Deck 1: Ethics and Ethical Reasoning

Question 1

A teleological moral theory is one in which ends or goals play a key role.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In doing metaethics one analyzes the meaning and function of ethical language.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Ethical theory does which of the following

A) Proves an argument to be right or wrong
B) Shows people how they should act
C) Agrees with legal decisions
D) Provides reasons for judging actions to be right or wrong

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Metaethics is largely about studying

A) The meanings of ethical language.
B) Those things which are beyond normal ethics.
C) Historical literature about ethics.
D) Which ethical decisions are practical.

Question 5

Ethical considerations always start with the top, in other words, with the formulation of ethical principles or basic ethical values.

Question 6

Ethics is that branch of philosophy that is concerned with how we ought to live, with the idea of the good, and with the meaning of such concepts as right and wrong.

Question 7

A synonym for unethical is

A) Immoral
B) Illegal
C) Bad
D) Sinful

Question 8

Ethics requires skillful reasoning. Which of the following is not important to making a good argument?

A) The structure of the argument
B) The conclusion follows from the premises
C) The argument leads to the right conclusion
D) The argument has internal logic

Question 9

Which of the following in not a reason given for developing our natural moral reasoning skills?

A) We should be able to critically evaluate our own beliefs.
B) As we develop our skills we will be able to win more ethical arguments.
C) People of all perspectives should be able to hold meaningful dialogue with each other.
D) The diversity of the community necessitates values built of reason.

Question 10

While emotions or feelings may play some role in moral considerations, one is also expected to give reasons for one's moral judgments.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes Ethics?

A) A form of the "golden rule."
B) A branch of philosophy that uses reason to support positions.
C) A body of beliefs about right and wrong handed down form one generation to the next.
D) Behavior that is agreed upon to be moral by the majority.

Question 12

The following is an example of normative ethics: "Capital punishment is wrong because it is wrong to directly take a human life."

Question 13

To say that Sue has a right to know the truth is to give a consequentialist reason for being honest.

Question 14

Religion gives a good ethical foundation because

A) Spiritual things are always ethical.
B) It has worked to make people ethical for thousands of years.
C) All religions have similar values so it makes people easier to understand.
D) It can provide the motivation and inspiration for ethical action

Question 15

Ethics is primarily a descriptive discipline.

Question 16

Another name for a good argument is

A) A correct argument.
B) A sound argument.
C) A winning argument.
D) A fair argument.

Question 17

According to the text, one reason why we study ethics is to see whether we can justify the beliefs we already hold.

Question 18

Ethics is that branch of philosophy that seeks to discover what different moral beliefs different people do in fact have.

Question 19

"People often find it difficult to do what they believe is right" is a normative statement.

Question 20

A moral theory is a systematic presentation of some view of the basis of good and bad.

Question 21

Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A), or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C): One ought to pay one's taxes.

Question 22

Label the following as Consequentialist (C) or Non-consequentialist (NC) forms of reasoning. It is only fair that you give him a chance for the position.

Question 23

Choose the best answer: Which type of ethics analyzes and asks the meaning and function of ethical terms such as "good" or "right" and ethical statements such as "This is Good." Normative ethics (N) or Metaethics (M)?

Question 24

The difference between teleological and deontological is that

A) Teleological is moral and deontological is immoral
B) Teleological is focused on intention and deontological is focused on motive
C) Deontological is focused of intention and teleological is focused on consequence
D) Deontological is moral and teleological is immoral

Question 25

Label the following as Normative (N) or Descriptive (D) statements. More people now than twenty years ago believe that the death penalty is sometimes justified.

Question 26

Euthyphro is about

A) Humans' relationship to the gods
B) How Gods are wiser than humans
C) The question of capital punishment
D) The nature of goodness

Question 27

Choose the best answer: The statement "More than half the people in this country believe that giving military aid to foreign governments is wrong" is Normative (N) or Descriptive (D)?

Question 28

Label the following as Consequentialist (C) or Non-consequentialist (NC) forms of reasoning. Students ought not to cheat on their ethics test because if everyone cheated then the test grades would not mean anything.

Question 29

Label the following as Consequentialist (C) or Non-consequentialist (NC) forms of reasoning. Although you intended well, what you did was bad because it caused more harm than good.

Question 30

Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A), or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C): You ought to stand when the Queen enters the room.

Question 31

Choose the best answer: That type of ethics which holds that an act is never justified by its consequences, the end does not justify the means: Teleological (T) or Deontological (D) ethics?

Question 32

Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A), or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C): That is a worthless piece of art because it says nothing and expresses nothing.

Question 33

Label the following as Normative (N) or Descriptive (D) statements. We ought to respect our elders because it is the right thing to do.

Question 34

Label the following as Normative (N) or Descriptive (D) statements. It would not be right to decorate a room with furniture from two different historical periods.

Question 35

Label these Normative Judgments as Ethical (E), or Aesthetic (A), or Legal (L) Judgments or as matters of Custom (C): What he did was praiseworthy because it was so selfless.