WorksheetsPhilo and Fundamentals of Ethics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What does the Greek word 'ethos' mean?
Knowledge
Justice
Law
Character
Who was the first to recognize the value of questions in ethics?
Epicurus
Socrates
Aristotle
Plato
What is ethics often referred to as?
Moral philosophy
Social science
Political theory
Natural law
What is the first assumption of ethics?
Man is a moral being
Man is a spiritual being
Man is a rational being
Man is a social being
What does the second assumption of ethics state?
Man is a product of his environment
Man is free to act according to his will
Man is influenced by instincts
Man is bound by societal norms
Who is responsible for the actions they commit according to ethics?
The doer of the act
A malicious spirit
Society as a whole
The government
What is the physical object of ethics?
The societal norms
The act done
The consequences of actions
The moral agent
Which of the following is a nonphysical object of ethics?
A person
Telling the truth
An organization
A government
What are involuntary natural acts?
Reflexive actions
Conscious decisions
Moral judgments
Socially learned behaviors
Which of the following is an example of a voluntary act?
Blinking
Eating
Breathing
Yawning
What are human acts characterized by?
Conscious and deliberate actions
Involuntary movements
Instinctual responses
Reflexive behaviors
What type of acts conform to a standard of morality?
Immoral acts
Involuntary acts
Natural acts
Moral acts
What are immoral acts defined as?
Acts that conform to morality
Acts that violate moral standards
Acts that are reflexive
Acts that are instinctual
What is the primary focus of ethics?
Cultural practices
Distinguishing right from wrong
Social customs
Legal consequences
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of human acts?
Intentionality
Deliberation
Instinct
Consciousness
What is the primary purpose of ethical theories?
To provide a framework for moral reasoning
To establish legal standards
To promote social customs
To analyze historical events
What is the significance of moral principles in ethical decision-making?
They provide a basis for legal judgments
They guide individuals in making choices
They reflect societal norms
They are subjective and vary by culture
Which of the following is a characteristic of moral acts?
They are always instinctual
They are performed with intention
They occur without thought
They are influenced by external factors
Which statement best describes the difference between ethics and morals?
Moral are of legal profession. Ethics are at school
Ethics is the science of morality. Morality is the practice of ethics.
Ethics is governed by philosophy, morals is is subjective.
Morals is picked up from the community ethics only concerns legal practice.
What are the elements of Human Acts? (a) (b) (c)
