Ashworth C06 BUSINESS ETHICS exam 2

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Ashworth C06 BUSINESS ETHICS exam 2

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Immanuel Kant’s principle, called the categorical imperative, requires that everyone be treated as __________.

A. a free and equal person
B. a dependent employee
C. an indentured person
D. a non-resident employee

Question 2 of 20

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What type of justice involves the allocation of benefits and burdens?

A. retributive justice
B. distributive justice
C. reparative justice
D. compensatory justice

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Which of the following is an ethical rule governing contracts?

A. The contract must be fair.
B. The contract must be enforceable.
C. The contract must be specific.
D. The contract must not be immoral.

Question 4 of 20

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding moral rights?

A. They are closely related to duties.
B. They provide a basis for justifying one’s actions.
C. They generally override utilitarian standards.
D. They are immune from all utilitarian considerations.

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What is the “X-system” based on?

A. the use of other’s experiences to cross-reference with when making conscious moral decisions
B. the use of instinct when making unconscious moral decisions
C. the use of schemas or prototypes of experiences in the past to make unconscious moral decisions
D. the use of drawing upon our moral principles to see which ones might apply when making conscious moral decisions

Question 6 of 20

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What does rule utilitarianism look at?

A. the amount of utility produced by a particular action
B. the moral rules of a particular action
C. the people affected by a particular action
D. the legality and legal rules of a particular action

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What type of justice involves remuneration for wrongs or injuries?

A. retributive justice
B. distributive justice
C. reparative justice
D. compensatory justice

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What is the ethic of virtue?

A. an emphasis on the value of caring for others’ well-being
B. an ethic based on evaluations of the moral character of a person
C. a view that holds that actions should be weighed based on benefits and costs
D. the ethic that benefits and burdens should be distributed fairly

Question 9 of 20

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Which of the following is not a moral right?

A. negative rights
B. contractual rights
C. positive rights
D. legal rights

Question 10 of 20

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What does the libertarian philosophy espouse?

A. That human beings have the right to an orderly but liberal society.
B. That human beings intrinsically crave liberty and cannot abide by rules.
C. That freedom from human constraint is necessarily good.
D. That all human constraints are evil.

Question 11 of 20

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What did critics allege was wrong with Disney’s principles when it came to human rights standards for China?

A. Their code of ethics conflicted with cultural values in China.
B. Their code of ethics did not include occupational safety.
C. Their code of ethics had not been updated since the foundation of the company.
D. Their code of ethics was too narrow and not enforced.

Question 12 of 20

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What is the categorical imperative?

A. the requirement that people be divided into “separate but equal” categories
B. the duty that the government has to not separate people into groups
C. the requirement that everyone should be treated equally
D. none of the above

Question 13 of 20

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What is a criticism of utilitarianism?

A. Not all values can be measured.
B. It harms the weak.
C. It does not account for the environment.
D. It does not provide a system to determine who should receive benefits.

Question 14 of 20

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What does the First Formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative hold similarities to?

A. the golden rule
B. the golden mean
C. utilitarianism
D. ethical relativism

Question 15 of 20

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Why did the Ford managers decide not to fix the gas tank on the Pinto?

A. because they believed it was best for society as a whole
B. because they did not have enough time or budget
C. to save money on the cost of fixing the tanks
D. because they were acting in self-interest

Question 16 of 20

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What is one of the limitations of Kant’s theory?

A. It conflicts with all human rights.
B. It is difficult to balance rights against other conflicting rights.
C. It can help individuals make decisions, but not companies.
D. It does not have any limitations.

Question 17 of 20

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Which of the following is not true of utilitarianism?

A. It advocates maximizing utility.
B. It provides an easy way to measure utility.
C. It appears intuitive to many people.
D. It has influenced economics.

Question 18 of 20

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Rawls’ Principle of equal liberty includes __________.

A. the right to vote
B. freedom of speech
C. freedom of arbitrary arrest
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

Question 19 of 20

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What is a major problem with the utilitarian reliance on measurement?

A. Comparative measures of the values things have for different people cannot be made; we cannot get into each other’s skin to measure the pleasure or pain caused.
B. All benefits and costs are possible to measure.
C. People may not want to consider the potential costs of an action.
D. All of the above

Question 20 of 20

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When might it be appropriate for civil rights to be restricted?

A. during times of economic hardship
B. during times of war
C. when different political parties come into power
D. when the majority disagrees with the minority being restricted

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