{"id":32533,"date":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writemyessayfree.com\/exam-ethics"},"modified":"2017-08-16T06:08:12","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T06:08:12","slug":"exam-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/exam-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"exam ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the_content_wrapper\">\n<ol>\n<li>The difference between teleological and deontological is that:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Teleological is moral and deontological is immoral.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Teleological is focused on intention and deontological is focused on motive.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Deontological is focused of intention and teleological is focused on consequence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Deontological is moral and teleological is immoral.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>People who argue that abortions lead to a lack of adoptable babies are basing their argument on<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>utilitarianism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>natural law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>categorical imperative.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>egoism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>According to John Rawls, social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the greatest benefit of the least advantaged.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>serve those that have contributed the most to society.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>provide a profit for those of the advantaged.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the minimum assistance of the disadvantaged.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>Laissez-faire<\/em>capitalism is an argument for which of the following?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Altruism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Psychological egoism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Skepticism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ethical egoism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Utilitarians might encourage the development of virtue for which of the following reasons?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Virtues are pleasant and rewarding for those who have to be virtuous, even if they make others unhappy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Virtues maximize benefits to those worst off in society at the expense of all others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Virtues are useful for the social contract, or the ease of governing so many people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Virtues are conducive to the maximization of happiness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When doing methaethics, we<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>analyze the meaning of moral language.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>separate ethics from religion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>try to figure out what we ought to do.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>tie ethics to religion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If ethical relativism is true, the other person\u2019s moral views cannot be better than mine in an objective sense, because<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>everyone\u2019s view is equally good, even those of mass murderers, racists, sexists, and pedophiles.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>there is no objectively better position.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ethics is descriptive.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>no one knows what is true.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How can human rights be grounded in natural rights theory?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>They may be viewed as fundamental rights that are more basic and essential than those granted by any state or international body.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>They can be seen as safeguards for producing the greatest happiness for the most people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The can be grounded in common sense observations of the unambiguous functions of society.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>They may be viewed as a list of essential human virtues, rooted in a specific cultural tradition.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Utilitarians can be criticized for which of the following?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Failing to provide a basis for personal integrity; a lie to relieve suffering might be acceptable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Advocating social inequality since the happiness of some is worth more than others\u2019 total misery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Trivializing pleasure, since so many kinds can be quantified: intensity, duration, fruitfulness, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Callousness toward the poor, whose suffering is not quantified accurately.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Which of the following best describes Ethics?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>A form of the \u201cgolden rule.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>A branch of philosophy that uses reason to support positions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>A body of beliefs about right and wrong handed down from one generation to the next.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Behavior that is agreed upon to be moral by the majority.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>How did the Nuremberg trials reflect the natural law tradition?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>In the Nuremberg trials, prosecutors argued that there was a higher law that proved the human propensity to evil.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>In the Nuremberg trials, prosecutors argued that there was a higher law that all should recognize and take precedence over state laws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>In the Nuremberg trials, the defense argued that there was a higher law that all should recognize and justifies why some take orders from others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>In the Nuremberg trials, the defense argued that it was natural that humans err and, thus, leniency was justified.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ethical theory does which of the following?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Proves an argument to be right or wrong.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Shows people how they should act.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Agrees with legal decisions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Provides reasons for judging actions to be right or wrong.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sentience refers to an animal\u2019s ability to<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>reason.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>be aware of existence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>feel emotion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>communicate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For psychological egoism to be valid, we must show people:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>act with an aim of achieving self-satisfaction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>get self-satisfaction from their actions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>use others in selfish ways.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>need to make other people happy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Which of the following is the best example of the categorical imperative?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Homosexual sex is unnatural.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>We were not designed to have sex with same sex partners.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>If everyone practiced homosexual sex, there would be no children.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Homophobia is destructive to children.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>One similarity between Act Utilitarianism and Rule Utilitarianism is that<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>both see honesty as the highest moral duty.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>both emphasize ends or consequences over moral duties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>both emphasize moral duties over ends or consequences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>both emphasize individual rights over social goods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What type of euthanasia is the person requesting who says the following? \u201cEven though the results would probably be good and the side-effects minimal, I don\u2019t want to receive any life-saving or life-prolonging measures\u2014I just want to let the disease take its course.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Voluntary active euthanasia.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Voluntary passive euthanasia, withholding extraordinary measures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Voluntary active euthanasia, withholding ordinary measures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Voluntary passive euthanasia, withholding ordinary measures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The opposite of complete prescriptive cultural relativism is<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>moral absolutism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>moral subjectivism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>moral tolerance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>moral objectivism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Why might Kant approve of the contemporary doctrine of informed consent?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>It ensures that physicians produce the best outcomes for research subjects as well as patients.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>It prohibits researchers from lying to subjects\u2014a practice which they could not will universally.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>It prohibits academics from using patients as a mere means to research goals, and demands their treatment as ends in themselves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>It pushes researchers to respect the rational autonomy of research subjects, no matter how important the goal of the study.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Metaethics is largely about studying:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the meanings of ethical language.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>those things which are beyond normal ethics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>historical literature about ethics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ethical decisions sanctioned by religious beliefs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Utilitarians can be criticized for which of the following?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>failing to provide a basis for personal integrity: a lie to relieve suffering might be acceptable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>advocating social inequality since the happiness of some is worth more than others\u2019 total misery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>trivializing pleasure, since so many kinds can be quantified: intensity, duration, fruitfulness, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>callousness toward the poor, whose suffering is not quantified accurately.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To suggest that abortion may be less immoral in Kenya than in Germany is based on<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>utilitarianism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>natural law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the categorical imperative.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>relativism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The argument that human personhood begins at conception and humans should not be used for scientific research is founded in<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the categorical imperative.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>utilitarianism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>natural law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>virtue ethics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Rule utilitarians are very concerned with<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>individual acts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>general practices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>virtue.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>personal preferences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cIt is unjust to treat people differently in ways that deny to some of them significant social benefits unless we can show that there is a difference between them that is relevant to the differential treatment.\u201d This quote supports the principle of<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>justice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>equal pay for equal work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>equality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>reverse discrimination<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ethics requires skillful reasoning. Which of the following is not important to making a good argument?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The structure of the argument.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The conclusion follows from the premises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The argument leads to the right conclusion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The argument has internal logic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>All of the following are used to evaluate ethical egoism except:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>grounding in Psychological egoism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>consistency and coherence.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>conformity to commonsense morality.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>effectiveness in satisfying individual interest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>According to individual ethical egoism, one should:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ignore the needs of others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>help others to help themselves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>do what is in one\u2019s self interest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>do what makes one happy at the moment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>For Kant, motive is more important than which of the following?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The greatest good<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Consequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>None of these choices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Utilitarians could be accused of treating people as which of the following?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ascetics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>means<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>gods<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Which moral philosopher thought we learned virtue mainly by habit and the repetition of virtuous actions?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Kant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Aristotle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Freud<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Noddings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 32<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Reasoning that supports terrorism tends to be<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>consequentialist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>deontological<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Aristotelian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>monotheistic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 33<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Epistemiology, important in constructing good ethical arguments, is the philosophy of<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>knowledge.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>reality.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>none of these choices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>religion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 34<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To suggest that sex is only acceptable between consenting adults would rely on<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>virtue ethics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Kantian ethics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>utilitarianism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>egoism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 35<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Natural law theorists might criticize cultural relativism by arguing for which of the following claims?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Natural laws are cultural products.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Natural law is socially relative.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Natural laws are universal and stable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Natural laws are progressive, and evolve with society.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 36<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>According to utilitarianism, which of the following is useful for evaluating the morality of an action?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>People\u2019s intentions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The nature of the act<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The process of accomplishing the result<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The result<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 37<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>All of the following are reasons an economy fails to embrace meritocracy except<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>wealth or position are inherited.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>educational systems are not equal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>scholarships tend to go to the brightest people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>people in power tend to promote others more like themselves.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 38<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>____ is a nonconsequential consideration for active voluntary euthanasia.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Effect on family<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Autonomy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Family finances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Shortage of medical facilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 39<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The \u201cplaying God\u201d argument against cloning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>is religious in nature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>is the same as the \u201cyuck\u201d argument.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>is built on teachings in the Christian Bible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>is not necessarily a religious argument.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 40<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The first form of the categorical imperative requires us to act on those maxims that we can will as which of the following?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>hypothetical law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the best consequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>a universal law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the worst consequences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 41<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Studies show capital crime rates in states that regularly execute compared with states that do not have capital punishment is<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>about the same.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>about 30% lower.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>about 10% lower.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>about 40% higher.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 42<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Strong ethical relativism holds that<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>there is no objective right and wrong.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>right and wrong are not really knowable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>some actions are more right than others.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>all actions are equally moral.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 43<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A perspective that holds that humans alone have intrinsic worth or value is called<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>humanitarian.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>anthropocentric.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>ethical egoism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>solipsism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 44<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A Kantian could argue that we should develop virtues in ourselves and others because:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>developing virtues will have good results, and the ends justify the means here.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>it would make our behavior more universally willable, and less likely to involve the use of others for selfish ends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>the categorical imperative is equally concerned with consequences and intentions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>it does not matter what our personal virtues are: we are all absolutely bound by principle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points 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virtuous.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>how to calculate between consequential and nonconsequential reasoning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>how we ought to be.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3 points &nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>QUESTION 47<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>What is the biggest problem in the process of determining utility or what will lead to the greatest happiness for the greatest number in any given case or policy decision?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Determining who counts in the tally of happiness, and how much each pleasure counts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Setting up a rating system using both positive and negative numbers, humans and animals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Figuring out if the result really is attainable, will result in happiness, and for whom 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