According to the cultural relativist, a group that practices cannibalism is
a. morally inferior to our own
b. morally superior to our own
c. neither morally inferior nor morally superior
d. really hungry
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Darwinian theory and sentimentalism are
a. incompatible theories
b. contradictory theories
c. contrary theories
d. compatible theories
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Corvino contends that biblical prohibitions against homosexuality are:
a. unequivocal and should be followed
b. based on poor translations and are not in fact prohibited
c. should be viewed in their historical context and thus rejected in modern life
d. meaningless superstition
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Jacob is caught by the police while stealing medication from a pharmacy. When
questioned by the police Jacob takes responsibility for the crime. From his admission
we can conclude that:
a. Jacob is morally responsible for the crime
b. Jacob is responsible in his role as criminal
c. Jacob is innocent of the crime and is being forced to confess
d. a and b
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Travis holds that moral obligations always override other non-moral values. Travis
would best be described as a
a. nihilist
b. moral saint
c. narcissist
d. pluralist
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Although Maggie believes that her religion is the only true religion, she does not
believe that the state should impose that faith on others through things like prayer in the
public schools. Maggie is best described as
a. a value pluralist and political monist
b. both a value and political monist
c. a value monist and a political pluralist
d. a value pluralist and a political pluralist
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Slogobin holds that the public defense of lying is best done by:
a. state legislators
b. federal legislators
c. public debate
d. judicial review
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Mike and John live in a democratic society which is currently engaged in an unjust war.
Mike opposes the war which is reflected in his voting for anti-war candidates. On the
contrary, John has supported it by voting for pro-war candidates. According to
Palmer-Fernandez, terrorists may be justified in:
a. killing both Mike and John since they are both members of the society engaging in
unjust acts
b. killing the people John voted for since they are the ones in charge of the state action.
c. killing John, since he supported the unjust war through his vote.
d. both b and c
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The view that there is one fundamental overriding moral value or good is known as
ethical
a. pluralism
b. monism
c. pragmatism
d. summum bonum
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According to Palmer-Fernandez, citizens of democratic states:
a. do not have responsibility for unjust wars
b. have some responsibility for unjust wars
c. only have responsibility for unjust wars if they are serving in the military
d. only have responsibility for unjust wars if they are in industries that directly support
the war effort.
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The claim that psychological egoism is irrefutable as theory of human behavior makes
the theory
a. stronger since no counter argument can be given
b. weaker because it does not pass the fallibility test
c. empirically verifiable
d. a necessary basis for ethical egoism
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David holds that free will is a myth and that the outcomes of our lives are
pre-determined, regardless of what we do. David is best described as a:
a. fatalist
b. determinist
c. compatibilist
d. libertarian
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Religion is best described as a source of___________ in ethics
a. moral justification
b. contention
c. moral motivation
d. moral reasoning
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According to Carol Gilligan, the differences between the moral reasoning of men and
women can be accounted for by
a. a different approach to moral reasoning
b. the superiority of male reasoning in ethics
c. the lack of moral development in women
d. none of the above
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One of the lessons gained from the Huckleberry Finn example is
a. social rules are usually morally correct
b. we should feel guilty when going against social rules
c. feelings or intuitions can be a source of moral guidance
d. always wear a life preserver when traveling on the Mississippi
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Gina claims that only those individuals that can know and act from the knowledge of
moral rules are moral agents. Gina is best described as a
a. social contract theorist
b. utilitarian
c. Kantian
e. neo-Kantian
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Passive undercover work consists of:
a. police providing people with the opportunity to commit a crime
b. police going after a particular person thought to be a criminal
c. police going after a particular person by giving them the opportunity to commit a
crime
d. police going after a person by infiltrating a group and waiting for them engage in an
illegal activity
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Finnis holds that the sole purpose of marriage is:
a. procreation
b. securing friendships between men and women
c. the raising of children
d. both a and b
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Contemporary evolutionary science is incompatible with the view that
a. there is a strict line between humans and nonhumans
b. there is no strict line between humans and nonhumans
c. morality was probably present in our recent ancestors
d. none of the above
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According to Kant, nothing can be called intrinsically good except
a. right action
b. good consequences
c. happiness
d. a good will
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The determination of whether one pleasure is more valuable than another, is/was
a. settled by Mill in the minds of most utilitarians.
b. still debated by contemporary utilitarians.
c. an issue Bentham took no stand on.
d. not an issue that concerns contemporary utilitarians.
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According to Aristotle’s “Golden Mean”, the virtue of bravery lies between
a. foolhardiness and cowardice
b. courageous and laziness
c. melodramatic and indifferent
d. none of the above
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According to Marquis, it would be wrong to do all of the following EXCEPT:
a. killing a newborn
b. aborting a fetus
c. killing some animals
d. killing a end-stage cancer patient
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According to a utilitarian the preference I express by choosing to go to see the
Cleveland Orchestra over going to a sports bar to watch a Cleveland Brown’s game
indicates that I value:
a. Quantitative pleasures over aesthetic pleasure
b. Qualitative pleasures over quantitative pleasure
c. Quantitative pleasure over qualitative pleasure
d. Good judgment since the Brown’s are not a very good team.
Answer:
Tom Regan believes that animals can properly be viewed as a source of moral concern
if we amend Kantian ethics to include the idea of
a. reason as an essential aspect of moral personhood
b. feelings as essential to moral personhood
c. the ability to experience pleasure and pain
d. being capable of being the subject of a life.
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Moral realism is based on
a. an intuitive approach to ethics
b. an emotive approach to ethics
c. a scientific approach to ethics
d.an evolutionary approach to ethics
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According to the just war tradition presented by Coady, which of the following is NOT
a justification for going to war:
a. there is a compelling state interest in obtaining a desired resource
b. there must be a just cause for going to war
c. war must be the last resort
d. there must be a reasonable prospect of success
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According to rationalist compatibilism, to have a free will you must
a. be able to choose to do whatever you desire
b. choose only those things that weren”t pre-determined
c. doing the right thing for the right reason
d. follow your deep values and preferences
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According to utilitarianism, to be due moral consideration a thing must
a. be able to perform utilitarian calculations
b. be able to follow the outcomes of utilitarian calculation
c. be able to experience pleasure or pain
d. b and c
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According to Brown, the only argument against performance drugs that may have some
credibility is the argument from:
a. coercion
b. personhood
c. health
d. slippery slope
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Nonobjectivists are
a. skeptics about objective moral truth
b. believers in objective moral truths
c. convinced there are no moral truths
d. agnostic as to the existence of moral truths
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Tania is approached by an individual on the street who asks for a dollar. Tania, out of
sympathy, gives the individual the money. On Kant’s view, Tania’s action is
a. immoral since she does not know what will be done with the money
b. moral since the individual is now better off than before the money was given
c. morally neutral since it was done for the wrong reason
d. immoral since it was not done from a sense of duty
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According to Bright, prosecutorial discretion on whether to seek the death penalty
results in:
a. more judicious use of the death penalty
b. a fairer application of the death penalty
c. less political posturing on the death penalty
d. geographic disparities on whether the death penalty is imposed
Answer:
Simon’s arguments against the use of performance enhancing drugs are best described
as:
a. utilitarian
b. Kantian
c. contractarian
d. egoistic
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According to Steinbock, only beings that fit the following criteria have moral status:
a. beings that have valuable future experiences
b. beings that are rational
c. beings that are sentient
d. beings that can understand and follow rules
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