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    The document discusses various concepts in ethics including different ethical theories and philosophers. It covers utilitarianism, which judges actions based on their consequences, and Kantian ethics, which uses rules to determine right and wrong. Some key topics and philosophers mentioned are act and rule utilitarianism, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, deontology, normative ethics, and applied ethics.

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    The document discusses various concepts in ethics including different ethical theories and philosophers. It covers utilitarianism, which judges actions based on their consequences, and Kantian ethics, which uses rules to determine right and wrong. Some key topics and philosophers mentioned are act and rule utilitarianism, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, deontology, normative ethics, and applied ethics.

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    The document discusses various concepts in ethics including different ethical theories and philosophers. It covers utilitarianism, which judges actions based on their consequences, and Kantian ethics, which uses rules to determine right and wrong. Some key topics and philosophers mentioned are act and rule utilitarianism, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, deontology, normative ethics, and applied ethics.

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    1.

    At its simplest, ethics is _____

    A. “love of wisdom.”

    B. the set of standards that enable people to live cooperatively in groups.

    C. the rules or expectations that are socially enforced.

    D. a system of moral principles. /

    2. You should choose the action that produces the greatest good for the greatest number.

    A. Rule Utilitarianism

    B. Act Utilitarianism /

    C. Modern Utilitarianism

    D. Natural Utilitarianism

    3. It looks at controversial topics like war, bioethics, and capital punishment.

    A. Normative Ethics

    B. Moral Ethics

    C. Applied Ethics /

    D. Metaethics

    4. Autonomy. The state or condition of self-governance or desires that are authentically one’s own.

    A. Autonomy /

    B. Shame

    C. Doubt

    D. Confidence

    5. British philosopher who offered the thought bubble experiment.

    A. Jeremy Bentham

    B. John Stuart Mill

    C. Bernard Williams /

    D. Richard Brandt

    6. These are commands you must follow, regardless of your desires.

    A. Categorical Imperatives /

    B. Hypothetical Imperatives

    C. Moral Imperative
    D. Moral Philosophy

    7. Act Utilitarianism is sometimes called as _____

    A. Modern Utilitarianism

    B. Natural Utilitarianism

    C. Classical Utilitarianism /

    D. Consequentialism

    8. It judges actions by their results.

    A. Universal Moral Laws

    B. Kantianism

    C. Consequentialism /

    D. Utilitarianism

    9. It is an ethical theory that uses rules to distinguish right from wrong.

    A. Formula of Humanity

    B. Kantian Ethics

    C. Deontology /

    D. Utilitarianism

    10. It argues that what’s good, and what’s not, are determined by a deity who

    Come up with ethical rules by committee.

    A. Theory of Natural Law

    B. Divine Command Theory /

    C. Utilitarianism

    D. Virtue Ethics

    11. State of being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one’s own desires.

    A. Materialistic

    B. Utilitarian

    C. Egoistic /

    D. Hedonistic

    12. Rational human beings should be treated as a/an _____ and not as a means to something else.

    A. means to an end
    B. ends-in-themselves /

    C. consequential

    D. realm of ends

    13. It discusses the set of rules for human conduct.

    A. Philosophy

    B. Ethics /

    C. Morality

    D. Norms

    14. Ethics comes from the Greek word _____ which means custom, habit, character, or disposition.

    A. ethos /

    B. mos

    C. moris

    D. ethis

    15. Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in that of another, always as an end,
    and never as a mere means.

    A. Universal Law

    B. Universalizability

    C. Natural Law

    D. Formula of Humanity /

    16. It is the ethical theory that pleasure the highest good and proper aim of human life.

    A. Egoism

    B. Materialism

    C. Utilitarianism

    D. Hedonism /

    17. They’re commands that you should follow if you want something.

    A. Categorical Imperatives

    B. Hypothetical Imperatives /

    C. Moral Imperative

    D. Moral Philosophy
    18. Who are the major proponents of Rule Utilitarianism? (I) Richard Brandt (II) Brad Hooker (III) Bernard
    Williams

    A. I and II /

    B. II and III

    C. I and III

    D. I, II, and III

    19. The school of thought laid out by 18th century German philosopher _____

    A. Christian Wolff

    B. Immanuel Kant /

    C. Georg Hegel

    D. Gottfried Leibniz

    20. Who founded the Modern Utilitarianism?

    A. Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill /

    B. Bernard Williams

    C. Richard Brandt and Brad Hooker

    D. Immanuel Kant

    21. A set of universal moral principles that apply to all human beings, regardless of context or situation.

    A. Universal Law of Morality

    B. Autonomy

    C. Deontology

    D. Kantian Ethics /

    22. It is all about sticking to the moral rulebook.

    A. Utilitarianism

    B. Natural Ethics

    C. Aristotleianism

    D. Kantianism /

    23. It is just a rule or principle of action.

    A. Aphorism

    B. Universalizability
    C. Maxim /

    D. Universal Law

    24. It deals with the nature of moral judgment. It looks at the origins and meaning of ethical principles.

    A. Normative Ethics

    B. Applied Ethics

    C. Moral Ethics

    D. Metaethics /

    25. Actions should be measured in terms of the

    Happiness, or pleasure, that they produce.

    A. Classical Utilitarianism

    B. Modern Utilitarianism /

    C. Natural Utilitarianism

    D. Consequentialism

    26. Morality comes from the Latin word _____ which means manner or characteristics.

    A. mos

    B. moris

    C. moralitas/

    D. moralidad

    27. It refers to the rightness or wrongness of an action.

    A. Philosophy

    B. Morality /

    C. Ethics

    D. Norms

    28. Can we call Utilitarianism an egoistic theory?

    A. Yes

    B. Maybe

    C. No /

    29. It is concerned with the content of moral judgments and the criteria for what is right and wrong.

    A. Normative Ethics /
    B. Applied Ethics

    C. Moral Ethics

    D. Metaethics

    30. “we should act always so as to produce the greatest good for the greatest number.”

    A. Principle of Utility /

    B. Natural Law

    C. Greatest Good Principle

    D. Principle of Happiness

    31. This version of the theory says that we ought to live by rules that, in general, are likely to lead to the
    greatest good for the greatest number.

    A. Act Utilitarianism

    B. Modern Utilitarianism

    C. Natural Utilitarianism

    D. Rule Utilitarianism /

    32. “Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.”

    A. St. Thomas Aquinas

    B. St. Augustine of Hippo /

    C. St. John Paul II

    D. St. Francis of Assisi

    33. It says that morality comes from us but only because we were made by God, who preloaded us with
    moral sensibilities.

    A. Theory of Natural Law /

    B. Divine Command Theory

    C. Utilitarianism

    D. Virtue Ethics

    34. Theory of Natural Law was advanced by _____

    A. Immanuel Kant

    B. St. Augustin

    C. Richard Brandt
    D. Thomas Aquinas /

    35. Ethics covers the following dilemmas, except :

    A. how to live a good life

    B. the language of right and wrong

    C. truth and loyalty /

    D. moral decisions

    36. Kant believed that ethical actions follow _____

    A. universal moral laws /

    B. deontology

    C. universal moral theory

    D. moral actions

    37. It is something that must always be done in similar situations.

    A. Natural Law

    B. Universal Law /

    C. Maxim

    D. Positive Law

    38. Act only according to that maxim which you can at the same time will that it should become a
    universal law without contradiction.

    A. Will

    B. Respect

    C. Reversibility

    D. Universalizability /

    39. I think it will make me happy.

    A. Hedonist

    B. Materialistic

    C. Kantian

    D. Utilitarian /

    40. It focuses on the results, or consequences, of our actions, and treats intentions as irrelevant.

    A. Utilitarianism /
    B. Kantianism

    C. Natural Ethics

    D. Aristotleianism

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