Question 1

"Prima facie" duties are those duties that have no real obligation on us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which is a complaint often made against intuitionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is an immediate sense of right and wrong.
B)  Intuitions, or moral ideas, preceded professional philosophy.
C)  There is no proof that we have an innate moral sense.
D)  Reasoning in morals is only a matter of confirming our intuitions. C

Question 3

A weakness of nonconsequentialists is that they try to avoid

Accepted Answer

A)  the consequences of their rules or acts.
B)  the duties that all human beings have.
C)  the virtues in leading the good life.
D)  paying taxes like the rest of us. A

Question 4

The categorical imperative for Kant demands that you must follow absolute rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Rule nonconsequentialism is the belief that only the rules of God are moral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

On Kant's view, the ends can justify the means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who said that if you can't universalize your action then it is not moral?

Accepted Answer

A)  Socrates
B)  Jesus
C)  Joseph Fletcher
D)  Kant

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of non-consequentialist ethical theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intuitionism
B)  Divine Command
C)  Deontological Ethics
D)  Prima Facie Ethics
E)  All of the above

Question 9

According to Kant, the only thing that is good without qualification is

Accepted Answer

A)  good results.
B)  good rules upon which to act.
C)  good will.
D)  good consequences.

Question 10

The great Immanuel Kant thought that our inclinations were the best guide for morals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Intuitionists believe that each of us has an immediate sense of right and wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Nonconsequentialist theories of morality are based on a range of factors including the ends of our actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

"If it feels good do it" is a popular slogan associated with which moral theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rule nonconsequentialism
B)  Transcendentalism
C)  Act nonconsequentialism
D)  Egoism

Question 14

Who said that making a promise was self evidently to create a moral claim on us?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immanuel Kant
B)  W.D.Ross
C)  Carol Gilligan
D)  Martha Stewart

Question 15

One of the most significant difficulties with prima facie duties is that it is difficult to establish which of them has priority over the others when there is conflict between two or more of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a strength of nonconsequentialist approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rules are grounded in something other than consequences and/or cost-benefit analysis.
B)  Ignores consequences.
C)  There is division over which rules have precedence over others.
D)  Apparently shuts down moral discussion.

Question 17

Divine Command Theory is the view that self-interest, consequences, and motives are lower forms of ethical decision-making and therefore insufficient for ethical theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is a presumed strength of Divine Command Theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a standard above human reasoning.
B)  There is no rational foundation.
C)  Even if the rules are morally valid, there is no justification procedure for them.
D)  There is far too much divergence among religious people to make a determination of the rules with any confidence.

Question 19

Who believes that reasoning in moral matters is usually used to confirm our more direct sense of right and wrong?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deontologists
B)  Care theorists
C)  Intuitionists
D)  Psychologists

Question 20

For a Divine Command Theorist, the demands of a higher authority can be mitigated by human self-interest, concern for consequences, or human motivations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Nonconsequentialist Deontologicaltheories of Morality

"Prima facie" duties are those duties that have no real obligation on us.

Which is a complaint often made against intuitionism?

A weakness of nonconsequentialists is that they try to avoid

The categorical imperative for Kant demands that you must follow absolute rules.

Rule nonconsequentialism is the belief that only the rules of God are moral.

On Kant's view, the ends can justify the means.

Who said that if you can't universalize your action then it is not moral?

Which of the following is an example of non-consequentialist ethical theories?

According to Kant, the only thing that is good without qualification is

The great Immanuel Kant thought that our inclinations were the best guide for morals.

Intuitionists believe that each of us has an immediate sense of right and wrong.

Nonconsequentialist theories of morality are based on a range of factors including the ends of our actions.

"If it feels good do it" is a popular slogan associated with which moral theory?

Who said that making a promise was self evidently to create a moral claim on us?

One of the most significant difficulties with prima facie duties is that it is difficult to establish which of them has priority over the others when there is conflict between two or more of them.

Which of the following is a strength of nonconsequentialist approaches?

Divine Command Theory is the view that self-interest, consequences, and motives are lower forms of ethical decision-making and therefore insufficient for ethical theory.

What is a presumed strength of Divine Command Theory?

Who believes that reasoning in moral matters is usually used to confirm our more direct sense of right and wrong?

For a Divine Command Theorist, the demands of a higher authority can be mitigated by human self-interest, concern for consequences, or human motivations.