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Ethics Quiz File 2
Ethics Quiz File 2
____ help us distinguish between what's right and wrong, good or bad for you as well as society.
a) Moral dilemma
b) Moral Agent
c) Moral Values
d) Moral Support
One who believes that the best action is always the one which generate maximum pleasure for
him/herself may be adherents of:
a) Kantian ethics
b) Egoism
c) Utilitarianism
d) Virtue ethics
The ethical theory that focuses on the question, “What would a person of superior character do in this
context”, is:
a) Utilitarianism
b) Kantianism
c) Egoism
d) Virtue theory
______ is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture.
a) Moral Absolutism
b) Deontology
c) Moral Relativism or Ethical Relativism
d) Kantian Ethics
_______ is an ethical view that all actions are intrinsically right or wrong.
a) Moral Absolutism
b) Moral Dilemma
c) Moral Relativism
d) Moral Ground
____ is an ethical theory that uses rules to distinguish right from wrong.
a) Virtue
b) Egoism
c) Utilitarianism
d) Deontology
______utilitarianism takes into account the law and is concerned with fairness.
a) Law
b) Rule
c) Act
d) Turn
______ is the theory that holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture.
a) Moral Absolutism
b) Deontology
c) Moral Relativism
d) Kantian Ethics
A _____ is a person who has the ability to discern right from wrong and to be held accountable for his or
her own actions.
a) Free human being
b) Moral Agent
c) Moral Actor
d) Responsible agent
_____ is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of
right and wrong conduct.
a) Problems
b) Environment
c) Hazards
d) Ethics
A ______ is a conflict in which you have to choose between two or more actions and have moral reasons
for choosing each action
a) Moral dilemma
b) Moral Agent
c) Moral Values
d) Moral Support
_____ Ethical theory judges a person by his/her character rather than by an action that may deviate
from his/her normal behavior.
a) Virtue
b) Kant
c) Utilitarianism
d) Deontology
a) Kantian Theory
b) Utilitarianism
c) Virtue Ethics
c) Benevolence is a virtue
a) their consequences
b) moral rules
d) personal benefits
Assuming, like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, that developing one's character by acquiring virtues is more
important than following the duty or choosing actions based on positive consequences for the greatest
number. Choose the most appropriate responses from the choices below.
c) A person with good moral character always makes decisions to create the greatest happiness
for the greatest number.
b) In building a bookcase one she should use nails, not scotch tape
You have constructed an algorithm for self-driving cars to follow the utilitarian principle to choose the
greatest happiness of the greatest number and it results in an accident killing the president of the
country and his family to save a school bus full of 50 children. You are now asked to write another
algorithm for self-driving cars to save the new president in case of an accident. Which of the following
ethical theory will help you create the new algorithm?
a) Utilitarian Theory
c) Kantian Theory
A _____ is a person who has the ability to discern right from wrong and to be held accountable for his or
her own actions.
b) Moral Agent
c) Moral Actor
d) Responsible agent
b) I should always act in such a way that I can also will that my maxim become a universal law.
c) I should always act in such a way that my action generates maximum good for maximum
number of people
d) I should always act in such a way that I
a) Ethical Relativism
b) Ethical Absolutism
____ is an ethical theory that uses rules to distinguish right from wrong.
a) Virtue
b) Egoism
c) Utilitarianism
d) Deontology