ETHC 101 QUIZ 1 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

ETHC 101 QUIZ 1 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY • Question 1 Ethical Absolutism is the view that: 5 out of 5 points Selected Answer: binding moral principles do exist, regardless of what people believe about them. Correct Answer: binding moral principles do exist, regardless of what people believe about them. • Question 2 Moral subjectivism is the view that: Selected Answer: there is no possible way to be objective about morality. 5 out of 5 points Correct Answer: there is no possible way to be objective about morality. • Question 3 What does the textbook Christian Ethics mean by “sustainability”? 5 out of 5 points Selected Answer: Practices and lifestyle choices that, if made by everyone, would not negatively impact future generations. Correct Answer: Practices and lifestyle choices that, if made by everyone, would not negatively impact future generations. • Question 4 Begging the question is: 5 out of 5 points Selected Answer: A fallacy that occurs when you assume in your argument the truth of the very issue that is being debated. Correct Answer: A fallacy that occurs when you assume in your argument the truth of the very issue that is being debated. • Question 5 The Diversity Thesis affirms that: 5 out of 5 points Selected Answer: there are no moral principles that are held by all people (there are no “universals”). Correct Answer: there are no moral principles that are held by all people (there are no “universals”). • Question 6 Which of the following are examples of issues in metaethics? Selected Answer: Abortion and capital punishment Correct Answer: Is morality culturally relative? How can we know what is right and wrong? • Question 7 Mores are: Selected Answer: moral values shared by a group of people. 0 out of 5 points 5 out of 5 points Correct Answer: moral values shared by a group of people. • Question 8 5 out of 5 points Who was the influential 20th century American educator, anthropologist, author, and poet who saw morality as a byproduct of culture? Selected Answer: Ruth Benedict Correct Answer: Ruth Benedict • Question 9 The phrase ultima facie refers to: Selected Answer: a conclusion arrived at after a thorough scrutiny of all the considerations pertinent to the subject being studied. 5 out of 5 points Correct Answer: a conclusion arrived at after a thorough scrutiny of all the considerations pertinent to the subject being studied. • Question 10 Epistemology is: Selected Answer: the study of how we know what we know. 5 out of 5 points Correct Answer: the study of how we know what we know. Monday, November 12, 2018 4:37:43