PHI 445 WEEK 1 QUIZ GRADED A VERIFIED

PHI 445 week 1 QUIZ. Question 1 1 / 1 pts Which of these statements about moral values is true? We are born with them. Correct! We learn them from family and friends. We inherit them from our parents’ genetic make-up. We learn them in ethics classes. The answer is found in section 1.1 Where Moral Values Come From in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Identify the theory that believes people act only out of a self-interest. Correct! Egoism Utilitarianism Altruism Libertarianism The answer is found in Section 1.2 Ethics and Psychology in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 3 1 / 1 pts Which of the following ethical frameworks explains that our decisions should be based on the overall consequences of our acts? Virtue ethics Social contract theory Duty theory Correct! Utilitarianism The answer is found in Section 1.3 Moral Standards in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 4 1 / 1 pts The idea that character traits can contribute to or take away from a happy and meaningful life describes moral relativism. duty theory. care ethics. Correct! virtue ethics. The answer is found in Section 1.3 Moral Standards in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 5 1 / 1 pts Janelle gives to charity because she enjoys the gratitude and recognition from the people she helps. This is an example of altruism. virtue ethics. care ethics. Correct! psychological egoism. The answer is found in Section 1.2 Ethics and Psychology in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 6 1 / 1 pts One of the three key components to moral objectivism is that morality is objective, which means Correct! moral standards are set apart from the physical world in a higher spirit realm; neither human beings nor societies create them. moral standards do not change, no matter where you are in time or place. moral standards are the same for everyone, regardless of race, gender, wealth, or social standing. moral standards change with time and are different in each society. The answer is found in Section 1.1 Where Moral Values Come From in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 7 1 / 1 pts The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates television and radio media to ensure they do not broadcast vulgar language. This is an example of the principle of legal paternalism. legal rights. Correct! offense. virtues. The answer is found in Section 1.4 Morality and Government in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 8 1 / 1 pts Which of the following statements is true about divine command theory? God endorses absolute moral truths but he does not literally create them from nothing. Correct! Moral standards are created by God. Humans do not need to depend on God for our moral knowledge. Believers are not necessarily more moral than non-believers. The answer is found in Section 1.1 Where Moral Values Come From in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 9 1 / 1 pts The idea that women place a high value on caring and nurturing others is the _____ theory. virtue ethics utilitarian Correct! care ethics duty The answer is found in Section 1.2 Ethics and Psychology in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 10 1 / 1 pts Which theory of ethics says that we should make decisions that produce “the greatest good for the greatest number”? Duty Egoism Correct! Utilitarian Kantian The answer is found in Section 1.3 Moral Standards in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 11 1 / 1 pts Which of the following shifts the focus from questions about what a person should do toward a focus on who a person is? Altruism Utilitarianism Correct! Virtue theory Duty theory The answer is found in Section 1.3 Moral Standards in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 12 1 / 1 pts According to Immanuel Kant, there is essentially one fundamental moral duty: to treat people like they exist for our purposes. to consider the consequence of our actions. to treat another person anyway that we want. Correct! to treat all people as ends in themselves. The answer is found in Section 1.3 Moral Standards in Introduction to Business Ethics. Question 13 1 / 1 pts When a pharmaceutical company releases a new drug with known side effects that will help more people than the side effects will harm, this is an example of what type of ethics? Virtue Denotology Correct! Utilitarian Duty The answer is found in Section 1.3 Moral Standards in Introduction to Business Ethics.