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Ethics Exam 1

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

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1.

What are the three major ethical theories discussed in Sandel’s chapter 1?

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2.

According to Trasymachus, how is justice defined?

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3.

What would a just democratic society look like according to Trasymachus’s definition?

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4.

Who does Trasymachus use as an example of "the man of great power"?

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5.

What is Socrates’s initial reply to Trasymachus’s challenge at the end of Book 1 of the Republic?

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6.

What are the three kinds of good as defined by Glaucon?

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7.

What is the story of Gyges’s ring meant to illustrate?

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8.

What are the three major parts of the city according to Plato's Republic?

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9.

What are the three major parts of the soul according to Plato?

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10.

In Nicomachean Ethics, what is the meaning of happiness or eudaimonia according to Aristotle?

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11.

What is the mean (virtue) for the sphere of fear and confidence?

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12.

Which vice represents an excess in the sphere of pleasures and pains?

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13.

What is the deficiency (vice) in the sphere of getting and spending (minor)?

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14.

In the sphere of getting and spending (major), what is the mean (virtue)?

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15.

What is the excess (vice) in the sphere of honour and dishonour (major)?

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16.

Which virtue is associated with the sphere of honour and dishonour (minor)?

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17.

What is the deficiency (vice) in the sphere of anger?

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18.

In the sphere of self-expression, what is the mean (virtue)?

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19.

Which virtue is associated with the sphere of disposition to others?

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20.

What is the deficiency (vice) in the sphere of shame?

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21.

In the sphere of indignation, what is the mean (virtue)?

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22.

What is the excess (vice) in the sphere of anger?

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23.

Which vice represents a deficiency in the sphere of pleasures and pains?

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24.

What is the mean (virtue) for the sphere of shame?

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25.

What is the excess (vice) in the sphere of conversation?

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26.

The three major parts of the city as described in Plato's Republic

a)
Rulers, Auxiliaries, Producers
b)
Judges, Craftsmen, Laborers
c)
Leaders, Soldiers, Farmers
d)
Philosophers, Warriors, Merchants
27.

Wisdom, courage, temperance/moderation, and justice on the city as well as the soul level;

a)
wisdom, bravery, moderation, and fairness
b)
knowledge, strength, restraint, and equity
c)
intelligence, valor, balance, and righteousness
d)
The four cardinal virtues are wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice.
28.

Meaning of Happiness/Eudaimonia as described in Plato's Republic

a)
Happiness is solely determined by external circumstances.
b)
Happiness (eudaimonia) is the highest good achieved through virtue and rational living.
c)
Eudaimonia is achieved through wealth and power.
d)
Happiness is an illusion that distracts from reality.
29.

Three types of lives (pleasure, honor, money) and their inadequacies as described in Plato's Republic

a)
The lives of pleasure, honor, and money are equally fulfilling.
b)
External validation is the key to achieving true happiness.
c)
The inadequacies of the lives of pleasure, honor, and money as described in Plato's Republic are that they lead to superficial fulfillment, dependence on external validation, and a focus on material wealth rather than true happiness.
d)
True happiness is solely derived from material wealth.
30.

Function of human being, parts of human soul as described in Plato's Republic

a)
The human soul consists of the physical, emotional, and intellectual parts.
b)
The parts of the human soul are the conscious, subconscious, and unconscious.
c)
The three components of the soul are the logical, emotional, and sensory parts.
d)
The three parts of the human soul are the rational, spirited, and appetitive parts.
31.

External goods and their role in happy life as described in Plato's Republic

a)
External goods support a virtuous life but are not the source of true happiness.
b)
External goods are the only source of happiness.
c)
True happiness comes solely from material wealth.
d)
External goods have no impact on a virtuous life.
32.

The reasons why virtues of character are not natural as described in Plato's Republic

a)
Virtues of character are not natural; they are developed through education and socialization.
b)
Virtues of character can be acquired without any education.
c)
Virtues of character are solely determined by genetics.
d)
Virtues of character are inherent traits from birth.
33.

The relationship between the city/laws and the virtues of character as described in Plato's Republic

a)
The city promotes individualism over communal virtues.
b)
The city and its laws reflect and cultivate the virtues of justice, wisdom, courage, and moderation in its citizens.
c)
Laws are irrelevant to the development of character virtues.
d)
The virtues of character are solely determined by personal choice.
34.

The relationship between good/virtuous actions and the virtues of character as described in Plato's Republic

a)
Good actions are expressions of virtuous character, reinforcing each other in a cyclical relationship.
b)
Good actions can exist without any virtuous character.
c)
Virtuous character is determined solely by societal norms.
d)
Good actions are unrelated to character virtues.