1. The idea that the assisted suicide of terminally ill patients should be allowed or = assisted for the greater happiness of all concerned reflects what type of ethics?
- Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean
- Kant's Categorical Imperative (in the 2nd Formulation)
- Thomas Aquinas's concept of conscience
- Rand's concept of self-interest
- Mill's Principle of Utility
2. What is the moral ideal of compassion?
- Acts of unmerited kindness
- Sentiment in response to t he suffering of others
- Acknowledging= the sufferings of others
- Acts of altruism
- Acts contrary to Objectivism
3. One of the common errors in Ethics is unwarranted assumptions. Unwarranted assumptions consist of what?
- Preconceptions before ethical dilemmas are confronted
- Failing to read carefully and with attention to detail
- Taking too much for granted
- Speculating apart from information
- Treating case studies carelessly
4. Prescriptive language is commonly used in ethics for what reason?
- To indicate what is prohibited or impossible
- To indicate that one choice is better than others
- To show what actions are legal
- To convey requirements and obligations
- To indicate that there= are really no choices available
6. "The right thing to do is to follow the rules that rational, self-interested people can agree to establish for their mutual benefit." This is a belief of what?
- Ethical Egoism
- Utilitarianism
- Kant's Categorical Imperative
- Social Contract Theory
- Marxism
7. Animals entience is demonstrated by all the following accept which one?
- Consciousness
- Awareness
- Response to external painful stimuli
- Animatedness
- Emotive response
8. Where in our course does the following phrase apply: "The only thing good without qualification is a good will"?
- Personal habits of excellence according to Plato
- The social contract according to Locke
- Deontological ethics according to Mill
- ; Natural law ethics according to Aquinas
- Deontological ethics according to Kant
9."We ought to d= o whatever will promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number." This is an example of what?
- Ethical Egoism
- Utilitarianism
- Kant' s Categorical Imperative
- Social Contract Theory
- Gilligan
10. What is the purpose of proving whether a syllogism of formal logic is "valid"?
- To identify the connecting phrase "therefore â ? or a synonym of it before proceeding further
- To determine whether the situation described is accurate
- To determine whether the premises are true before continuing
- To determine whether the conclusion proceeds from the premises
- To determine that there are only two premise statements in the syllogism
11. Solving a dilemma involves realizing what aspect of it?
- You will never be satisfied that the right choice was made
- Some choices of action are more realistic than others
- In deciding to choose one action, the other possible choices will be lost
- Not everybody involved will be happy with the choice
- There may be significant personal costs to choosing
12. Where did Thomas Aquinas say that conscience originates?
- Through the hard work of reasoning
- Direct gift from God in all cultures through natural law
- An a priori source
- By observing the objects and actions of the world
- An empirical response of guilt for past actions
13. The rule or principle to be applied in making decisions is an example of which kind of ethical discovery process?
- Principle of utility
- A posteriori rationality
- A priori rationality
- Empirical rationality
- Scientific method
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14. Thomas Hobbes' term for the tendency of life in society to be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" was called what?
- Uncivilized
- Survival of the fittest
- Pre-historic
- The state of nature
- The veil of ignorance
15. Kant's concern that people choose to observe universal laws as their duty is expressed through what actions?
- Their habits
- Their maxims
- Their desires
- Their loves
- Their loyalties