prison before Socrates' trial
c)
In prison before Socrates' execution
d)
At Socrates' funeral after his death
3.
How does Socrates think we should learn what goodness is?
a)
From experience
b)
By reading
c)
From a wise person
d)
In school
4.
Who was Socrates' student who wrote about his life and death in his dialogues?
a)
Plato
b)
Aristotle
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
John Stuart Mill
5.
Aristotle says we should look at what to determine if something is good?
a)
Its final end
b)
Its origin
c)
Its innate value
d)
Its limitations
6.
What is NOT part of Aristotle's definition of goodness?
a)
Virtue
b)
Reason
c)
Happiness
d)
Harm
7.
According to Aristotle, the highest good of human action is what?
a)
Pleasure
b)
Grace
c)
Happiness
d)
Different for everyone
8.
Aristotle was the student of which philosopher?
a)
Plato
b)
Socrates
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
Kant
9.
Aristotle would categorize happiness as what?
a)
A state of mind
b)
A feeling or sensation
c)
A craft
d)
An activity of the soul in accordance with virtue
10.
According to Aristotle, virtues are ...
a)
Acquired through habit
b)
The result of philosophical reflection
c)
A gift from the gods
d)
Innate
11.
Aristotle is credited with originating which epistemological perspective?
a)
Rationalism
b)
Empiricism
c)
Romanticism
d)
Modernism
12.
What is the focus of utilitarianism?
a)
Intentions
b)
Actions
c)
Consequences
d)
Character
13.
Which branch of ethics defines goodness as a state of being rather than a set of actions?
a)
Virtue ethics
b)
Deontological ethics
c)
Teleological ethics
d)
Moral relativism
14.
Which branch of ethics argues that some actions are always right while other actions are always wrong?
a)
Virtue ethics
b)
Deontological ethics
c)
Teleological ethics
d)
Moral relativism
15.
Which branch of ethics asserts that the rightness of an action is determined by its consequences?
a)
Virtue ethics
b)
Deontological ethics
c)
Teleological ethics
d)
Moral relativism
16.

Which branch of ethics focuses on meeting the needs of others and ourselves?

a)

Ethic of care

b)

Virtue ethics

c)

Justice ethics

d)

Teleological ethics

17.

What factor did NOT contribute to Confucius developing empathy for the disadvantaged?

a)

His father died when he was young

b)

His brother was disabled

c)

He was responsible for supporting his family from a young age

d)

He was a political advisor to the local ruler

18.

What did Confucius believe was the foundation of our character?

a)

Our family and early education

b)

Music and learning

c)

Righteousness and virtue

d)

Patience, openness and stillness

19.

How did Confucius define virtue (ren)?

a)

Being true to ourselves and benevolent to others

b)

Bringing ourselves into harmony with the underlying order of the world

c)

Seeking to love all with a detached love that is not about appearances or material goods

d)

Using reason to develop habits that will lead us to happiness

20.

How did Confucius summarize his ethical teachings?

a)

Do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself

b)

Look to nature as a model for virtue

c)

Love your neighbor as yourself

d)

The final end of human life is happiness

21.

What is the best description of the structure of The Analects?

a)

A collection of short sayings with a deeper meanings

b)

Self-contained sections written in poetic language

c)

A letter to the Carmelite sisters

d)

A dialogue between the philosopher and his friend

22.

What is the best description of the structure of the Dao-de-Jing?

a)

A collection of short sayings with a deeper meanings

b)

Self-contained sections written in poetic language

c)

A letter to the Carmelite sisters

d)

A dialogue between the philosopher and his friend

23.

What is the best description of the structure of The Way of Perfection?

a)

A collection of short sayings with a deeper meanings

b)

Self-contained sections written in poetic language

c)

A letter to the Carmelite sisters

d)

A dialogue between the philosopher and his friend

24.

What is the name of the book that collects Confucius' teachings?

a)

The Analects

b)

The Dao-de-Jing

c)

The Ways of Perfection

d)

The Nicomachean Ethics

25.

What is the name of the book that describes Lao Tzu's teachings?

a)

The Analects

b)

The Dao-de-Jing

c)

The Ways of Perfection

d)

The Nicomachean Ethics

26.

What is the name of Teresa of Avila's major ethical work?

a)

The Analects

b)

The Dao-de-Jing

c)

The Ways of Perfection

d)

The Nicomachean Ethics

27.

According to Lao Tzu, what is the underlying order beneath the apparent chaos of the world?

a)

Dao

b)

De

c)

Ren

d)

Yi

28.

According to Lao Tzu, why should we value nature?

a)

As a model for the virtues we seek in ourselves

b)

As a mirror that reflects our inner being

c)

As a book in which the wisdom of the universe is written

d)

As a drawer that contains the tools we need for life

29.

According to Lao Tzu, how do we bring ourselves in harmony with the Dao?

a)

Learn to accept ourselves instead of trying to change who we are

b)

Transform ourselves into the person we want to become

c)

Seek our original, most authentic self

d)

Fulfill the roles and social relationships we value

30.

What is NOT one of the key ideas in Teresa of Avila's ethics?

a)

Love others with a spiritual love

b)

Detach oneself from created things

c)

Practice humility

d)

Bring oneself into harmony with the universe

31.

What statement best describes Teresa of Avila's view of love?

a)

Love everyone with a detached love that values their inner self rather than what's on the surface

b)

Love those who love you back

c)

Love others according to how much they contribute to your happiness

d)

Love others according to what they have and what they can do for you