Question 1

Describe Rawl's veil of ignorance.

Accepted Answer

The veil of ignorance is the idea that you choose a social contract in complete ignorance of what qualities you will have once you are born; you cannot choose traits such as your intelligence, health, or family wealth.

Question 2

Under the "No Harm, No Foul" approach, even if a person adversely affects the others around him, there is no need to punish that person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

____ is a conversation in which participants share their own opinions and develop more refined perspectives while considering all discussion parners to be well-intended and informed.

Accepted Answer

A)   Soliloquy
B)   Deliberate critical discussion
C)   Debate session
D)   Forensic discussion B

Question 4

____ is a moral theory that holds that X is good exclusively because God commands it.

Accepted Answer

A)   Grace Theory
B)   Theory of Evolution
C)   Almighty Arbiter Theory
D)   Divine Command Theory

Question 5

Aristotle claims that there are ____ kinds of virtues, one of them being intellectual virtues.

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   four
C)   three
D)   seven

Question 6

According to the Cultural Relativist viewpoint, the Nazi party members committing systematic extermination were acting within the framework of their culture and should not be judged by the standards of other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-Two people are offered a choice either to cooperate or defect

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal Law of Nature
B)  Game Theory
C)  Principle of the End in Itself
D)  Prisoner's Dilemma
E)  ImpartialityF) ContractarianismG) Deontological Ethical TheoryH) Divine Command TheoryI) Universality

Question 8

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-X is good because God commands it, and for no other reason

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal Law of Nature
B)  Game Theory
C)  Principle of the End in Itself
D)  Prisoner's Dilemma
E)  ImpartialityF) ContractarianismG) Deontological Ethical TheoryH) Divine Command TheoryI) Universality

Question 9

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-A decision reached should be correct for everyone that has a similar decision to make

Accepted Answer

A)  Universal Law of Nature
B)  Game Theory
C)  Principle of the End in Itself
D)  Prisoner's Dilemma
E)  ImpartialityF) ContractarianismG) Deontological Ethical TheoryH) Divine Command TheoryI) Universality

Question 10

____________________ is the concept of performing an action that maximizes happiness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the concept of performing an...

Question 11

The characteristics of a good person are called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   attractions
B)   traits
C)   virtues
D)   intellect

Question 12

The ____ is a rule that must always be followed by all rational beings.

Accepted Answer

A)   veil of ignorance
B)   universal law of nature
C)   good will rule
D)   categorical imperative

Question 13

The philosopher ____________________ is usually regarded as the father of utilitarianism.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The philosopher ____________________ is usually regarded as...

Question 14

What is the main problem with defining professional ethics in terms of religious ethics?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the main problem with defining...

Question 15

____________________ is the reasoning used to resolve ethical issues.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is the reasoning used to resolve...

Question 16

The theory of ____ promotes tolerance.

Accepted Answer

A)   Act Utilitarianism
B)   Cultural Relativism
C)   Divine Command
D)   Deontological Ethics

Question 17

____ requires that we are willing to make the subjective principle that determined our decision a universal requirement for all.

Accepted Answer

A)   The Principle of Caring
B)   Kant's Principle of Religion
C)   The Universal Law of Nature
D)   Hobbes' Theory of Personal Benefit

Question 18

____ means maximizing happiness in the world.

Accepted Answer

A)   Contractivity
B)   Utility
C)   Good Will
D)   Encapsulation

Question 19

____ defines goodness in terms of whether or not we take care of the people around us.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethics of Caring
B)   The Veil of Ignorance
C)   The Difference Principle
D)   Contractarianism

Question 20

____ are similar to languages in that they differ substatially in their particulars but share many common elements; all human cultures seem to include these same basic concepts.

Accepted Answer

A)   Interpretative structures
B)   Moral theories
C)   Ethical structures
D)   Moral structures

Exam 1: Critical Reasoning and Moral Theory

Describe Rawl's veil of ignorance.

Under the "No Harm, No Foul" approach, even if a person adversely affects the others around him, there is no need to punish that person.

____ is a conversation in which participants share their own opinions and develop more refined perspectives while considering all discussion parners to be well-intended and informed.

____ is a moral theory that holds that X is good exclusively because God commands it.

Aristotle claims that there are ____ kinds of virtues, one of them being intellectual virtues.

According to the Cultural Relativist viewpoint, the Nazi party members committing systematic extermination were acting within the framework of their culture and should not be judged by the standards of other cultures.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Two people are offered a choice either to cooperate or defect

Match each term with the correct statement below. -X is good because God commands it, and for no other reason

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A decision reached should be correct for everyone that has a similar decision to make

____________________ is the concept of performing an action that maximizes happiness.

The characteristics of a good person are called ____.

The ____ is a rule that must always be followed by all rational beings.

The philosopher ____________________ is usually regarded as the father of utilitarianism.

What is the main problem with defining professional ethics in terms of religious ethics?

____________________ is the reasoning used to resolve ethical issues.

The theory of ____ promotes tolerance.

____ requires that we are willing to make the subjective principle that determined our decision a universal requirement for all.

____ means maximizing happiness in the world.

____ defines goodness in terms of whether or not we take care of the people around us.

____ are similar to languages in that they differ substatially in their particulars but share many common elements; all human cultures seem to include these same basic concepts.