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WorksheetsQUIZ 1: ETHICS
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 12mins
What does philosophy primarily use to investigate truth and reality?
Which term refers to the study of ultimate causes and principles?
Which branch of philosophy studies what is considered valuable or beautiful?
Which subfield of metaphysics deals with the nature of religious beliefs and God?
Cosmology
Ontology
Theology
Anthropology
What is the meaning of "ethos" in Greek?
Knowledge
Strength
Habit or custom
Harmony
Which branch of ethics focuses on creating moral rules or guidelines?
Ethical relativism
Normative ethics
Virtue ethics
Consequentialism
What kind of ethical reasoning would ask “What makes an action right?”
A. Descriptive
B. Meta-ethics
C. Normative
D. Psychological
Descriptive
Meta-Ethics
Normative Ethics
Psychological
Which ethical theory says an action is moral if it promotes happiness for the most people?
Natural Law
Egoism
Hedonism
Utilitarianism
In epistemology, which type of knowledge is based on formal reasoning?
Empirical
Rationalist
Intuitive
Authoritative
Which of the following best describes the study of logic?
Feelings about right and wrong
Application of rules
Correct reasoning and avoiding fallacies
Laws of morality
What is the focus of aesthetics in philosophy?
Logic and argument
Morality and values
Sensory knowledge
Beauty and artistic taste
Which is an example of applied ethics?
What does “right” mean?
Is euthanasia morally acceptable?
Is morality universal?
What is the source of moral knowledge?
The knowledge based on personal “gut feeling” is called:
Authoritative
Empirical
Intuitive
Rationalist
Which philosopher is most associated with virtue ethics?
Nietzsche
Hume
Descartes
Aristotle
What type of ethics does NOT evaluate actions as right or wrong?
Deontological ethics
Meta-ethics
Virtue ethics
Ethical relativism
“Stealing is wrong” is an example most analyzed under:
A person concerned with how people make decisions under stress is studying:
Epistemology
Meta-ethics
Moral psychology
Aesthetics
What makes Kantian ethics different from Utilitarianism?
What kind of knowledge is gained through sensory experience?
Authoritative
Intuitive
Empirical
Rationalist
What does moral ontology investigate?
What counts as knowledge
If moral facts really exist
Why people act morally
What rules to follow
The Greek word axios means “ (a) ”
(a) ethics provides general principles about what is morally right or wrong.
(a) is the philosophical study of beauty and art.
The philosopher (a) believed that developing moral virtues leads to a good life.
A person using (a) knowledge trusts expert opinion.
Meta-ethics does not focus on actions but on the (a) of moral terms.
Logic helps philosophers avoid (a) reasoning.
Epistemology explores how knowledge is (a) .
The ethical theory that evaluates the consequences of an action is called (a) .
Applied ethics seeks to resolve (a) moral problems in society.
