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WorksheetsPhilosophy and Ethics Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who argued that the Form of the Good is the highest reality?
Plato
Aristotle
Kant
Freud
Who said, “God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived”?
Anselm
Aquinas
Paley
Irenaeus
Who argued for Natural Law and the importance of reason in moral decision-making?
Aquinas
Plato
Freud
Kant
Who claimed that morality is based on categorical imperatives?
Kant
Aquinas
Plato
Freud
Who developed the Soul-Making Theodicy?
Irenaeus (developed by Hick)
Aquinas
Paley
Freud
Would Situation Ethics approve of a doctor saving five patients by harvesting the organs of one healthy person? Explain.
No, because it does not show agape love
Yes, if it produces the most loving outcome
No, because it breaks the law
Yes, because it saves more lives
How might Virtue Ethics assess a business choosing between increasing profits by using cheap labour or maintaining ethical working conditions?
Virtue Ethics would favor maintaining ethical working conditions
Virtue Ethics would favor increasing profits
Virtue Ethics would not have an opinion
Virtue Ethics would suggest following the law
Which argument questions why evil exists if God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient?
Problem of Evil
Kalam Cosmological Argument
Teleological Argument
Soul-Making Theodicy
Which philosopher is associated with the idea of ‘categorical imperatives’?
Kant
Aquinas
Freud
Plato
Which scholar argued for the importance of reason in moral decision-making through Natural Law?
Aquinas
Plato
Kant
Freud
What is the main focus of the Teleological Argument?
Evidence of design in the universe
The existence of evil
The cause of the universe
The nature of morality
What is the main question posed by the Problem of Evil?
Why does evil exist if God is all-powerful and all-good?
How did the universe begin?
Is religious language meaningful?
What is the highest reality?
Which argument is associated with Paley?
Teleological Argument
Kalam Cosmological Argument
Problem of Evil
Soul-Making Theodicy
Who is associated with the phrase “God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived”?
Anselm
Aquinas
Paley
Irenaeus
Which ethical theory would likely approve of saving the greatest number of people in a trolley problem?
Utilitarianism
Virtue Ethics
Natural Law
Kantian Ethics
Which ethical theory emphasizes acting out of duty rather than consequences?
Kantian Ethics
Utilitarianism
Virtue Ethics
Situation Ethics
Which theory states that language about God is meaningful in a non-cognitive, symbolic way?
Via Negativa / Analogical Language
Divine Command Theory
Utilitarianism
Substance Dualism
What is the theory that claims "Good" is what God commands and that morality depends on divine will?
Divine Command Theory
Utilitarianism
Absolutism
Empirical Statement
What term describes a direct experience of God or the divine?
Religious Experience
Substance Dualism
Omniscience
Deontological Ethics
What is the belief that the soul and body are separate substances called?
Substance Dualism
Utilitarianism
Empirical Statement
Divine Command Theory
What do we call a proposition that can be tested or verified through sense experience?
Empirical Statement
Absolutism
Omniscience
Religious Experience
Which of the following best describes Utilitarianism?
Actions are right if they produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number
Moral principles apply in all situations, regardless of context
A direct experience of God or the divine
The soul and body are separate substances
Which of the following is an example of an empirical statement?
Water boils at 100°C at sea level
God is omniscient
The soul is separate from the body
Morality depends on divine will
Which of the following is NOT a feature of Omniscience?
Limited knowledge of the future
Knowing everything that has happened
Knowing everything that is happening
Knowing everything that will happen
Which of the following would be considered an analogical language about God?
Saying "God is like a shepherd"
Claiming God is omniscient
Stating God commands morality
Testing a scientific hypothesis
Which of the following best describes the focus of Deontological Ethics?
Duty and moral rules
Greatest happiness
Direct experience of God
Testing through sense experience
Which of the following is a feature of religious experience?
Direct encounter with the divine
Testing through sense experience
Maximizing happiness
Acting out of duty
Which of the following is a characteristic of Absolutism?
Moral rules apply in all situations
Happiness is the highest good
Knowledge through sense experience
Direct experience of God
Which of the following best describes Omniscience?
Knowing everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen
Acting out of duty
Maximizing happiness
Testing through sense experience
Which of the following is NOT a feature of substance dualism?
Soul and body are the same substance
Soul and body are separate substances
Belief in an immaterial soul
Mind and body distinction
