Miami Dade College Contemporary Moral Issue in Our Society Philosophy Questions

Ethics QuizQuestion 1
Cite a contemporary moral issue in our society. Apply one ethical theory learned in class to judge this
moral issue. Use the theory’s claims in each paragraph to back up and support your arguments. You
must have a minimum of five paragraphs. This question is worth 25 points. Not applying the ethical
doctrine is an automatic zero.
Question 2
Most philosophers agree that moral dilemmas arise when people live in
1.
social groups
2.
peace
3.
dogma
4.
conjugal union
1. Question 3
The study of morality has two main procedures
1. T
True
2. F
False
2. Question 4
The origin of the word Ethics comes the Greek word ‘ethos’ which refers to:
1.
norms
2.
character
3.
ways of seeing
4.
traditions
3. Question 5
Ethics is not a subset of religion.
1. T
True
2. F
False
4. Question 6
Which of the following best describes what Ethics is:
1.
the study of human behavior and what is socially acceptable.
2.
the study of right and wrong
3.
the study of human nature
4.
the study of the cosmos
5. Question 7
Moral Relativism is the belief that morality is absolute and universal for all cultures.
1. T
True
2. F
False
6. Question 8
An example of a moral proposition is
1.
“You should not treat people badly.”
2.
“I am going to feel sick”
3.
“Nothing can be both X and not X.”
4.
“My height is average”
7. Question 9
The view that there are universal/eternal moral codes which exist in all societies is supported
by
1.
Deconstructivists
2.
politicians
3.
absolutists
4.
relativists
8. Question 10
Moral relativists hold that morality is relative to:
1.
society
2.
circumstances
3.
people
4.
all of the above.
9. Question 11
One of the problems with absolutes is what to do when they conflict.
1. T
True
2. F
False
10. Question 12
According to the author of the text, truth is not relativistic.
1. T
True
2. F
False
11. Question 13
Emotivism affirms that
1.
emotions are not the answer to morality
2.
emotions must coexist with reason
3.
in ehics, all emotions are considered immoral
4.
moral propositions express emotions and feelings
12. Question 14
In Ethics, there is only one kind of moral statement
1. T
True
2. F
False
13. Question 15
The difference between psychological egoism and ethical egoism is that one is a descriptive
position and the other one is a normative position.
1. T
True
2. F
False
14. Question 16
Consequentialists believe that the core of morality is only founded on
1.
the government laws
2.
the outcomes of the action
3.
the other person
4.
the virtues of the action
15. Question 17
Most philosophers believe that there is no relationship between the way people do behave and
the manner in which they ought to behave
1. T
True
2. F
False
16. Question 18
If you are a psychological egoist you believe
1.
that people always or often do help themselves
2.
that people should help the poor.
3.
that people should or ought to help themselves.
4.
that people ought to help other humans
17. Question 19
Everyone should act in their own self-interest according to the
1.
individual ethical egoist
2.
psychological egoist
3.
personal ethical egoist
4.
universal ethical egoist
18. Question 20
Rule utilitarians think that
1.
everyone should act only on universal exceptionless rules
2.
everyone should act according to the rule that is in their self-interest.
3.
everyone should act only according to the rule “the end does not justify the
means.”
4.
everyone should act according to the rule that brings about the most good for all
19. Question 21
The strength of Utilitarianism is that it focuses only on the majority
1. T
True
2. F
False
20. Question 22
One of the downsides of Utilitarianism is that
1.
It is based on duty and divorces happiness
2.
It is difficult to measure all consequences
3.
It is based exclusively on our self-interest
4.
It emphasizes actions rather than consequences
21. Question 23
British philosophers Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill developed the modern form
of Utilitarianism.
1. T
True
2. F
False
22. Question 24
Who stated that an action is considered moral if it brings good results for the majority
1.
The mormons
2.
The deontologists
3.
The ethical egoists
4.
The utilitarians
23. Question 25
Utilitarianism is not an egoistic theory
1. T
True
2. F
False
24. Question 26
Morality can only be judged with respect to particular situations, within the standards of
particular belief systems and socio-historical contexts: this position is known as
1.
Moral relativism
2.
Objective moral facts
3.
Social relativis
4.
Normative ethics