1. Passions which can have an intense impact on us for a short time include:
Greed and love of fame
Fear and anger
Fear and greed
Anger and love of fame
2. The greater the pressure we feel in a situation
The harder it is to justify unethical decisions
The easier it is to act in accordance with virtue
The harder it is to act in accordance with virtue
The easier it is to recognize ethical issues
3. Passions which bring pressure on us gradually over time include:
Love of pleasure, greed and fear
Greed, love of pleasure, anger
Love of pleasure, love of fame, anger
Greed, love of pleasure, love of fame
4. According to Smith, if we control our anger due to fear
We are acting in accordance with justice
We are acting in a noble manner
We are being prudent
It takes away all of the nobleness of the restraint
5. Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom needed self-command in order to:
Understand her company’s journal entries
Supervise her internal audit staff
Write a book about her experiences
Face up to her management
6. We need the virtue of self-command in order to _____ in accordance with virtue
Sympathize
Act
Think
Feel
7. Auditors are often under pressure to keep their audit work within budget. This creates a *temptation to:
Fail to follow up on suspicious transactions
Cut corners by reducing audit work
Under-report hours worked
All of the above
8. The relationship between self-command and the other virtues is best described as follows:
Self-command has little to do with the other virtues
Self-command is less important than the other virtues
Self-command adds luster to the other virtues
Self-command is an optional virtue, the others are mandator
9. Self-command helps us to restrain our:
Emotions, conscience and reactions
Emotions, reactions and sympathy
Feelings, thoughts and ideas
Feelings, emotions and reactions
10. Accountants face pressures and temptations, such as
Temptations to maximize their personal compensation
Pressures from superiors in their organizations
Pressures from clients
All of the above