Summer Midterm Exam Draft

LICEO DE MASBATE
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
ETHICS
Atty. Francis Djan B. Quidato, JD
INSTRUCTIONS
1. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN A YELLOW PAPER/EXAM NOTEBOOK. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE

ANYTHING ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE.
2. Please observe silence while taking the examination. Anyone talking while the exam is ongoing will
be asked to submit their papers immediately.
3. Failure to follow the instructions will not be tolerated.
PART 1: Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Refer to the guidelines we have on the types of acts that we find to be morally permissible and
morally unacceptable. They normally promote the common good, that is, the welfare and well-
being of human beings, animals, and the environment.
a. Moral standards b. Intellect and will

c. Non-moral standards d. Morality
2. It means doing the right thing even at the risk of inconvenience, ridicule, loss of job or security or
social status, etc. It requires that we rise above the apathy, complacency, hatred, cynicism, and
fear mongering in our political systems, socioeconomic divisions and cultural/religious
differences.
a. Morality b. Will
c. Moral Courage d. Reason
3. Apply to laws which are not related to social or legal considerations. Perhaps these criteria are
not inherently related to morality or, by their very definition, lack of ethical sense.
a. Non-moral standards b. Positive laws

c. Moral Law d. Natural laws
4. It is the quality of goodness or badness in a human act.
a. Virtues b. Morality
c. Values d. Ethics
5. The options below are considered modifiers that may cloud the intellect and the will that may
either reduce or increase accountability, except:
a. Ignorance b. Fear
c. Passions d. Vice
6. The term “________” may be used to refer to specific beliefs or attitudes that people have or to
describe acts that people perform.
a. Ethics b. Morality
c. Morals d. Moral Dilemma
7. The term “_______” according to some can be used to refer to the discipline of studying and
understanding human behavior and ideal ways of thinking.
a. Moral b. Ethics
c. Morality d. Philosophy
8. A situation that calls for moral valuation.
a. Morality b. Moral Dilemma

c. Moral Issue d. Moral Judgment
9. When one is placed in a situation and confronted by the choice of what act to perform, she is
called to make a ___________.
e. Morality f. Moral Dilemma

g. Moral Issue h. Moral decision
BONUS
10. When a person is an observer making an assessment on the actions or behavior of someone, she is
making ________.
i. Morality j. Moral Dilemma

k. Moral Issue l. Moral Judgment
PART 2: Enumeration.
1. What are the TWO (2) modifiers of freedom? Fear and violence
2. Give the FIVE (5) Modifiers of human acts. Fear, violence, ignorance, passion, habit
1) Give at least FIVE (5) characteristics of Moral Standards?
Moral standards entail serious harm or benefit.
Moral standards are not determined by authority figures.
Moral standards should be adopted over other values, including self-interest.)
Moral standards are focused on objective considerations.
Moral standards are perceived to be universal.
Moral standards are correlated with different feelings and vocabulary.
3. Give at least THREE (3) factors on how moral standards are influenced.
1) the moral values or principles that we conform with, in our rearing;
2) the character and manners that imbibed with us by means of birthright;
3) the religious values that our forefathers taught us;
4) the values we learned from school;
5) the moral conduct, ways and habits of those people around us;
6) the direct and implied cultural norms;
7) our life experiences; and
8) our critical thinking in these experiences.
PART 3: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
1. The reason for the need to be moral is related to the notion of perfection and excellence in the
context of human flourishing and happiness. Every person is called to be perfect because his
nature demands completion of the reason for his existence. T
2. To be moral is to consider this human world of ours, to live a happy and meaningful life, and that
self-actualization a public matter, and therefore morality concerns the 'participation' of all human
beings. T
3. One of the reasons animals cannot be truly ethical is that they are not really intelligent beings. F
4. It is not the sum of our choices that we make can be said to define our specific morality. F
5. Fear refers to any physical force exerted on a person by another free agent for the purpose of
compelling said person to act against his will. F
6. Acts done out of intense fear or panic are voluntary. A person acting out of intense fear is acting
in spite of his fear and is in full control of himself. F
7. Morals are shaped by the beliefs of an individual. T
8. Conditional voluntariness is the situation when the person was forced by circumstances or under
duress which he would not do under normal circumstances. T
9. Habits simply means absence of knowledge. A doer’s responsibility for his actions may be
increased or decreased due to this. F
10. Morality, practically is choosing ethical codes, values or standards to guide us in our daily lives.
T
PART 4. Explain.
1. Why is there a need for us to be Moral?
Good Luck and God Bless You!

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LICEO DE MASBATE

1. WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN A YELLOW PAPER/EXAM NOTEBOOK. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE

3. Failure to follow the instructions will not be tolerated.

PART 1: Multiple Choice. Write the letter of the correct answer.

a. Moral standards b. Intellect and will

a. Non-moral standards b. Positive laws

4. It is the quality of goodness or badness in a human act.

8. A situation that calls for moral valuation.

a. Morality b. Moral Dilemma

e. Morality f. Moral Dilemma

i. Morality j. Moral Dilemma

Moral standards entail serious harm or benefit.

Moral standards are not determined by authority figures.

Moral standards should be adopted over other values, including self-interest.)

Moral standards are focused on objective considerations.

Moral standards are perceived to be universal.

Moral standards are correlated with different feelings and vocabulary.

Good Luck and God Bless You!

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