FSU PHIL110 2020 February Quiz Chapter 11 Latest

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Quiz Chapter 11

Question 1Which of the following is a moral statement?

  Handsome Paul teaches critical thinking

  Paul is good looking Professor

  Some people are homosexual

  Homosexuality is immoral

 Question 2Non moral statements

  None of the Above

  Describe state of affairs

  assert that an action is right

  assert that an action is wrong

 Question 3A moral principle is just

  A particular non-moral statement

  A general moral statement

  A particular moral statement

  A general non-moral statemnet

 Question 4Moral reasoning mostly consists of

  Applying a general non-moral principle to a specific case

  Applying a specific case to a general non-moral principle

  Applying a general moral principle to a specific case

  Applying a specific case to a general moral principle

 Question 5One of three criteria for judging the worth of moral theories is consistency with…

  Social norms

  Considered moral judgments

  None of the Above

  Considered nonmoral judgments

 Question 6Considered moral judgments are…

  Those moral judgments that the majority of people accept

  None of the above

  Those moral judgments that we accept because of our upbringing

  Those moral judgments that we accept after we reason about them carefully

 Question 7According to the text, to identify the best moral theory, we must compare competing theories and evaluate them using the…

  Non-moral criteria of adequacy

  Accepted moral norms

  All the above answers are correct

  Moral criteria of adequacy

 Question 8"Yes, many innocent civilians have been killed in Iraq. But in the long run, the world will be a better place if Iraq is a free country.” Which ethical theory would support this claim?

  Categorical imperative

  Deontology

  Utilitarianism

  Kantian ethics

 Question 9“You have to balance a person’s rights against the common good. Pornography isn’t good for a society, it would make most people unhappy. Thus, we should get rid of it.” Which ethical theory would support this claim?

  Utilitarianism

  Kantian ethics

  Deontology

  None of the above

 Question 10For utilitarians,

  None of the above

  The end always justifies the means

  we should follow our duties no matter the outcome

  the means always justifies the end

 Question 11What matters in utilitarianism is

  the motive behind an action

  All of the above

  the consequences of an action

  following ethical rules, no matter the consequences

 Question 12According to utilitarians, right actions are those that achieve

  the greatest happiness for the fewest number

  None of the above

  the greatest happiness for the greatest number

  the lowest happiness for the greatest number

 Question 13Many moral philosophers say that act-utilitarianism conflicts with…

  Our considered moral judgments

  Our self-interest

  Our sense of maximum happiness

  None of the above

 Question 14According to Kantian ethics,

  None of the above

  The end always justifies the means

  some acts are absolutely right no matter their consequences

  right actions are those that achive the greatest happiness for the greatest number

 Question 15Which of the following is true of Kantian ethics?

  what matters is the consequences of our actions

  We can lie to save a human life

  All the above answers are correct

  We ought to follow moral rules no matter what?

 Question 16Which of the following is inaccurate about Kantian ethics?

  We are permitted to lie to save a human life

  We are never to tell a lie, no matter what.

  All the above answers are correct

  It is wrong for anyone anywhere to break a promise

 Question 17In Kantian ethics, the moral rules or duties are expressed as

  categorical imperatives

  None of the above

  consequentialism

  Criteria of adequacy

 Question 18Which of the following is a general moral principle?

  President Trump is accused of cheating on his wife

  it is wrong to kill innocent people

  Saddam Hussein killed innocent people

  All the above answers are correct

 Question 19Which of the following is one of the moral criterion of adequacy?

  None of the above

  Calculating the amount of happiness

  Abstract theories

  Workability in real-life situations

 Question 20Moral judgments are usually justified by appeals to...

  particular moral principles

  All the above answers are correct

  Non-moral statements

  General moral principles