PHIL 2306 EXAM 2
QUESTION 1
According to Kant, an action is morally acceptable if and only if
It maximizes happiness.
Its maxim is universalizable.
Its maxim is accepted in society.
It is in accordance with the
golden rule.
QUESTION 2
According to Kant, the demands of morality are
Categorical imperatives.
Hypothetical imperatives.
Created by God.
The products of social
convention.
QUESTION 3
A prisoner's dilemma is a situation in which
All people benefit if all people refrain from pursuing their
short-term interests.
All people benefit if all people pursue their short-term interests.
Every possible course of action ends up harming everyone.
There is no possible action that does not break the law.
QUESTION 4
Hobbes claimed that life in a state of nature would be
Free and easy.
Difficult but safe.
A war of all against
all.
Characterized by moral
virtue.
QUESTION 5
, Contractarianism states that actions are morally right if and only if
Everyone agrees that they are right.
They do not violate any agreements.
They do not violate anyone's rights.
They are permitted by rules that free, equal, and rational people
would agree to live by.
QUESTION 6
What is Rawls'veil of ignorance?
A metaphorical term for the way humans often fail to empathize with
one another.
A description of the tools used by governments to keep their people
ignorant.
An imaginary device that erases all knowledge of your
distinctive traits.
An objection to contractarianism.
QUESTION 7
According to Hobbes, what is the fundamental reason for acting?
Self-
interest
Altruism
Virtue
Fear of
God
QUESTION 8
Situations in which one person can benefit from the common good without contributing
anything are sometimes referred to as
Prisoner's Dilemmas.
Free-rider problems.
Paradoxes of hedonism.
Contractarian
problematics.
QUESTION 9
Which of these is not a prima facie duty identified by Ross?
Nonmalefice
QUESTION 1
According to Kant, an action is morally acceptable if and only if
It maximizes happiness.
Its maxim is universalizable.
Its maxim is accepted in society.
It is in accordance with the
golden rule.
QUESTION 2
According to Kant, the demands of morality are
Categorical imperatives.
Hypothetical imperatives.
Created by God.
The products of social
convention.
QUESTION 3
A prisoner's dilemma is a situation in which
All people benefit if all people refrain from pursuing their
short-term interests.
All people benefit if all people pursue their short-term interests.
Every possible course of action ends up harming everyone.
There is no possible action that does not break the law.
QUESTION 4
Hobbes claimed that life in a state of nature would be
Free and easy.
Difficult but safe.
A war of all against
all.
Characterized by moral
virtue.
QUESTION 5
, Contractarianism states that actions are morally right if and only if
Everyone agrees that they are right.
They do not violate any agreements.
They do not violate anyone's rights.
They are permitted by rules that free, equal, and rational people
would agree to live by.
QUESTION 6
What is Rawls'veil of ignorance?
A metaphorical term for the way humans often fail to empathize with
one another.
A description of the tools used by governments to keep their people
ignorant.
An imaginary device that erases all knowledge of your
distinctive traits.
An objection to contractarianism.
QUESTION 7
According to Hobbes, what is the fundamental reason for acting?
Self-
interest
Altruism
Virtue
Fear of
God
QUESTION 8
Situations in which one person can benefit from the common good without contributing
anything are sometimes referred to as
Prisoner's Dilemmas.
Free-rider problems.
Paradoxes of hedonism.
Contractarian
problematics.
QUESTION 9
Which of these is not a prima facie duty identified by Ross?
Nonmalefice
