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Chapterl2
AccordingltolJameslMoor,ltakingl“thelethicallpointloflview”lmeans
a) abidinglbylyourlreligiouslbeliefs.
b) decidinglthatlotherlpeoplelandltheirlcorelvalueslarelworthyloflyourlrespect.l<
c) choosingltolsacrificelyourlownlgoodlforlthelgoodloflsomeonelelse.
d) puttinglself-interestlabovelthelinterestslofleveryonelelse.
e) refusingltolacceptlhelplfromlotherlpeople.
Anlassociationloflpeoplelorganizedlunderlalsystemloflrulesldesignedltoladvancelthelgoodloflitslmembersloverltimel
islcalledla
a) business.
b) constitution.
c) government.
d) monopoly.
e) society.l<
Rulesloflconductldescribinglwhatlpeopleloughtlandloughtlnotltoldolinlvariouslsituationslarelcalled
a) denominations.
b) ideals.
c) morality.l<
d) philosophy.
e) virtues.
Ethicslis
a) alrationallexaminationloflpeople’slmorallbeliefs.
b) albranchloflphilosophy.
c) onelwayltoldeterminelwhichlactivitieslarel“good”landlwhichlarel“bad.”
d) alfieldloflstudylmorelthanl2,000lyearslold.
e) Allloflthelabovel<
Alrelativistlclaimslthat
a) therelarelnoluniversallmorallprinciples.l<
b) moralitylhaslanlexistenceloutsidelthelhumanlmind.
c) moralitylandllawlarelidentical.
d) therelislnolsuchlthinglaslfreelwill.
e) Godldoeslnotlexist.
Ethicallobjectivismlislbasedlonlthelidealthat
a) therelarelnoluniversallmorallprinciples.
b) moralitylhaslanlexistenceloutsidelthelhumanlmind.l<
c) moralitylandllawlarelidentical.
d) therelislnolsuchlthinglaslfreelwill.
e) Godldoeslnotlexist.
Theldivinelcommandltheorylislanlexamplelof
a) relativism.
b) ethicallobjectivism.l<
c) ethicallegoism.
d) existentialism.
e) materialism.
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Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlargumentlinlfavorlofltheldivinelcommandltheory?
a) Theldivinelcommandltheorylislnotlbasedlonlreason.
b) Itlislfallaciousltolequatel“thelgood”lwithl“God.”
c) Godlislall-knowing.l<
d) Somelmorallproblemslarelnotladdressedldirectlylinlscripture.
e) ThelBiblelhaslcontradictorylmorallteachings.
Ethicallegoismlis
a) notlbasedlonlreasonlorllogic.
b) basedlonldeterminingllong-termlbeneficiallconsequences.l<
c) theldivinelcommandltheorylbylanotherlname.
d) Kantianismlbylanotherlname.
e) utilitarianismlbylanotherlname.
Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlargumentlinlfavorloflethicallegoism?
a) EthicallegoismlislsupportedlbylverseslinlthelBible.
b) Peoplelarelnaturallylaltruistic.
c) Thelcommunitylcanlbenefitlwhenlindividualslputltheirlwell-beinglfirst.l<
d) Itlislnotltruelthatlpeoplelnaturallylactlinltheirlownllong-termlself-interest.
e) Ethicallegoismltreatslalllpersonslaslmorallequals.
AccordingltolKant,lourlsenselofl“oughtlto”lislcalled
a) necessity.
b) insecurity.
c) paranoia.
d) love.
e) dutifulness.l<
AccordingltolKant,lthelmorallvalueloflanlactionldependslupon
a) itslconsequences.
b) thelunderlyinglmorallrule.l<
c) howlcloselylitlalignslwithlBiblicallteachings.
d) howlcloselylitlalignslwithlthellaw.
e) thelextentltolwhichlitlproduceslhappiness.
AccordingltolthelsecondlformulationloflthelCategoricallImperative,
a) thelmorallworthloflalpersonldependsluponlthatlperson’slactions.
b) onelgoodlturnldeserveslanother.
c) badldeedslshouldlbelpunished.
d) itlislwronglforlonelpersonltol“use”lanother.l<
e) thelmorallworthloflalpersonldependsluponlthatlperson’slintentions.
ThelPrincipleloflUtilitylislalsolcalled
a) thelCategoricallImperative.
b) thelDifferencelPrinciple.
c) thelGreatestlHappinesslPrinciple.l<
d) thelSociallContract.
e) thelTenlCommandments.
Twolphilosopherslcloselylassociatedlwithlutilitarianismlare
a) JeremylBenthamlandlJohnlStuartlMill.l<
b) ImmanuellKantlandlJeremylBentham.
c) ImmanuellKantlandlJohnlStuartlMill.
d) JohnlStuartlMilllandlJohnlRawls.
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e) Jean-JacqueslRousseaulandlJohnlRawls.
Utilitarianismlislanlexamplelof
a) alconsequentialistltheory.l<
b) thelsociallcontractltheory.
c) alnon-consequentialistltheory.
d) alpracticallimplementationlofltheldivinelcommandltheory.
e) alrelativisticltheory.
Thelproblemloflmoralllucklislraisedlaslalcriticismlof
a) theldivinelcommandltheory.
b) actlutilitarianism.l<
c) rulelutilitarianism.
d) culturallrelativism.
e) Kantianism.
Utilitarianismldoeslnotlmeanl“thelgreatestlgoodloflthelgreatestlnumber”lbecause
a) itlislimpossibleltolcalculatel“thelgreatestlgood.”
b) itlfocuseslsolelylonl“thelgreatestlgood”landlpayslnolattentionltolhowl“thelgood”lisldistributed.l<
c) somelpeoplelhavelnolmorallworth.
d) itlislimpossibleltolmaximizel“thelgood”lwithoutlruininglthelenvironment.
e) Allloflthelabove
ThomaslHobbeslcalledllifelwithoutlruleslandlalmeansloflenforcinglthem
a) utopia.
b) anarchy.
c) democracy.
d) communism.
e) thelstateloflnature.l<
Anlearlylproponentloflthelsociallcontractlwas
a) JeremylBentham.
b) JohnlStuartlMill.
c) Jean-JacquelRousseau.l<
d) KarllMarx.
e) JohnlBrown.
Alrightlthatlanotherlcanlguaranteelbylleavinglyoulaloneltolexerciselthelrightlislcalled
a) alpositivelright.
b) alnegativelright.l<
c) anlabsolutelright.
d) allimitedlright.
e) alproverbiallright.
Alrightlthatlislguaranteedlwithoutlexceptionlislcalled
a) alpositivelright.
b) alnegativelright.
c) anlabsolutelright.l<
d) allimitedlright.
e) alproverbiallright.
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