Question 1

According to John McCain, humans are by nature self-centered and that compassion is something humans show toward others in distress because they are afraid the same calamity might happen to them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Confucius defines the man of virtue as someone with a good head for business.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Contrast the conclusions of Lin Yutang and Jane English on the topic of parent-child relationship.

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Question 4

According to Jesse Prinz, empathy is required for moral judgment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Lin Yutang predominantly criticizes the West for being indifferent toward our children and homeless people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Mencius believed that nature is a complex duality of opposite forces working together, the forces of yin and yang.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of altruism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neuroscientists have proved that altruism is slowly being replaced by selfishness in humans. 
B)  Altruism is the result of the sophistication of the human race. 
C)  People have always naturally preferred selfishness to altruism. 
D)  Altruism makes people feel good, just as food and sex do.

Question 8

Discuss the quote from Schindler's List, taken from the Talmud, "Whoever saves one life saves an entire world." Compare the story of Schindler's List with Hallie's account of Le Chambon. Are there significant similarities and differences?

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Question 9

What does the Huck Finn story reveal about the necessity of reason and compassion in ethical action?

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Question 10

What does Hallie mean by negative and positive commands? Explain. Do you agree with him that positive commands are harder to live up to than negative commands?

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Question 11

Both Aristotle and Confucius believed that it is virtuous to exercise moderation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Japanese classic novel Kokoro focuses on the issue of

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A)  infusing courage in one's life. 
B)  studying empathy and its effects on life. 
C)  taking care of one's elderly parents. 
D)  determining the importance of selfishness in one's life.

Question 13

Mencius and Rousseau agreed that humans are good by nature, but they have been corrupted by the circumstances of life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ethical pluralism refers to multiple ethical viewpoints coexisting on our planet and within the same culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Schindler, in Schindler's List, originally hired Jews for his factory because

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A)  he wished to save them from the death camps. 
B)  they were efficient workers. 
C)  he himself was a Jew. 
D)  he wished to increase his profits.

Question 16

The parable of the Good Samaritan is intended to be taken as an allegory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau agreed that humans are naturally compassionate toward each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Philip Hallie considered the virtue of compassion as an emotion and thought it was essential for the moral makeup of a decent human being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of the views regarding suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Much of our attitude toward suicide is rooted in religion. 
B)  There is no element of selfishness in suicide. 
C)  The most unacceptable type of suicide occurs when terminally ill people decide to kill themselves. 
D)  Self-sacrifice is often labeled as suicide.

Question 20

Define Hallie's concept of institutionalized cruelty. What kind of cruelty is it? Why does it happen? What is the antidote?

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Exam 11: Case Studies in Virtue

According to John McCain, humans are by nature self-centered and that compassion is something humans show toward others in distress because they are afraid the same calamity might happen to them.

Confucius defines the man of virtue as someone with a good head for business.

Contrast the conclusions of Lin Yutang and Jane English on the topic of parent-child relationship.

According to Jesse Prinz, empathy is required for moral judgment.

Lin Yutang predominantly criticizes the West for being indifferent toward our children and homeless people.

Mencius believed that nature is a complex duality of opposite forces working together, the forces of yin and yang.

Which of the following statements is true of altruism?

Discuss the quote from Schindler's List, taken from the Talmud, "Whoever saves one life saves an entire world." Compare the story of Schindler's List with Hallie's account of Le Chambon. Are there significant similarities and differences?

What does the Huck Finn story reveal about the necessity of reason and compassion in ethical action?

What does Hallie mean by negative and positive commands? Explain. Do you agree with him that positive commands are harder to live up to than negative commands?

Both Aristotle and Confucius believed that it is virtuous to exercise moderation.

The Japanese classic novel Kokoro focuses on the issue of

Mencius and Rousseau agreed that humans are good by nature, but they have been corrupted by the circumstances of life.

Ethical pluralism refers to multiple ethical viewpoints coexisting on our planet and within the same culture.

Schindler, in Schindler's List, originally hired Jews for his factory because

The parable of the Good Samaritan is intended to be taken as an allegory.

Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau agreed that humans are naturally compassionate toward each other.

Philip Hallie considered the virtue of compassion as an emotion and thought it was essential for the moral makeup of a decent human being.

Which of the following statements is true of the views regarding suicide?

Define Hallie's concept of institutionalized cruelty. What kind of cruelty is it? Why does it happen? What is the antidote?