Basic Professional Military Education (Enlisted) - Block 3 - The Navy Professional (NWC-EPME-BASIC-B3-V5) Exam Questions With Correct Answers.

Basic Professional Military Education
(Enlisted) - Block 3 - The Navy
Professional (NWC-EPME-BASIC-B3-V5)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Aristotelian virtue, stoicism, and VADM Stockdale's leadership were founded
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upon the ethical approach of ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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character-based ethics |




Relativism postulates ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All the answers
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are correct.
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The Western ethical heritage is descended from ancient Greece, where ethics
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meant "custom." Today, military ethics are derived from our
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Services'______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-core values and heritage | | | | | |




Utilitarianism can best be represented by the following phrase: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The greatest happiness for the greatest number. | | | | | |




Thoughts such as: "Life has no purpose or meaning," "Truth can not be known,"
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and "What I do doesn't matter" best typify which one of the following? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nihilism
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,Relativism is a subset of the following ethical system: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Freedom-based ethics |




Character-based ethics argues ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-right | | | | | | |


choices come from building good character and pursuing virtue
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Ethical systems may be generally classified as "freedom-based," "rule-based," or
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______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"character-based" | | |




______________ posits that truth and right are part of the natural order of | | | | | | | | | | | | |


things, and that our consciences are a reliable guide in making right choices. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Natural Law | |




Thoughts such as: "I do whatever I want," "No one can stop me," and "I take what
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I want and harm anyone who gets in my way" best typify which one of the
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following? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Criminality | | |




The "Just War" tradition ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-seeks to place
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moral restraints on warfare by establishing criteria for determining when and
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how to wage war justly
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The Principle of Utility ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-All of the
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answers are correct. | |




In the view of the rule-based system of ethics, there is the notion there are
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absolute truths and moral standards that are true at all times in all places for all
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people and all situations. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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, A supposition that some mix of common sense and scientific inquiry will always
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lead to a conclusion that is true typifies ______________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a reason-based approach to truth and justice
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The idea of absolute truth is NOT a fundamental tenet of the military concept of
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"duty." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False
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Freedom-based ethics focus on ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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decisions arrived at based on self-interests or impulses
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Lawlessness and looting that often follow the apparent removal of all legitimate
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authority from an area in the wake of war or national disaster typifies: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Freedom-based ethics
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Some relativists would question whether reality can be accurately assessed or
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measured. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True | | |




he three characteristics of a profession are ______________. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-expertise, corporateness, and responsibility | | |




The professional military leader maintains the trust of society by
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______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-using his or her specialized expertise
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responsibly for the welfare of that society
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