Deck 1: The Nature of Morality

Question 1

Choose the statement that gives the most accurate description of etiquette:

A)the rules of etiquette are a fundamental branch of morality
B)conformity with the rules of etiquette is sufficient for moral conduct
C)etiquette refers to a special code of social behavior or courtesy
D)the rules of etiquette are backed by statutory law

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Philosophical discussion of moral issues typically involves

A)the revision and modification of arguments.
B)proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
C)circular reasoning.
D)determining what the majority thinks.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When religion and morality are considered,

A)the moral instructions of the world's great religions are often general and imprecise.
B)most people act rightly only because their religion tells them to.
C)atheists are likely to be less moral than religious people.
D)in practice,people who share a religion will agree on all moral questions.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The example of Huckleberry Finn shows

A)one should always obey one's conscience.
B)when in doubt,one should ignore one's conscience.
C)we shouldn't rely uncritically on what our conscience says.
D)unlike most people,Huckleberry Finn lacked a conscience.

Question 5

How did Aristotle view morality?

A)It's necessary for us to try to be virtuous or excellent human beings.
B)Moral judgments are true because God commands them of us.
C)Moral judgments are determined differently by each culture.
D)It's never right to help ourselves when we can help other people instead.

Question 6

The divine command theory implies that

A)God commands us to do whatever our reason tells us is right.
B)God forbids stealing because stealing is wrong.
C)God leaves right and wrong up to us.
D)stealing is wrong only because God commands us not to steal.

Question 7

Our relationship with the law is best described by which of the following?

A)To a significant extent,law codifies a society's customs,norms,and moral values.
B)The law is a completely adequate guide to the moral standards that we should follow.
C)The law makes all immoral conduct illegal.
D)Violating the law is always immoral.

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the four basic kinds of law?

A)statutes
B)constitutional law
C)common law
D)contractual law

Question 9

The famous experiments by social psychologist Solomon Asch show

A)the truth of utilitarianism.
B)the power of peer pressure has been greatly exaggerated.
C)business organizations put more pressure on individual integrity than do other kinds of organization.
D)even temporary groups can pressure people to conform.

Question 10

A proper perspective of religion and morality is

A)only religion can tell us what is right and wrong
B)it's not true that morality must be based on religion
C)religion never influences people's moral beliefs
D)without religion,people wouldn't have a reason to act morally

Question 11

Ethical relativism supports the theory that

A)what is morally right is what society says is morally right.
B)there are no moral values whatsoever.
C)morality is relative to the goal of promoting human well-being.
D)different societies have different ideas about right and wrong.

Question 12

The authors use the murder of Kitty Genovese to illustrate

A)ethical relativism.
B)bystander apathy.
C)groupthink.
D)the paradox of hedonism.

Question 13

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes moral standards from other sorts of standards?

A)moral standards are purely optional
B)moral standards take priority over other standards,including self-interest
C)moral standards cannot be justified by reasons
D)moral standards must be set or validated by some authoritative body

Question 14

Morality and self-interest

A)can sometimes conflict.
B)boil down to the same thing.
C)can never come into genuine conflict.
D)are in basic,irreconcilable conflict.

Question 15

Accepting a moral principle

A)is a purely intellectual act like accepting a scientific hypothesis.
B)generally involves a desire to follow that principle for its own sake.
C)means you will never go against that principle.
D)is a religiously based act of faith.

Question 16

If an argument is valid,then

A)the argument is sound.
B)the argument's conclusion must be true.
C)the argument's premises are true.
D)its conclusion must be true,if its premises are.

Question 17

When ethical relativism is put into practice,it implies that

A)societies never share any moral values in common.
B)in ethics,sometimes the minority is right.
C)we cannot say that slavery is wrong if the society in question believes it is right.
D)as societies evolve,their morality improves.

Question 18

Good moral judgments should be logical and

A)justified by fallacies.
B)proven beyond reasonable doubt.
C)based on facts and acceptable moral principles.
D)coincide with what most scientifically trained people think.

Question 19

In the essay,"Is Business Bluffing Ethical?" Albert Carr insists that business

A)requires people to behave unethically.
B)has nothing to do with morality.
C)has its own special moral rules,divorced from ordinary morality.
D)requires employees to have absolute loyalty.

Question 20

The code or principles of conduct that a person accepts

A)constitute the whole of his or her morality.
B)can be distinguished from the person's morality in a broader sense that includes his or her values,ideals,and aspirations.
C)rarely guide his or her conduct in practice.
D)are always attained from his or her religion.

Question 21

Rules of etiquette are always moral rules.

Question 22

"Etiquette" designates a special realm of morality.

Question 23

Bystander apathy appears to result in part from diffusion of responsibility.

Question 24

In business and elsewhere,an action can be legal and morally wrong.

Question 25

If you do the right thing only because you think you will profit from it,then you are truly motivated by moral concerns.

Question 26

What criteria concerning moral judgments should we agree with?

A)As long as your conduct is legal,then it will be moral.
B)If you follow the rules of etiquette,your conduct will be moral.
C)Moral standards typically concern behavior that can be of serious consequence to human welfare.
D)If your conduct follows the guidelines of professional codes of ethics,it will be moral.

Question 27

If your conduct is legal,it will also be moral.

Question 28

Enron executives acted wrongly simply because they broke the law.

Question 29

Business ethics is the study of what constitutes right and wrong,or good and bad,human conduct in a business context.

Question 30

Which of the following is an accurate statement?

A)There is a complete list of adequacy criteria for moral judgments that philosophers all agree on.
B)Professional codes are the rules that are supposed to govern the conduct of members of a given profession.
C)Professional codes of ethics provide a complete and reliable guide to one's moral obligations.
D)People who are exclusively concerned with their own interests tend to have happier and more satisfying lives than those whose desires extend beyond themselves.

Question 31

Organizational norms always and inevitably lead to groupthink.

Question 32

An individual does not have to follow the code of one's profession.

Question 33

Which statement is true concerning moral principles and self interests?

A)Statutes are laws applied in the English-speaking world before there were any common laws.
B)Philosophers agree that morality is based on the commands of God.
C)"Groupthink" is a positive and necessary characteristic of all groups.
D)Morality serves to restrain our purely self-interested desires so that we can all live together.

Question 34

Choose the statement that is a true reflection of moral behavior.

A)Conscience is a perfectly reliable guide for moral behavior.
B)Peer pressure has no effect on whether or not people behave morally.
C)Bystander apathy appears to result in part from diffusion of responsibility.
D)All moral behavior is motivated from religious faith.

Question 35

An organization is a group of people working together to achieve a common purpose.

Question 36

For philosophers,the important question is not how we come to have the particular moral principles we have,but whether we can justify them.

Question 37

Moral standards concern behavior that can be of serious consequence to human welfare.

Question 38

The following is a logical fact.

A)All valid arguments are sound arguments.
B)All sound arguments are valid arguments.
C)A sound argument may have a false conclusion.
D)A sound argument may have a false premise.

Question 39

Most people don't distinguish between a person's "morals" and his or her "ethics."

Question 40

Ethical relativism is the theory that what is right is determined by what a culture or society says is right.

Question 41

Our conscience evolved as we internalized the moral instructions of the parents or other authority figures who raised us as children.

Question 42

What dollar value would you give to a good reputation in business? How much is a good reputation worth?

Question 43

How do we develop our ethics? What are the primary sources for us to develop our ethical position?

Question 44

What is the divine command theory?

Question 45

What is meant by "diffusion of responsibility"?

Question 46

Some philosophers distinguish between morality in a broad sense and morality in a narrow sense.What is this difference?

Question 47

Explain why being ethical is good business.

Question 48

There are four basic kinds of law: statutes,regulations,common law,and constitutional law.

Question 49

If religion isn't needed for morality,then how can we know which moral judgments are best?

Question 50

Explain why Robert Solomon contends ethics is good business.

Question 51

In a broad sense morality is the moral code of an individual or of a society (insofar as the moral codes of the individuals making up that society overlap).

Question 52

An argument is a group of statements,one of which is claimed to follow from the others.

Question 53

Is it possible to be ethical and be successful? To many,the two do not go together.State your position with reasons.

Question 54

An argument is valid only if all its premises are true.

Question 55

One of the major characteristics of an organization is the shared acceptance of organizational rules by its members.

Question 56

The paradox of hedonism (or the paradox of selfishness) is that people who are exclusively concerned with their own interests tend to have happier and more satisfying lives than those who are concerned about other people.

Question 57

According to divine command theory,if something is wrong,then the only reason it is wrong is that God commands us not to do it.

Question 58

In theory and practice,law codifies customs,ideals,beliefs,and a society's moral values.

Question 59

Explain how unethical behavior can benefit an organization and business.

Question 60

According to Tom Regan,our considered moral beliefs are those we hold only after we have made a conscientious effort (a) to attain maximum conceptual clarity,(b) to acquire all relevant information,(c) to think about the belief and its implications rationally,(d) impartially,and with the benefit of reflection,(e) coolly.