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Ethics

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

According to Robert Nozick, what is the meaning of happiness?

a)
Happiness is the absence of pain and suffering.
b)
Happiness is solely based on material wealth.
c)
Happiness is a temporary emotional state without deeper meaning.
d)

Happiness is going beyond what we or anyone else expects we can.

2.

Which of the following is NOT a way Jeremy Bentham scored pleasure?

a)

How did could I profit from it?

b)

How strong is it?

c)

How many people will it effect?

d)

How long will it last?

3.

What does Martha Nussbaum believe true happiness comes from?

a)
True happiness is found in social status and recognition.
b)
True happiness is achieved through constant pleasure and entertainment.
c)
True happiness comes from material wealth and possessions.
d)

True happiness comes from living an active, valuable, and complete life.

4.

According to Siddhartha Gautama, what does happiness start with?

a)
Happiness starts with understanding suffering.
b)
Happiness starts with material wealth.
c)
Happiness starts with social status.
d)
Happiness starts with avoiding all pain.
5.

What does Seneca believe emotion is?

a)

A kind of insanity we should try to remove from our lives.

b)

A kind of peace we should achieve in our lives.

c)

A stoic feeling we should include in our lives.

d)

Recognizing and preventing how anger can ruin our lives.

6.

Why are emotions necessary according to Jesse Prinz?

a)
Emotions are irrelevant to decision-making.
b)
Emotions hinder social interactions.
c)

Emotions are necessary because all our morals are based on them.

d)
Emotions are solely biological responses.
7.

What does Jenefer Robinson believe must work together in life?

a)
Knowledge and experience
b)
Emotions and reason
c)
Desire and ambition
d)
Logic and intuition
8.

What did Socrates value?

a)

Reason over emotion

b)
Wealth and power
c)
Fame and recognition
d)
Tradition and customs
9.

According to Friedrich Nietzsche, what did emotion give people?

a)
Emotion led to confusion and despair.
b)
Emotion was seen as a weakness in society.
c)
Emotion provided a sense of detachment.
d)

Emotion gave people strength to overcome challenges and become a bold new kind of person

10.

What is care ethics according to Nel Noddings?

a)
Care ethics is a moral theory that prioritizes relationships and the act of caring for others, focusing on the context of interpersonal connections.
b)
Care ethics ignores the importance of emotional connections.
c)
Care ethics emphasizes strict adherence to rules and principles.
d)
Care ethics is solely about individual autonomy.
11.

What are virtue ethics according to Alasdair Macintyre?

a)
Virtue ethics focus solely on individual happiness and pleasure.
b)
Virtue ethics emphasize strict adherence to rules and laws.
c)
Virtue ethics disregard the role of community and tradition in moral development.
d)

Virtue ethics according to Alasdair MacIntyre comes from being a person with good habits.

12.

What are egoist ethics according to Yang Zhu?

a)
Egoist ethics according to Yang Zhu advocate for prioritizing self-interest and personal well-being as the basis of moral actions.
b)
Egoist ethics advocate for strict adherence to societal norms.
c)
Egoist ethics focus on collective well-being over individual needs.
d)
Egoist ethics emphasize altruism and community service.
13.

What are duty ethics according to Immanuel Kant?

a)

The view that morality comes from obeying your conscience.

b)
Moral actions are determined by personal feelings and opinions.
c)
Duty ethics focus solely on the consequences of actions.
d)
Duty ethics reject the idea of universal moral laws.
14.

According to John Stuart Mill, what is consequence ethics?

a)
Consequence ethics is based on moral rules regardless of outcomes.
b)
Consequence ethics evaluates actions based on historical precedents.
c)

Consequence ethics is the idea that morality comes from how much good it produces in the world.

d)
Consequence ethics focuses solely on individual rights and duties.
15.

What are the two types of friends Michel de Montaigne believes we have?

a)
Close friends and distant relatives.
b)
Best friends and online contacts.
c)
Childhood friends and work colleagues.
d)

True friends and ordinary friends.

16.

What does Alain de Botton state about true friends?

a)
True friends accept us as we are and support our personal growth.
b)
True friends are those who always agree with us.
c)
True friends often criticize us to help us improve.
d)
True friends only support us when it benefits them.
17.

What does true friendship comes from according to Simone Weil?

a)
True friendship is based on shared interests only.
b)
True friendship is formed through superficial connections.
c)
True friendship arises from competition and rivalry.
d)

True friendship comes from really paying attention.

18.

According to Epicurus, what is the goal of life friends can help us find?

a)
The goal of life is fame and recognition.
b)
The goal of life is wealth and power.
c)
The goal of life is to conquer others.
d)

The goal of life is finding serenity.

19.

What did Aristotle believe was the most important thing in life?

a)
Power and control
b)

Friendship

c)
Fame and recognition
d)
Wealth and material possessions
20.

What does Emmanuel Levinas suggest the feeling of responsibility comes from?

a)
A personal moral obligation.
b)
A societal expectation.
c)
An innate human trait.
d)

The encounter with others.

21.

What does Peter Singer argue when should we help people?

a)

We should help people when we can do so without causing ourselves pain.

b)
We should help people regardless of the consequences.
c)
We should help people only when it is convenient for us.
d)
We should help people only if they ask for help.
22.

What does Garett Hardin argue helping people cause?

a)

Increased inner peach.

b)

More problems than it can solve.

c)

Pride in helping others.

d)

A feeling of accomplishment.

23.

What does Marcus Aurelius insist everyone is responsible for?

a)
Other people's opinions
b)

All of humanity.

c)
Societal norms and expectations
d)
Past mistakes and regrets
24.

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of life according to Soren Kierkegaard?

a)
The ethical stage
b)
The aesthetic stage
c)
The spiritual stage
d)
The intellectual stage
25.

What laws did Emma Goldman believe we should follow?

a)

Laws that are ethical

b)

Laws that are just

c)

No laws

d)

Laws inline with our conscience

26.

According to Henry David Thoreau, what makes us follow good laws?

a)
We follow good laws based on tradition.
b)
We follow good laws because they are popular.
c)
We follow good laws when guided by our conscience.
d)
We follow good laws to avoid punishment.
27.

According to H.L.A. Hart, what kind of laws does society make?

a)
Society makes laws that are merely suggestions.
b)
Society makes laws that are only enforced by moral standards.
c)
Society makes laws that are based on personal opinions.
d)

Society makes laws that most people would follow anyway.

28.

What does Confucius believe the best government do to keep order?

a)

The example of a virtuous leader.

b)
Enforce strict laws and harsh punishments.
c)
Limit citizen participation in government decisions.
d)
Focus solely on economic growth and stability.
29.

Why do we have to follow the law according to John Rawls?

a)
To maintain order and control over citizens.
b)
To promote individual freedom without restrictions.
c)

We follow the law to ensure fairness and justice in society.

d)
To ensure economic growth and prosperity.
30.

When did Mahavira believe violence might be necessary?

a)
To settle personal disputes.
b)
In self-defense or to protect others.
c)
Only when it benefits oneself.
d)
In all situations to assert dominance.
31.

When did Albert Einstein believe force should be used?

a)
In the 1920s, to promote peace.
b)
During the Cold War, to assert dominance.
c)
In the 19th century, to expand territory.
d)

To stop aggression that could destroy life.

32.

Michael Walzer argued war is acceptable

a)
War is never acceptable in any situation.
b)
War is only acceptable for economic gain.
c)
War is justified solely by national interest.
d)

As long as soldiers target only enemy soldiers.

33.

What method did Martin Luther King, Jr. argue should be used to solve conflicts?

a)
Legal action only
b)
Silent withdrawal
c)
Nonviolent resistance
d)
Aggressive confrontation
34.

What did Simone de Beauvoir see violence as?

a)

An unfortunate part of being human.

b)
A means of asserting power and control, often linked to oppression.
c)
A necessary tool for social change and progress.
d)
A form of artistic expression and creativity.
35.

What did Betty Friedan believe was the meaning of life?

a)
The meaning of life is to conform to societal expectations.
b)
The meaning of life is to accumulate wealth and power.
c)

The meaning of life is to do creative work of their own.

d)
The meaning of life is to achieve fame and recognition.
36.

What did Reinhold Niebuhr believe about all human history?

a)

Human history is limited and incomplete.

b)
Human history is irrelevant to moral considerations.
c)
Human history is solely determined by economic factors.
d)

Human history always repeats itself.

37.

What did Keiji Nishitani believe about human lives?

a)
Human lives are solely determined by individual choices.
b)

Human lives are meaningless.

c)
Human lives are disconnected from any larger purpose.
d)
Finding meaning in life is irrelevant to human existence.
38.

What did the myth of Sisyphus show about the meaning of life according to Albert Camus?

a)

The struggle shows how meaningless life is.

b)
Life has a predetermined purpose that must be discovered.
c)

The myth of Sisyphus shows that struggle is the meaning of life.

d)
Happiness is the ultimate goal of existence.
39.

What demonstrates the meaning of life according to Richard Taylor?

a)
The meaning of life is determined by external validation from others.
b)
The meaning of life is defined by societal expectations.
c)
The meaning of life is found in material wealth and possessions.
d)
The meaning of life is demonstrated through the pursuit of personal goals and intrinsic values.

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