Business Ethics Now (6th Edition) by Andrew Ghillyer – Test Bank with Exam Questions and Answer Guide

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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The field of ethics is the study of how people try to live their lives according to a standard
of "right" or "wrong" behavior.

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⊚ false


2) A society is a closed, confined unit in which people have to follow a distinct religion.

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⊚ false


3) Morality is a set of morals dictated by society.

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⊚ false


4) A simple truth is demonstrated by a person's behavior.

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⊚ false


5) A simple truth is something that most people can understand and support.

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⊚ false


6) Moral standards are independent of religious beliefs.

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⊚ false


7) Jason is a high-school senior whose peers are into drugs. He also has a family history of
substance abuse. This will have no impact on his moral standards.



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8) Individuals acquire their personal moral standards in the same way that they learn the
alphabet.

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⊚ false


9) Standards of ethical behavior are absorbed by osmosis as individuals observe the
examples, both positive and negative, set by everyone around them.

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⊚ false


10) The term "morals" is applied to a society, while the term "values" is used when referring
to an individual.

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11) A value system refers to a set of personal principles formalized into a code of behavior.

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⊚ false


12) An intrinsic value means that the pursuit of one value is a good way to reach another
value.

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⊚ false


13) Happiness and health are examples of instrumental values that are pursued to reach
another value.




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14) Simple truth is one of the four basic categories of ethics and can be expressed simply as
doing the right thing.

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15) Rules of appropriate individual behavior represent the idea that the moral standards we
develop for ourselves impact our lives on a daily basis in our behavior and the other types of
decisions we make.

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⊚ false


16) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is the Golden Rule.

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⊚ false


17) Every religion in the world shares the Golden Rule.

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18) Virtue ethics is the concept of living your life according to the similar virtues of different
societies.

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⊚ false


19) The problem with virtue ethics is that societies can place different emphasis on different
virtues.




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