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Chapter 1 - Ethics and Ethical Reasoning
1. What kind of judgment are we making if we say that a piece of art is worthless?
a. Ethical
b. Aesthetic
c. Legal
d. Custom
ANSWER: b
2. What kind of judgment are we making when we say that we ought to stand when the Queen enters the room?
a. Ethical
b. Aesthetic
c. Legal
d. Custom
ANSWER: d
3. What type of ethics holds than an act is never justified by its consequences, and that an end is never justified by the
means?
a. Utilitarianism
b. Teleology
c. Deontology
d. Virtue ethics
ANSWER: c
4. If we say that an act is wrong because we “just know” naturally or instinctively, what kind of philosophical reasoning
are we using?
a. Intuitionism
b. Emotivism
c. Objectivism
d. Subjectivism
ANSWER: a
5. If we say an act is right if it is right for the actor, what kind of reasoning are we using?
a. Intuitionism
b. Emotivism
c. Subjectivism
d. Objectivism
ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following is not important to making a good argument?
a. The structure of the argument
b. The conclusion follows from the premises
c. The argument leads to the right conclusion
d. The argument has internal logic
ANSWER: c
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7. Ethical theory does which of the following?
a. Proves an argument to be right or wrong
b. Shows people how they should act
c. Agrees with legal decisions
d. Provides reasons for judging actions
ANSWER: d
8. What is another name for a good argument?
a. A correct argument
b. A sound argument
c. A winning argument
d. A fair argument
ANSWER: b
9. What are the reasons supporting a conclusion in an argument called?
a. Ethical principles
b. Ad hominems
c. Valid forms
d. Premises
ANSWER: d
10. Which of the following means that we should not derive an ought from an is?
a. Naturalistic fallacy
b. Natural law
c. Subjectivism
d. Emotivism
ANSWER: a
11. Through what kind of judgment do we state factual beliefs?
a. Normative
b. Emotional
c. Descriptive
d. Opinion
ANSWER: c
12. What does it mean to anthropomorphize?
a. Assigning human qualities to non-humans
b. Only humans have motives
c. Require animals to conform to human law
d. Animals do not need to be treated morally
ANSWER: a
13. Which type of ethics would an anthropologist or other social scientists be most likely to develop?
a. Analytical
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b. Normative
c. Descriptive
d. Critical
ANSWER: c
14. What kind of ethics defends a thesis about what is good, right, or just?
a. Normative
b. Metaethics
c. Relativism
d. Metaphysics
ANSWER: a
15. Richard Dawkins’ selfish gene hypothesis understands human beings in what way?
a. Extrinsically
b. Intrinsically
c. Epistemologically
d. Instrumentally
ANSWER: d
16. The intrinsic value of a thing is what kind of fact about that thing?
a. Subjective
b. Objective
c. Aesthetic
d. Utilitarian
ANSWER: b
17. According to Ruse, what is used by evolution as an instrumental good?
a. History
b. Society
c. Morality
d. Economy
ANSWER: c
18. Which of the following begins a conclusion statement in an argument?
a. If
b. Since
c. Because
d. Therefore
ANSWER: d
19. When we make a personal attack in an argument, this is what kind of fallacy?
a. Begging the question
b. Ad hominem fallacy
c. Naturalistic fallacy
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d. Circular argument
ANSWER: b
20. If two cases are similar in relevant ways, we can use them for what kind of argument?
a. Naturalistic
b. Circular
c. Argument from analogy
d. Evolutionary
ANSWER: c
21. If we say that students ought not cheat on exams because grades would then not mean anything, what kind of
philosophical reasoning are we using?
a. Deontological
b. Virtue ethics
c. Consequentialist
d. Feminist
ANSWER: c
22. What is not a component of an act?
a. Motive
b. Act
c. Consequence
d. Judgment
ANSWER: d
23. What does telos mean?
a. Duty
b. End
c. Knowledge
d. Morality
ANSWER: b
24. Which ethical theory functions as a critical lens for looking at normative ethics?
a. Virtue ethics
b. Teleology
c. Deontology
d. Feminism
ANSWER: d
25. Which philosopher said, “All evil is ignorance”?
a. John Stuart Mill
b. David Hume
c. Aristotle
d. Plato
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ANSWER: d
26. Who argues that incest is natural (in the animal world) and yet we condemn it?
a. Hume
b. Mills
c. Plato
d. Dawkins
ANSWER: a
27. Some philosophers believe that what kind of oughts should override all other oughts?
a. Legal
b. Religious
c. Moral
d. Customary
ANSWER: c
28. If we say that two articles of clothing ought not be worn together, what kind of judgment are we making?
a. Legal
b. Aesthetic
c. Religious
d. Custom
ANSWER: b
29. Leon Kass argues that there is moral wisdom in what experience?
a. Love
b. Disgust
c. Anger
d. Fear
ANSWER: b
30. People who ground morality in God use what type of philosophical reasoning?
a. Objectivist
b. Intuitionist
c. Emotivist
d. Subjectivist
ANSWER: a
31. What does it mean to beg the question? Provide an example of an argument not taken from the text that begs the
question.
ANSWER:
32. What academic disciplines use normative or value-laden principles? Which disciplines use descriptive or empirical
foundations?
ANSWER:
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33. Does “can” imply “should”? That is, just because I can do something, does that mean I should do it? Consider Hume’s
law, that an “is” does not imply an “ought.”
ANSWER:
34. Do you believe civil disobedience is right or wrong? Explain why.
ANSWER:
35. Do you think that emotions have a positive role to play in making ethical decisions? If so, what is that role? If not, do
you think that ethical decisions should be made by reason alone?
ANSWER:
36. Name two things that have instrumental value. Explain why you think they do. Name two things that you believe have
intrinsic value? Explain why you think they do.
ANSWER:
37. Does your personal ethical theory judge actions mostly based on the motive, act, consequence, or some combination
of these?
ANSWER:
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Chapter 2 - Religion and Global Ethics
1. In what year did the United Nations ratify the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
a. 1939
b. 1945
c. 1948
d. 1949
ANSWER: c
2. Which term does not come from the Greek language?
a. Enlightenment
b. Politics
c. Ethics
d. Philosophy
ANSWER: a
3. Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution proclaims religious liberty?
a. First
b. Second
c. Tenth
d. Nineteenth
ANSWER: a
4. What does it mean to say a society is secularized?
a. It is religious.
b. It is traditional.
c. It is modernized.
d. Government and religion are unified.
ANSWER: c
5. According to the divine command theory, why are certain actions right?
a. They are what God wills for us.
b. God approves of them.
c. Religious authorities determine they are right.
d. God disapproves of them.
ANSWER: a
6. Which term refers to humans’ capacity to make open decisions, often in the context of an all-knowing God?
a. Theodicy
b. Dukkha
c. Free will
d. Original sin
ANSWER: c
7. Who told Alexander the Great “I am a cosmopolitan”?
a. Aristotle
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b. Plato
c. Diogenes
d. Socrates
ANSWER: c
8. What is the term for a moral community of humanity not bound by national, cultural, or religious traditions?
a. Liberalism
b. Toleration
c. Cosmopolitanism
d. Civil disobedience
ANSWER: c
9. What does ahimsa mean?
a. Liberal
b. Tolerant
c. Free will
d. Nonviolence
ANSWER: d
10. What percentage of philosophers are atheist?
a. 9
b. 67
c. 39
d. 100
ANSWER: b
11. Does Harris believe that religion might ever have served a useful purpose?
a. Yes, and it still could be useful if it were practiced in the right way.
b. Yes, but even if it served a useful purpose once, it isn’t necessarily useful now.
c. No, religion has never played any useful role.
d. No, religion has not been useful, but it is still valuable.
ANSWER: b
12. Which approach is aimed at finding common ground between world religions and cultural traditions?
a. Religious pluralism
b. The Golden Rule
c. The golden mean
d. Value pluralism
ANSWER: a
13. Which thinker did NOT promote civil disobedience as a method for protesting and reforming law systems?
a. Thoreau
b. Kant
c. Gandhi
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Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you 10 pages.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make
update at every time. There are many new
editions waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
replace it with true one.
Our email:
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - Ethics and Ethical Reasoning
1. What kind of judgment are we making if we say that a piece of art is worthless?
a. Ethical
b. Aesthetic
c. Legal
d. Custom
ANSWER: b
2. What kind of judgment are we making when we say that we ought to stand when the Queen enters the room?
a. Ethical
b. Aesthetic
c. Legal
d. Custom
ANSWER: d
3. What type of ethics holds than an act is never justified by its consequences, and that an end is never justified by the
means?
a. Utilitarianism
b. Teleology
c. Deontology
d. Virtue ethics
ANSWER: c
4. If we say that an act is wrong because we “just know” naturally or instinctively, what kind of philosophical reasoning
are we using?
a. Intuitionism
b. Emotivism
c. Objectivism
d. Subjectivism
ANSWER: a
5. If we say an act is right if it is right for the actor, what kind of reasoning are we using?
a. Intuitionism
b. Emotivism
c. Subjectivism
d. Objectivism
ANSWER: c
6. Which of the following is not important to making a good argument?
a. The structure of the argument
b. The conclusion follows from the premises
c. The argument leads to the right conclusion
d. The argument has internal logic
ANSWER: c
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Chapter 1 - Ethics and Ethical Reasoning
7. Ethical theory does which of the following?
a. Proves an argument to be right or wrong
b. Shows people how they should act
c. Agrees with legal decisions
d. Provides reasons for judging actions
ANSWER: d
8. What is another name for a good argument?
a. A correct argument
b. A sound argument
c. A winning argument
d. A fair argument
ANSWER: b
9. What are the reasons supporting a conclusion in an argument called?
a. Ethical principles
b. Ad hominems
c. Valid forms
d. Premises
ANSWER: d
10. Which of the following means that we should not derive an ought from an is?
a. Naturalistic fallacy
b. Natural law
c. Subjectivism
d. Emotivism
ANSWER: a
11. Through what kind of judgment do we state factual beliefs?
a. Normative
b. Emotional
c. Descriptive
d. Opinion
ANSWER: c
12. What does it mean to anthropomorphize?
a. Assigning human qualities to non-humans
b. Only humans have motives
c. Require animals to conform to human law
d. Animals do not need to be treated morally
ANSWER: a
13. Which type of ethics would an anthropologist or other social scientists be most likely to develop?
a. Analytical
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b. Normative
c. Descriptive
d. Critical
ANSWER: c
14. What kind of ethics defends a thesis about what is good, right, or just?
a. Normative
b. Metaethics
c. Relativism
d. Metaphysics
ANSWER: a
15. Richard Dawkins’ selfish gene hypothesis understands human beings in what way?
a. Extrinsically
b. Intrinsically
c. Epistemologically
d. Instrumentally
ANSWER: d
16. The intrinsic value of a thing is what kind of fact about that thing?
a. Subjective
b. Objective
c. Aesthetic
d. Utilitarian
ANSWER: b
17. According to Ruse, what is used by evolution as an instrumental good?
a. History
b. Society
c. Morality
d. Economy
ANSWER: c
18. Which of the following begins a conclusion statement in an argument?
a. If
b. Since
c. Because
d. Therefore
ANSWER: d
19. When we make a personal attack in an argument, this is what kind of fallacy?
a. Begging the question
b. Ad hominem fallacy
c. Naturalistic fallacy
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d. Circular argument
ANSWER: b
20. If two cases are similar in relevant ways, we can use them for what kind of argument?
a. Naturalistic
b. Circular
c. Argument from analogy
d. Evolutionary
ANSWER: c
21. If we say that students ought not cheat on exams because grades would then not mean anything, what kind of
philosophical reasoning are we using?
a. Deontological
b. Virtue ethics
c. Consequentialist
d. Feminist
ANSWER: c
22. What is not a component of an act?
a. Motive
b. Act
c. Consequence
d. Judgment
ANSWER: d
23. What does telos mean?
a. Duty
b. End
c. Knowledge
d. Morality
ANSWER: b
24. Which ethical theory functions as a critical lens for looking at normative ethics?
a. Virtue ethics
b. Teleology
c. Deontology
d. Feminism
ANSWER: d
25. Which philosopher said, “All evil is ignorance”?
a. John Stuart Mill
b. David Hume
c. Aristotle
d. Plato
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ANSWER: d
26. Who argues that incest is natural (in the animal world) and yet we condemn it?
a. Hume
b. Mills
c. Plato
d. Dawkins
ANSWER: a
27. Some philosophers believe that what kind of oughts should override all other oughts?
a. Legal
b. Religious
c. Moral
d. Customary
ANSWER: c
28. If we say that two articles of clothing ought not be worn together, what kind of judgment are we making?
a. Legal
b. Aesthetic
c. Religious
d. Custom
ANSWER: b
29. Leon Kass argues that there is moral wisdom in what experience?
a. Love
b. Disgust
c. Anger
d. Fear
ANSWER: b
30. People who ground morality in God use what type of philosophical reasoning?
a. Objectivist
b. Intuitionist
c. Emotivist
d. Subjectivist
ANSWER: a
31. What does it mean to beg the question? Provide an example of an argument not taken from the text that begs the
question.
ANSWER:
32. What academic disciplines use normative or value-laden principles? Which disciplines use descriptive or empirical
foundations?
ANSWER:
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33. Does “can” imply “should”? That is, just because I can do something, does that mean I should do it? Consider Hume’s
law, that an “is” does not imply an “ought.”
ANSWER:
34. Do you believe civil disobedience is right or wrong? Explain why.
ANSWER:
35. Do you think that emotions have a positive role to play in making ethical decisions? If so, what is that role? If not, do
you think that ethical decisions should be made by reason alone?
ANSWER:
36. Name two things that have instrumental value. Explain why you think they do. Name two things that you believe have
intrinsic value? Explain why you think they do.
ANSWER:
37. Does your personal ethical theory judge actions mostly based on the motive, act, consequence, or some combination
of these?
ANSWER:
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Chapter 2 - Religion and Global Ethics
1. In what year did the United Nations ratify the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
a. 1939
b. 1945
c. 1948
d. 1949
ANSWER: c
2. Which term does not come from the Greek language?
a. Enlightenment
b. Politics
c. Ethics
d. Philosophy
ANSWER: a
3. Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution proclaims religious liberty?
a. First
b. Second
c. Tenth
d. Nineteenth
ANSWER: a
4. What does it mean to say a society is secularized?
a. It is religious.
b. It is traditional.
c. It is modernized.
d. Government and religion are unified.
ANSWER: c
5. According to the divine command theory, why are certain actions right?
a. They are what God wills for us.
b. God approves of them.
c. Religious authorities determine they are right.
d. God disapproves of them.
ANSWER: a
6. Which term refers to humans’ capacity to make open decisions, often in the context of an all-knowing God?
a. Theodicy
b. Dukkha
c. Free will
d. Original sin
ANSWER: c
7. Who told Alexander the Great “I am a cosmopolitan”?
a. Aristotle
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b. Plato
c. Diogenes
d. Socrates
ANSWER: c
8. What is the term for a moral community of humanity not bound by national, cultural, or religious traditions?
a. Liberalism
b. Toleration
c. Cosmopolitanism
d. Civil disobedience
ANSWER: c
9. What does ahimsa mean?
a. Liberal
b. Tolerant
c. Free will
d. Nonviolence
ANSWER: d
10. What percentage of philosophers are atheist?
a. 9
b. 67
c. 39
d. 100
ANSWER: b
11. Does Harris believe that religion might ever have served a useful purpose?
a. Yes, and it still could be useful if it were practiced in the right way.
b. Yes, but even if it served a useful purpose once, it isn’t necessarily useful now.
c. No, religion has never played any useful role.
d. No, religion has not been useful, but it is still valuable.
ANSWER: b
12. Which approach is aimed at finding common ground between world religions and cultural traditions?
a. Religious pluralism
b. The Golden Rule
c. The golden mean
d. Value pluralism
ANSWER: a
13. Which thinker did NOT promote civil disobedience as a method for protesting and reforming law systems?
a. Thoreau
b. Kant
c. Gandhi
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