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WorksheetsVirtue Ethics Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is the famous ancient Greek philosopher who first argued that ethics and morals are more about becoming virtuous people?
Plato
Socrates
Aristotle
Pythagoras
What does Virtue Theory emphasize?
Following a set of rules
Individual character
Achieving success
Avoiding mistakes
According to Aristotle, what is the concept of "Proper Functioning" related to?
Following societal norms
Being our authentic/natural selves
Adhering to strict rules
Avoiding all vices
What does it mean to be a virtuous person according virtue theory?
Doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, in the right amount, toward the right people
Following a strict set of rules
Avoiding all mistakes
Achieving personal success
What is the "Golden Mean" in virtue ethics?
The balance between two extremes
The pursuit of happiness
The avoidance of all vices
The adherence to societal norms
What are the two forms of extremes (vices) mentioned in the video?
Excess and Deficiency
Courage and Cowardice
Recklessness and Cowardice
Virtue and Vice
Match the virtue/vice with the description given:
Brutal Honesty
Extreme Excess
Deceit
Virtue
Honesty
Extreme Deficiency
Match the virtue/vice with the description given:
Infidelity
Extreme Excess
Blind Obedience
Virtue
Faithfulness
Extreme Deficiency
What is one way people can learn to become virtuous according to the video?
By reading books on virtue
By learning from habit forming actions and watching moral exemplars
By attending seminars on ethics
By meditating daily
Match the terms from the video on Virtue Ethics with their correct definition/explanation.
It refers to a state of living well and fulfilling one's potential as a human being.
Ethics of Being
Focus on one's individual character rather than a set of rules/actions.
Proper Functioning
The ethical theory created by St. Thomas Aquinas that was inspired by Virtue Theory
Moral Exemplars
People who have figured out how to live virtuously
Eudaimonia
Being our optimal most authentic self.
Natural Law Theory
