PHI 240 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is not one of Appiah's indicators that a practice will be
condemned in the future? - Answer- people who engage in the practice tend to engage
in other vicious activities
Appiah worries about which of the following features of the US prison system? -
Answer- all of the above
How much of the earth's surface is threatened by desertification? - Answer- 1/3
This theory says that there are no objective moral facts - Answer- moral anti-realism
What is the student companion site? - Answer- a site where you can access resources
related to the text including flashcards of key terms and self-quizzes
According to Mill, which of the following are desirable as ends? - Answer- pleasure,
freedom from pain
According to Appiah, defenders of the U.S. prison system usually cite which of the
following considerations in their defense? - Answer- the administrative difficulty of
reform
According to the UNC Writing Center's Handout on Plagiarism, you do not need to cite
your source if you mention the author's name in the sentence. - Answer- false
Mill argues that utilitarianism __________ the existence of God. - Answer- is consistent
with
According to the UNC Writing Center Handout on Plagiarism, "Paraphrasing does NOT
mean changing a word or two in someone else's sentence, changing the sentence
structure while maintaining the original words, or changing a few words to synonyms." -
Answer- true
A "transgenerational obligation" is an obligation - Answer- that one generation has to
another
, According to Michael Sandel, Kant's definition of acting freely is acting autonomously
and acting autonomously is acting - Answer- in accordance with a law I give myself
According to Michael Sandel, this is what confers moral worth on an action - Answer-
the motive that initiates the action
According to Kant's theory, telling a white lie is - Answer- morally impermissible
According to Kant, the consequences of an action - Answer- are irrelevant to the moral
status of that action
According to Kant, what makes a will good? - Answer- its volition—that it wills the good
Kant claims that the only thing that can be said to be good "without limitation" is -
Answer- the good will
Kant's first formulation of the categorical imperative requires assessing the - Answer-
maxim on which one is acting
Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative requires that we - Answer- treat
human beings as ends in themselves
What does Kant think is the fundamental principle of morality? - Answer- both b and c
act only on maxims that you can at the same time will to be universal laws; always treat
humans as ends in themselves, never merely as means
According to Aristotle, agents are virtuous when they - Answer- act for the right kinds of
reasons
According to Aristotle, ethics is fundamentally about - Answer- avoiding excess and
deficiency in everything
According to Aristotle, people are naturally - Answer- none of the above
According to Aristotle, taking pleasure in virtuous actions - Answer- is a sign that one is
truly virtuous
In the Michael Sandel "Justice" Video, Professor Sandel points to the two main
objections to Utilitariainism. These are: - Answer- It doesn't respect the rights of the
minority and it isn't possible to calculate what's valuable into monetary terms
According to the UNC Writing Center's Handout on Plagiarism, there is no need to cite
your source if you changed the words used by the author into synonyms. - Answer-
false
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is not one of Appiah's indicators that a practice will be
condemned in the future? - Answer- people who engage in the practice tend to engage
in other vicious activities
Appiah worries about which of the following features of the US prison system? -
Answer- all of the above
How much of the earth's surface is threatened by desertification? - Answer- 1/3
This theory says that there are no objective moral facts - Answer- moral anti-realism
What is the student companion site? - Answer- a site where you can access resources
related to the text including flashcards of key terms and self-quizzes
According to Mill, which of the following are desirable as ends? - Answer- pleasure,
freedom from pain
According to Appiah, defenders of the U.S. prison system usually cite which of the
following considerations in their defense? - Answer- the administrative difficulty of
reform
According to the UNC Writing Center's Handout on Plagiarism, you do not need to cite
your source if you mention the author's name in the sentence. - Answer- false
Mill argues that utilitarianism __________ the existence of God. - Answer- is consistent
with
According to the UNC Writing Center Handout on Plagiarism, "Paraphrasing does NOT
mean changing a word or two in someone else's sentence, changing the sentence
structure while maintaining the original words, or changing a few words to synonyms." -
Answer- true
A "transgenerational obligation" is an obligation - Answer- that one generation has to
another
, According to Michael Sandel, Kant's definition of acting freely is acting autonomously
and acting autonomously is acting - Answer- in accordance with a law I give myself
According to Michael Sandel, this is what confers moral worth on an action - Answer-
the motive that initiates the action
According to Kant's theory, telling a white lie is - Answer- morally impermissible
According to Kant, the consequences of an action - Answer- are irrelevant to the moral
status of that action
According to Kant, what makes a will good? - Answer- its volition—that it wills the good
Kant claims that the only thing that can be said to be good "without limitation" is -
Answer- the good will
Kant's first formulation of the categorical imperative requires assessing the - Answer-
maxim on which one is acting
Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative requires that we - Answer- treat
human beings as ends in themselves
What does Kant think is the fundamental principle of morality? - Answer- both b and c
act only on maxims that you can at the same time will to be universal laws; always treat
humans as ends in themselves, never merely as means
According to Aristotle, agents are virtuous when they - Answer- act for the right kinds of
reasons
According to Aristotle, ethics is fundamentally about - Answer- avoiding excess and
deficiency in everything
According to Aristotle, people are naturally - Answer- none of the above
According to Aristotle, taking pleasure in virtuous actions - Answer- is a sign that one is
truly virtuous
In the Michael Sandel "Justice" Video, Professor Sandel points to the two main
objections to Utilitariainism. These are: - Answer- It doesn't respect the rights of the
minority and it isn't possible to calculate what's valuable into monetary terms
According to the UNC Writing Center's Handout on Plagiarism, there is no need to cite
your source if you changed the words used by the author into synonyms. - Answer-
false
