WorksheetsEthics
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The word Philosophy comes from the Greek words which means_______.
Wisdom of love
Love of wisdom
Knowledge of wisdom
Wonder and wisdom
According to Aristotle, philosophy begins with________.
Knowledge
Answers
Wonder
Wisdom
The task of philosophy is ______.
to make the wonder that have works in everyday life.
to make us wise in our everyday life.
To make us knowledgeable
None of the above.
Ethics comes from what Greek word which means________.
Moralitas – morals
Ethicus – ethics
Ethos -way of behaving/character
All of the above
What is the corresponding Latin word for the word ethics?
Moralitas
Morals
Ethicus
None of the above
It is a study of morality which reports how people, particularly groups, make their moral valuations without making any judgment either for or against these valuations.
Descriptive
Virtue ethics
Meta-ethics
Normative
Which of the following is a characteristic of ethics in relation to law?
Created with an intent to maintain social order and peace in the society and provide protection to all the citizens.
Made to help people to decide what is right or wrong and how to act.
Its violation is not permissible which may result in punishment like imprisonment or fine or both.
It refers to a systematic body of rules that governs the whole society and the actions of its individual members.
Ethics involves making judgment about________.
What is invisible or visible
What is just or unjust
What is personal or social
What is right or wrong
What is the most important question in ethics (and philosophy)?
Where?
When?
Who?
Why?
Instead of eating meat, we have a moral obligation to become vegetarians because animals are sentient beings, and we ought not to inflict pain and suffering on them. In ethics, defending your stand or choice is known as________.
Simplification
Moralization
Justification
Rationalization
Which of the following is held by Socrates when it comes to ethics and its relationship to the gods or religion?
Something is right in itself and that is why God commanded it.
It is good or holy only because it is loved by God.
Our conviction about God, His nature and the demands He makes on us daily, surely determines our attitudes and relationships towards other fellow humans.
Religious reasons are perfectly good reasons for deciding how one will conduct one’s own life.
Who is the father of Ethics?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Jeremy Bentham
In Plato’s The Myth of Gyges, one’s power of invisibility is a safe way to acts of _______.
indecency
injustice
justice
love
To be ethical is doing justice to oneself. It follows that being ethical is basically love of _____.
others
God
self
moral laws
It is a doctrine of self-interest without regard for others.
treachery
greed
hatred
selfishness
It asserts that we are always deep down motivated by what we perceive to be in our own self- interest.
Psychological Egoism
Utilitarianism
Cultural Relativism
Ethical Egoism
It contends that the individual is the sole determinant of what is morally good or bad, right or wrong.
ethical subjectivism
altruism
idealism
ethical egoism
In contrast to psychological egoism, ethical egoism is the moral doctrine that everyone ought to act to promote his or her own interests exclusively. It follows that ethical egoism emphasizes on.
how people think
how people actually behave
how people reason out
how people should behave
Which of the following is against or proof that psychological egoism is not true?
A person who is set ablaze by his consuming love for money.
A soldier who hurls himself on top of a grenade (thereby guaranteeing his own death) to prevent the deaths of his fellow soldiers.
He who controls the media controls the masses.
People who once they identify where the problem lies, they join the problem instead of solving it.
According to Socrates in Plato’s Republic, where does the good human life stem from?
proper order of the parts of the soul
actions that benefit others
proper order and harmony of the parts of the soul
action which seeks to avoid punishment
Ethics, as a branch of philosophy is the study of________.
Morality
Right and wrong
Acceptable/unacceptable actions
All of the above
An area of ethics that study the morality of a person, group of people, and society’s morality.
Applied
Descriptive
Normative
Meta-ethics
An area of ethics that deals with the nature and meaning of ethical terms.
Applied
Descriptive
Normative
Meta-ethics
An area of ethics that provides norms, principles, and moral standards on how we “ought” to live.
Applied
Descriptive
Normative
Meta-ethics
An application of ethics into a particular issue or concern is part of_____.
Applied
Descriptive
Normative
Meta-ethics
Whether an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced. This is otherwise known as________.
Cultural Absolutism
Ethical Idealism
Ethical Idealism
Virtue Ethics
Which of the following is held by cultural relativists?
They believe that what is good and what is bad are understood in the same way in all societies
B. They believe that morality is uniform in every society
C. They see universal morals that apply to all regardless of culture
D. They see other cultures, not as "wrong," but as "different."
Which of the following moral facts goes against or questions cultural relativism?
Communal relationships as an essential part of our moral growth and flourishing.
Some values are shared by all cultures.
Virtues are cultivated by habit.
All persons have a sense of community.
In which of the following is ethics primarily needed or relevant?
What is good and bad in life are often complicated by our personal circumstances.
Man is religious for self-development and betterment.
Our effort at addressing questions in life that only God can provide an answer.
All actions may be required or permissible for me in virtue of my own interests.
Which of the following is a basis why reason is important in ethics?
Feelings are the main grounds in ethics.
Objective, normative ethical philosophy on a foundation of subjective intuition is impossible.
Values are not sensible things like animals, trees, and spoons.
Jones is a bad man, and there is no way we can prove or disprove it.
In which of the following is man’s ethos (morality) revealed?
Man has no power to manage his/her animalistic tendencies.
Humans uniquely use systems of symbolic communication such as language and art to express themselves.
Humans are omnivorous, capable of consuming a wide variety of plant and animal material.
She/he is able to distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, moral and immoral.
Conscience is from the Latin “conscientia” meaning _______.
consciousness
trial of oneself
individual person
individual self
According to the natural law, killing a human being is immoral. But according to Mayor Matapang, killing a criminal is justified. In this case Mayor Matapang’s conscience is _____.
Doubtful
True
erroneous
scrupulous
Stealing is morally bad. But Berto who is in great need steals the money of his employer impelled by an impulse of “bahala na.” In this case Berto’s conscience is__________.
lax
doubtful
scrupulous
erroneous
Mayor Magiting ordered the immediate closure of several stores that sell pornographic materials and a theater that shows pornographic films. Thinking that pornography is morally evil, Mayor Magiting’s conscience is __________.
certain
lax
scrupulous
correct or true
Which of the following is a social concern of ethics?
corruption
motivation
forest fires
animal rights
Which of the following is an environmental concern of ethics?
corruption
deforestation
motivation
poverty
The moral behavior of individuals belonging to cultured societies is markedly different from that of individuals belonging to uncivilized societies. From this, we can infer that _______.
Culture influences ethics
Culture is in conflict with ethics
Culture shapes the morality of a person
Culture is a part ethics
The implementors of moral concepts.
moral values
moral dilemmas
moral patients
moral agents
All moral persons are moral patients or ________.
recipients’
participants’
volunteers
agents
Who one is or who I am is a product of many forces and events that happened outside one’s choosing. We are affected in an interpersonal way. Which of the following is its example?
physical events or physical attributes, genes, or nationality.
cultural beliefs, customs, and societal practices that we do not choose.
parents, relatives, peers, classmates, or workmates
one’s history or our history as Filipinos
We are also affected in a societal way. Which of the following is a societal cross-point?
parents, relatives, peers, classmates, or workmates
one’s history or our history as Filipinos
physical events or physical attributes, genes, or nationality
cultural beliefs, customs, and societal practices that we do not choose
The child assumes that powerful authorities hand down a fixed set of rules which he or she must unquestioningly obey. What stage of moral development is this according to Lawrence Kohlberg?
maintaining the social order
individual interests like rewards and favors
obedience and punishment
universal principles
We are likewise affected in a physical way. Which of the following is a physical cross-point?
one’s history or our history as Filipinos
the genetic material of our parents and environmental factors
parents, relatives, peers, classmates, or workmates
cultural beliefs, customs, and societal practices that we do not choose
We obey laws as respect for authority and for peace and order.
obedience and punishment
maintaining the social order
individual interests like rewards and favors
universal principles
Heinz should steal the drug, because saving a human life is a more fundamental value than the property rights of another person.
universal principles
maintaining the social order
obedience and punishment
individual interests like rewards and favors
Why we should live a moral life and be responsible for others?
Because we are social beings.
Because we are human beings.
Because we are isolated human beings.
Because we are spiritual beings
The power of the soul by which a human being is in control of his actions.
knowledge
intellect
will
imagination
Which of the following is a fundamental tenet or doctrine of utilitarianism?
All humans by nature ask questions about their existence.
All humans try their best to minimize pleasure and seek challenges
Reason alone is the criterion by which we judge who ought to have rights
All humans by nature seek to attain pleasure and avoid pain
What are the two sovereign masters under which mankind is governed according to the utilitarians?
profit and progress
pleasure and work
gain and set backs
pain and pleasure
