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WorksheetsMoral Dilemma Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. You witness your close friend cheating during an important exam. Reporting them may cause them to fail the course. What should you do?
A. Ignore it to protect your friendship
B. Confront your friend privately and encourage them to take responsibility
C. Report immediately without speaking to your friend
D. Join in so you are not disadvantaged
2. You find a wallet full of cash with no ID inside. No one is around. What is the most ethical action?
A. Keep the money since no one can identify the owner
B. Take part of the money and leave the rest
C. Turn it over to the proper authority
D. Ask around only if it is convenient
3. A captain orders you to hide a minor safety violation to avoid delay. What should you do?
A. Follow the order since the captain is in command
B. Stay silent to protect your job
C. Politely refuse and report the safety issue
D. Agree but feel guilty afterward
4. You can save five people by diverting a lifeboat, but doing so will endanger one person. What principle is being tested?
A. Justice
B. Authority
C. Utilitarianism
D. Loyalty
5. You are late for watch duty because you helped an injured stranger. How should this be judged ethically?
A. Wrong, because rules were broken
B. Right, because compassion overrides rules
C. Acceptable only if no one notices
D. Wrong because duty is absolute
6. A classmate asks for answers during an online quiz. What is the most ethical response?
A. Share answers to help them pass
B. Ignore the message
C. Refuse and explain why it is wrong
D. Report them immediately without explanation
7. You discover false data in a group research project submitted under your name. What should you do?
A. Stay quiet to avoid conflict
B. Let the leader handle it
C. Inform the instructor and correct the data
D. Withdraw your name silently
8. Which situation best represents a true moral dilemma?
A. Choosing between two equally good options
B. Choosing between two equally bad options
C. Breaking a rule for convenience
D. Following orders without question
9. Reporting a wrongdoing even when it causes personal loss reflects which virtue?
A. Prudence
B. Loyalty
C. Integrity
D. Obedience
10. Ethical decision-making requires a moral agent to primarily consider:
A. Personal gain
B. Fear of punishment
C. Consequences, duties, and character
D. Popular opinion
