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PHIL 101 Test 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Another term used for ethics is:
a)
Metaethics
b)
Relativism
c)
Realism
d)
Morality
2.
Moralities and ethical codes are radically different across cultures—and we can observe this
a)
Moral Relativism
b)
Descriptive Relativism
c)
Normative Relativism
d)
Prescriptive ethics
3.
No person or culture ought to judge the ethical codes of other cultures as being inferior, nor should any culture intervene in another culture to prevent it from carrying out the specifics of its ethical code
a)
Descriptive ethics
b)
Descriptive Relativism
c)
Normative Relativism
d)
Metaethical Relativism
4.
The position that there are mind-independent facts about ethics that are true and binding even if we have beliefs to the contrary.
a)
Moral realism
b)
Moral relativism
c)
Anti-realism
d)
Descriptive relativism
5.
Definite moral lines exist that cannot be crossed without universal, robust condemnation; morality is just as objectively true as science or mathematics.
a)
Moral realism
b)
Moral objectivity
c)
Moral anti-realism
d)
Moral subjectivity
6.
This individual wants us to approach the subject of ethics with humility and not rush to condemning behaviors that are different from ours as immoral.
a)
moralist
b)
objectivist
c)
relativist
d)
realist
7.

Differences in what is seen as morally acceptable based on various cultures.

a)

biodiversity

b)

descriptive relativism

c)

anti-realism

d)

ethical diversity

8.

The branch of ethics that deals with the nature of morality.

a)

Philosophy

b)

Metaethics

c)

Relativism

d)

Realism

9.

The view that a moral belief is true depending on, or relative to, the standpoint of the person or culture that has the belief.

a)

moral realism

b)

normative relativism

c)

metaethical relativism

d)

moral anti-realism

10.

A person who holds the view that moral facts exist independently of personal opinions or beliefs.

a)

moral realist

b)

moral anti-realist

c)

moral relativist

d)

morally diverse

11.

Which of these is NOT an Abrahamic religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

12.
A metaethical theory sees moral obligation as equivalent to, and dependent on, what God rules as right or wrong.
a)
Tolerance and morality
b)
Divine Command Theory of Morality
c)
Euthyphro Dilemma
d)
Natural Law Theory of Morality
13.

American philosopher who proposed that the existence of objective moral obligations is coherent only if a personal God exists.

a)

Robert Adams

b)

G. E. Moore

c)

William Lane Craig

d)

Immanuel Kant

14.
They hold the view that the world is one in which moral life will, ultimately at least, lead to a better world, for oneself as well as others.
a)
Theistic religions
b)
Animist cultures
c)
Buddhist religions
d)
Atheist practitioners
15.
Those who hold the view that there is a plurality of Gods or deities are called:
a)
religious moralists
b)
polytheistic
c)
relativists
d)
monotheistic
16.
This philosopher believed that understanding any object requires knowing four aspects of it.
a)
Socrates
b)
Aquinas
c)
Aristotle
d)
Herodotus
17.

The Greek philosopher who proposed the Euthyphro dilemma.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Herodotus

d)

Plato

18.

The requirement to pursue what we believe is right and act accordingly.

a)

the Doctrine of Double Effect

b)

moral objectivism

c)

the Euthyphro Dilemma

d)

moral obligation

19.

The idea is that it is okay to kill an attacker in self-defense, but the killing must be a side affect of one's action.

a)

The Doctrine of Double Effect

b)

The Euthyphro Dilemma

c)

Divine Command Theory of Morality

d)

Natural Law Theory of Morality

20.

The mistaken idea that anything "natural" must be "good."

a)

naturalistic fallacy

b)

Euthyphro Dilemma

c)

Final cause

d)

Natural Law Theory