U.S ACADEMY: INTRO TO ETHICS
PHIL 200 UNIT FINAL
"Eating pork is morally wrong because the Torah forbids it."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Divine command theory
Which of the following represents a challenge to the voluntarist option of divine command
theory?
Answer: God's commands have no basis in reason.
According to Kant, which of the following violates a person's humanity?
Answer: Forcing someone to do something
Which of the following is an inductive argument?
Answer: My new cell phone charges to full capacity in 30 minutes. My best friend’s new cell
phone does the same thing, and so does my sister’s. It follows that all new cell phones recharge
in 30 minutes.
Which of the following people would likely be satisfied with Kantian deontology?
Answer: Frannie is looking for an ethical framework that can evaluate actions beyond just their
effects.
Which of the following scenarios would be neutral for an egoist?
Answer: Leah has a hard time deciding between the University of Minnesota and Notre Dame,
but she picks Notre Dame in the end.
Which of the following considerations is ethically relevant to a person who's buying a new car?
, U.S ACADEMY: INTRO TO ETHICS
PHIL 200 UNIT FINAL
Answer: Will this car keep my family and me safe on the road?
Why is egoism considered a relativist theory of ethics?
Answer: Because right and wrong are subject to the individual agent.
Which of the following statements supports egoism?
Answer: Self-determined ethics are more successful than ethics dictated by others.
"Abortion is acceptable if the woman doesn't want to be a mother."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Egoism
Which of the following statements reflects conventionalism?
Answer: Moral truths differ from culture to culture.
Which action demonstrates a shortcoming of virtue-based ethics?
Answer: Donating to a charity out of a sense of superiority and ego
On which of the following statements would a hedonic utilitarian and an idealist utilitarian
disagree?
Answer: Some goods can't be directly compared.
According to egoism, what might an egoist think about when compelled to serve on a jury?
Answer: I have an important project at work I am obligated to complete this week.
Which of the following is a benefit of philosophy?
Answer: Philosophy improves understanding of argumentation.
Ellie believes that every person should show compassion at all times.
Which of the following actions is inconsistent with her belief?
Answer: Ellie calls the police on a homeless person who's sleeping too close to her storefront.
Ingrid steals from a wealthy neighbor's excess so she can afford shoes for her children.
PHIL 200 UNIT FINAL
"Eating pork is morally wrong because the Torah forbids it."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Divine command theory
Which of the following represents a challenge to the voluntarist option of divine command
theory?
Answer: God's commands have no basis in reason.
According to Kant, which of the following violates a person's humanity?
Answer: Forcing someone to do something
Which of the following is an inductive argument?
Answer: My new cell phone charges to full capacity in 30 minutes. My best friend’s new cell
phone does the same thing, and so does my sister’s. It follows that all new cell phones recharge
in 30 minutes.
Which of the following people would likely be satisfied with Kantian deontology?
Answer: Frannie is looking for an ethical framework that can evaluate actions beyond just their
effects.
Which of the following scenarios would be neutral for an egoist?
Answer: Leah has a hard time deciding between the University of Minnesota and Notre Dame,
but she picks Notre Dame in the end.
Which of the following considerations is ethically relevant to a person who's buying a new car?
, U.S ACADEMY: INTRO TO ETHICS
PHIL 200 UNIT FINAL
Answer: Will this car keep my family and me safe on the road?
Why is egoism considered a relativist theory of ethics?
Answer: Because right and wrong are subject to the individual agent.
Which of the following statements supports egoism?
Answer: Self-determined ethics are more successful than ethics dictated by others.
"Abortion is acceptable if the woman doesn't want to be a mother."
To which theory of ethics is the person who made this statement likely appealing?
Answer: Egoism
Which of the following statements reflects conventionalism?
Answer: Moral truths differ from culture to culture.
Which action demonstrates a shortcoming of virtue-based ethics?
Answer: Donating to a charity out of a sense of superiority and ego
On which of the following statements would a hedonic utilitarian and an idealist utilitarian
disagree?
Answer: Some goods can't be directly compared.
According to egoism, what might an egoist think about when compelled to serve on a jury?
Answer: I have an important project at work I am obligated to complete this week.
Which of the following is a benefit of philosophy?
Answer: Philosophy improves understanding of argumentation.
Ellie believes that every person should show compassion at all times.
Which of the following actions is inconsistent with her belief?
Answer: Ellie calls the police on a homeless person who's sleeping too close to her storefront.
Ingrid steals from a wealthy neighbor's excess so she can afford shoes for her children.
