Question 1

The ultimate purpose of doing normative ethics is to establish the soundness of moral norms,especially the norms embodied in a comprehensive moral system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Applied ethics involves the application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The principle of universalizability states that a moral principle or rule that applies in one situation must apply in all other situations that are relevantly similar.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   applied ethics
B)   metaethics
C)   descriptive ethics
D)   utilitarian ethics

Question 5

The scientific study of moral beliefs and practices is known as _______ ethics.

Accepted Answer

A)   normative
B)   meta
C)   descriptive
D)   critical

Question 6

Another term for ethics is moral philosophy

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Normative ethics is the study of the principles,rules,or theories that guide our actions and judgments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Something that is valuable in itself,rather than as a means to something else,is ________ valuable.

Accepted Answer

A)   externally
B)   inextricably
C)   intrinsically
D)   internally

Question 9

Religious believers have no need to do ethics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Morality and ethics are different terms for the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Things that are valuable because they are a means to something else are said to be:

Accepted Answer

A)   intrinsically valuable
B)   instrumentally valuable
C)   nonmorally valuable
D)   morally valuable

Question 12

Morality is:

Accepted Answer

A)   a set of laws governing attitudes and behavior
B)   the goodness of one's character
C)   the subjective sense of cultural norms
D)   beliefs concerning right and wrong, good and bad

Question 13

Philosophers distinguish three major divisions in ethics:

Accepted Answer

A)   real, imagined, applied
B)   normal, mental, affirmative
C)   abstract, concrete, meta
D)   normative, meta, applied

Question 14

There are never any good reasons for treating someone differently from the way we treat others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Many great religious thinkers have relied on reason to understand the truths of morality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The idea that something is right only if God wills it to be so is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)   morality
B)   supernumerary ethics
C)   divine command theory
D)   ethics by fiat

Question 17

All major religious thinkers have accepted the divine command theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Morality is both accessible and meaningful to us whether we are religious or not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Racial discrimination violates the principle of impartiality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ethics is the scientific study of morality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Ethics and the Examined Life

The ultimate purpose of doing normative ethics is to establish the soundness of moral norms,especially the norms embodied in a comprehensive moral system.

Applied ethics involves the application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases.

The principle of universalizability states that a moral principle or rule that applies in one situation must apply in all other situations that are relevantly similar.

The application of moral norms to specific moral issues or cases is known as:

The scientific study of moral beliefs and practices is known as _______ ethics.

Another term for ethics is moral philosophy

Normative ethics is the study of the principles,rules,or theories that guide our actions and judgments.

Something that is valuable in itself,rather than as a means to something else,is ________ valuable.

Religious believers have no need to do ethics.

Morality and ethics are different terms for the same thing.

Things that are valuable because they are a means to something else are said to be:

Morality is:

Philosophers distinguish three major divisions in ethics:

There are never any good reasons for treating someone differently from the way we treat others.

Many great religious thinkers have relied on reason to understand the truths of morality.

The idea that something is right only if God wills it to be so is known as:

All major religious thinkers have accepted the divine command theory.

Morality is both accessible and meaningful to us whether we are religious or not.

Racial discrimination violates the principle of impartiality.

Ethics is the scientific study of morality.